Ben Cruachan ( gd, Cruachan Beann)
is a
mountain that rises to , the highest in
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute ( sco, Argyll an Buit; gd, Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd, ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod (14 July 2020) ...
,
Scotland. It gives its name to the
Cruachan Dam
The Cruachan Power Station (also known as the Cruachan Dam) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The scheme can provide 440 MW of power and produced 705 GWh in 2009.
The turbine hall is located in ...
, a
pumped-storage hydroelectric
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power station
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Many pow ...
located in a cavern inside the mountain. It is the high point of a ring of mountains, known as the Cruachan Horseshoe, that surrounds the power station reservoir. The horseshoe includes a further
Munro
A Munro () is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over , and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement. The best known Munro is Ben Nevis ...
(
Stob Diamh), a
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(
Beinn a' Bhuiridh), and several subsidiary summits. "Cruachan!" is the
battle cry
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Battle cries are not necessarily articulate (e.g. "Eulaliaaaa!", "Alala"..), although they often aim to invoke patriotic or religiou ...
of Highland clans
Campbell and
MacIntyre.
See also
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Ben Cruachan Quarry Branch
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Cailleach
In Gaelic ( Irish, Scottish and Manx) myth, the Cailleach (, ) is a divine hag and ancestor, associated with the creation of the landscape and with the weather, especially storms and winter. The word literally means 'old woman, hag', and is f ...
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Falls of Cruachan railway station
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, symbol = rail
, image = Falls of Cruachan station, May 2019.jpg
, caption = The station in May 2019
, borough = Ben Cruachan, Argyll and Bute
, country ...
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List of Munro mountains
This is a list of Munro mountains and Munro Tops in Scotland by height. Munros are defined as Scottish mountains over in height, and which are on the Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") official list of Munros. In addition, the SMC define Mu ...
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Mountains and hills of Scotland
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References
External links
* Computer generated Summit Panoram
Ben Cruachan
Visit Cruachan
- Ben Cruachan, the Hollow Mountain - visitors' information
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Marilyns of Scotland
Munros
Mountains and hills of Argyll and Bute
Mountains and hills of the Southern Highlands
One-thousanders of the British Isles