Bidean nam Bian

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Bidean nam Bian
View of the Bidean nam Bian from the northwest from Glen Coe

View of the Bidean nam Bian from the northwest from Glen Coe

height 1150  m ASL
location Highlands , Scotland
Notch height 845 m
Coordinates 56 ° 38 '34 "  N , 5 ° 1' 46"  W Coordinates: 56 ° 38 '34 "  N , 5 ° 1' 46"  W.
Bidean nam Bian (Scotland)
Bidean nam Bian
rock Rhyolite
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The Bidean nam Bian is a mountain range in Scotland up to 1150 meters high . The Gaelic name probably means top of the mountains . There is also the speculation that the name of the mountain, referred to as Pittindeaun or Boddindeaun on 16th century maps , originally comes from the Gaelic name Bod an Deamhain , which translates as the penis of the devil . A comparable case is The Devil's Point in the Cairngorms , this mountain was originally also named Bod an Deamhain . In addition to the highest peak of the massif of the same name, the 1072 meter high Stob Coire Sgreamhach (Gaelic for tip of the terrible Kars ) has also been classified as Munro since 1997 . The other peaks of the massif, the 1115 meter high Stob Coire nan Lochan and the 1107 meter high Stob Coire nam Beithe , are not sufficiently independent and are only classified as top.

View of the Bidean nam Bian from the Stob Coire Sgreamhach
The Three Sisters seen from Glen Coe, in the background on the right the pre-summit of Stob Coire nan Lochan, which is often confused with the tip of the Bidean nam Bian, which lies behind it, but is not visible from this section of Glen Coe

The complex massif of Bidean nam Bian is located in the Council Area Highland on the south side of Glen Coe . From the summit of Bidean nam Bian, the approximately one kilometer long main ridge of the massif runs south-east to Stob Coire Sgreamnach. To the northeast, a short ridge connects the main summit with the Stob Coire nan Lochan. The Stob Coire nam Beithe joins it after a short ridge towards the northwest. To the northwest, the massif to Glen Coe opens into three parallel ridges, from northwest to southeast the Aonach Dubh , the Gearr Aonach and the Beinn Fhada . The soaring ends of the three ridges are named the Three Sisters of Glen Coe after a well-known painting by the Scottish painter Horatio McCulloch in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow and represent one of the most famous sights of Glen Coe. Between the Aonach Dubh and the Gearr Aonach is the valley of Coire nan Lochan . The Coire Gabhail valley, located between the Gearr Aonach and the Beinn Fhada, is also known as the Hidden or Lost Valley . In the lower section, this hanging valley drops into a deep, narrow gorge and therefore does not seem to have any access from Glen Coe. The Clan MacDonald , belonged to the territory of Glen Coe, used the valley therefore supposedly to the Clan Campbell to hide stolen cattle here.

Bidean nam Bian is considered to be one of the best mountaineering destinations in Scotland. There are several starting points for mountaineers and Munro excavators , mostly from various parking lots along the A82 which runs through Glen Coe . Popular approaches lead through the Coire nan Lochan or the Hidden Valley. Most Munro excavators combine the two main peaks via the connecting ridge. Another approach leads from the north into the saddle between the main summit and the Stob Coire nam Beithe. There are also various climbing routes on the Bidean nam Bian massif , especially the rhyolite walls on the north and west side of Aonach Dubh offer a multitude of possibilities. In winter, the Bidean nam Bian is also a popular tour destination for mountaineers. In January 2013, four mountaineers were killed in an avalanche accident on the north side of Bidean nam Bian.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ UKClimbing: Bidean nam Bian , accessed on April 3, 2015
  2. ^ A b Scottish Mountaineering Club Munro List , accessed April 10, 2018
  3. ^ A b Peter Drummond: Scottish Hill and Mountain Names: The Origin and Meaning of the Names of Scotland's Hills and Mountains , Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 2010, ISBN 978-0-907521-95-2 , pp. 139 f.
  4. ↑ www.walkhighlands.co.uk: Stob Coire Sgreamhach , accessed April 3, 2015
  5. ↑ a b climbthemunros.co.uk: Bidean nam Bian , accessed on April 3, 2015
  6. ↑ UKClimbing: Aonach Dubh, West Face , accessed on April 3, 2015
  7. ↑ BBC News: Glencoe avalanche: Four dead, say police , January 19, 2013 , accessed April 3, 2015

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