Beinn Bheigeir (occasionally anglicised as "Ben Vicar") is a hill on the island of

Islay Islay ( ; , ) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Known as "The Queen of the Hebrides", it lies in Argyll and Bute just south west of Jura, Scotland, Jura and around north of the Northern Irish coast. The island's cap ...

in Scotland. At 491 m, it is the highest of the seven ' Marilyn' hills on Islay, and the highest point on the island. It is in the south east of Islay in the

Ardtalla Ardtalla (Mac an Tàilleir, Iain (2003 (pdf) Pàrlamaid na h-Alba. Retrieved 23 March 2007.) is a place name and estate in the southeast coastal area of Islay, Scotland. The name derives from Gaelic ''Àird'', a "point", and ''talla'', a now obs ...

Estate. One possible approach is from

: Start by following the path north towards Proaig, then turn west towards Beinn Bheigier. Once some height is gained turn northwest to walk around the hill towards Bealach Corrach. Walk west towards the

bealach A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since mountain ranges can present formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both human and animal migration throughout history ...

, then steeply climb up to reach the summit. A

trig point A triangulation station, also known as a trigonometrical point, and sometimes informally as a trig, is a fixed surveying station, used in geodetic surveying and other surveying projects in its vicinity. The station is usually set up by a map ...

marks the summit. On a clear day views include the island of Jura with the

Paps of Jura The Paps of Jura () are three mountains on the western side of the island of Jura, Scotland, Jura, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Their highest point is . They are steep-sided quartzite hills with distinctive conical shapes Breast-shaped h ...

Kintyre Kintyre (, ) is a peninsula in western Scotland, in the southwest of Argyll and Bute. The peninsula stretches about , from the Mull of Kintyre in the south to East Loch Tarbert, Argyll, East and West Loch Tarbert, Argyll, West Loch Tarbert in t ...

, the

Isle of Arran The Isle of Arran (; ) or simply Arran is an island off the west coast of Scotland. It is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde and the seventh-largest Scottish island, at . Counties of Scotland, Historically part of Buteshire, it is in the ...

and most of Islay.

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Marilyns of Scotland Mountains and hills of Argyll and Bute Mountains and hills of the Scottish islands Landforms of Islay {{Argyll-geo-stub

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