Beinn na Caillich
View across Loch Hourn to Beinn na Caillich
Highest point
Elevation785 m (2,575 ft)
Prominence316 m (1,037 ft)[1]
ListingMarilyn, Corbett
Coordinates57°05′56″N 5°38′22″W / 57.0988°N 5.6395°W / 57.0988; -5.6395
Naming
English translationmountain of the old woman[2]
Language of nameGaelic
Geography
Beinn na Caillich is located in Scotland
Beinn na Caillich
Beinn na Caillich
Parent rangeNorthwest Highlands
OS gridNG796067
Topo mapOS Landranger 33, Explorer 413

Beinn na Caillich (Scottish Gaelic for 'mountain of the old woman or Cailleach') is a mountain with a height of 732 metres (2,402 ft) in Knoydart, in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is on the southern shore of Loch Hourn, north-west of the Munro of Ladhar Bheinn.

References

  1. Database of British and Irish Hills. Retrieved 17 Feb 2012.
  2. "Corbetts Table". Scottish Mountaineering Club. Archived from the original on 21 June 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
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