Roineabhal
Roineabhal with Leverburgh in the foreground
Highest point
Elevation460 m (1,510 ft)
Prominence406 m (1,332 ft)
Parent peakBeinn Dhubh
ListingMarilyn
Geography
LocationHarris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
OS gridNG042860
Topo mapOS Landranger 18

Roineabhal is a hill in Harris, in the Western Isles of Scotland. The granite on the summit plateau of the mountain is anorthosite, and is similar in composition to rocks found in the mountains of the Moon.[1]

The area is part of the South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area.[2]

It is the site of the original Lingerbay 'superquarry' planning application, submitted in 1991 and finally withdrawn in 2004.[2]

References

  • McKirdy, Alan Gordon, John & Crofts, Roger (2007) Land of Mountain and Flood: The Geology and Landforms of Scotland. Edinburgh. Birlinn. ISBN 978-1-84158-357-0

Footnotes

  1. McKirdy et al. (2007) page 94.
  2. 1 2 "Superquarry Briefing". Alastair McIntosh. Retrieved 30 August 2009.

57°46′00″N 6°58′31″W / 57.76665°N 6.97537°W / 57.76665; -6.97537


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