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Beinn Sgritheall

In or near Kylerhea.

Beinn Sgritheall — Named summit at 974 m.

Beinn Sgritheall

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About

Beinn Sgritheall is a mountain in highlands. (Highest mountain in the Glenelg area of the Highlands of Scotland.) According to Wikipedia: "Beinn Sgritheall or Beinn an Sgrithill, also anglicized Ben Sgriol, is the highest mountain on the Glenelg peninsula in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is a Munro with a height of 974 metres (3,196 ft). The main approach is via Arnisdale on the shores of Loch Hourn or via Gleann Beag to the north, with its well-known brochs. The view from the summit was described by Sir Hugh Munro, a founder member of the Scottish Mountaineering Club, as 'perhaps the most beautiful I have seen in Scotland'."

Coordinates
57.1538, -5.5796

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