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Photographs of the Ben Cruachan Horseshoe

 above
Loch Awe

 in the Southern
Highlands of Scotland

Winter ascent of Ben Cruachan


Ben Cruachan above Dalmally

Ben Cruachan range above Dalmally

Ben Cruachan is the highest point in Argyll and Bute.

It is the high point of a ring of mountains

 known as the Cruachan Horseshoe.

 The horseshoe includes Stob Diamh ( a Munro )

and Beinn a'Bhuiridh ( a Corbett )



Ben Cruachan from Stob Dearg

Ben Cruachan ( 1126m, 3694ft ) from Stob Dearg




Ben Cruachan ridge

Ben Cruachan ridge





Ben Cruachan ridge

Ben Cruachan ridge





Ben Cruachan

Ben Cruachan





Ben Cruachan ridge

Ben Cruachan ridge





Ben Cruachan

Ben Cruachan ( 1126m, 3694ft )




Ben Cruachan

Ben Cruachan ( 1126m, 3694ft )




Ben Cruachan above the Cruachan Reservoir from the Corbett Beinn a'Bhuiridh

Ben Cruachan above the Cruachan Reservoir

 from the Corbett Beinn a'Bhuiridh


Ben Cruachan ridge

Ben Cruachan ridge



Ben Cruachan

Ben Cruachan summit ridge


Ben Cruachan

Ben Cruachan summit ridge


Ben Cruachan

Ben Cruachan summit ridge


Ben Cruachan view

Ben Cruachan summit view


Ben Cruachan from Beinn a'Bhuiridh

Ben Cruachan from the Corbett Beinn a'Bhuiridh


 


Beinn a'Bhuiridh from Ben Cruachan

Beinn a'Bhuiridh from Ben Cruachan




The Cruachan Horseshoe

The Cruachan Horseshoe

Ben Cruachan gives its name

to a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station

located  inside the mountain.



The Cruachan Dam

The Cruachan Dam




The Cruachan Dam

The Cruachan Dam




The Cruachan Horseshoe from Ben Donich

The Cruachan Horseshoe from Ben Donich



Ben Cruachan from Ben Lui

Ben Cruachan from Ben Lui






Ben Cruachan above Loch Etive from the Corbett Creach Bheinn

Ben Cruachan above Loch Etive

from the Corbett Creach Bheinn 






Ben Cruachan above Loch Etive from the Corbett Creach Bheinn

Ben Cruachan above Loch Etive

 from the Corbett Creach Bheinn 






Ben Cruachan above Loch Etive from Bidean nam Bian

Ben Cruachan above Loch Etive

 from Bidean nam Bian






Ben Cruachan from Beinn an Lochain

Ben Cruachan from Beinn an Lochain





Ben Cruachan and Loch Etive from Beinn Trilleachan

Ben Cruachan and Loch Etive

 from Beinn Trilleachan




Ben Cruachan and Loch Etive

Ben Cruachan and Loch Etive




Ben Cruachan and Loch Etive

Ben Cruachan and Loch Etive






Ben Cruachan above Loch Etive

Ben Cruachan across Loch Etive





Beinn Eunaich from summit of Beinn Mhic Mhonaidh

The Munro Beinn Eunaich ( 3244ft, 989m )

 in the Cruachan Group from Beinn Mhic Mhonaidh






Beinn a'Bhuiridh, Cruachan Ridge and Beinn a'Chochuill from Beinn Eunaich

Beinn a'Bhuiridh, Cruachan Ridge

and Beinn a'Chochuill

from Beinn Eunaich





Cruachan Ridge from Beinn Eunaich

Cruachan Ridge from Beinn Eunaich





Cruachan Ridge from Beinn Eunaich

Cruachan Ridge from Beinn Eunaich






Ben Cruachan from Beinn a'Chochuill

Ben Cruachan from Beinn a'Chochuill





Auch Gleann

Ben Cruachan from Ben Dorain






The Cruachan Reservoir from Ben Cruachan

The Cruachan Reservoir and Loch Awe

from Ben Cruachan 





The Cruachan Reservoir from Ben Cruachan

The Cruachan Reservoir and Loch Awe

from Ben Cruachan 





Castle Kilchurn on Loch Awe

The Munro Beinn a'Chochuill

from Castle Kilchurn on Loch Awe





The Munro Beinn Eunaich above Castle Kilchurn on Loch Awe

The Munro Beinn Eunaich

above Castle Kilchurn on Loch Awe





Castle Kilchurn on Loch Awe

Castle Kilchurn on Loch Awe





Map for the Cruachan Horseshoe

Map for the Cruachan Horseshoe 



Map for the Cruachan Dam walk

Map for the Cruachan Dam Walk







Map for Beinn Eunaich and Beinn a'Chochuill

Map for Beinn Eunaich and Beinn a'Chochuill


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