Ben Loyal is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom.

How do I get to Ben Loyal?

Its coordinates are 58.4049°, -4.4350°.

Is Ben Loyal a listed building?

Ben Loyal is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.

Is Ben Loyal free to visit?

Yes, Ben Loyal is free to enter.

Natural landmarks · Scottish Highlands

Ben Loyal

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Ben Loyal — mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Ben Loyal is a named natural landmark in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Part of Northwest Highlands. Wikidata describes it as: "mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 58.4049°, -4.4350°.

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From the Wikipedia article

Ben Loyal (from Scottish Gaelic Beinn Laghail) is an isolated mountain of 764 m in Sutherland, the northwestern tip of the Scottish Highlands. It is a Corbett located south of the Kyle of Tongue and offers good views of the Kyle, Loch Loyal to the east, and Ben Hope to the west. Ben Loyal is composed chiefly of granite, specifically syenite, and has a distinctive shape due to the four rocky peaks, the highest of which is called An Caisteal. To the north of An Caisteal is the 712 m Sgòr Chaonasaid, to the south is Bheinn Bheag (744 m), which cannot be seen in the photograph opposite, and to the west is the ridge of Sgòr a Chèirich, 644 m at its highest point. The fourth peak in the picture is the 568 m Sgòr Fionnaich. Ben Loyal's name is thought to mean "law mountain", although the derivation via its modern Gaelic name is not certain.

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Background

Visiting

Ben Loyal is a part of Ben Loyal Estate, formerly owned by Adam Knuth of Knuthenborg, Denmark. In 2012, The Daily Telegraph reported that fellow Dane Anders Holch Povlsen now owned the 24000 acre estate. Access is by a farm track which approaches from the north, starting at a farm called Ribigill (rented until the early 20th century by the family of British actor David Mitchell).

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Coordinates: 58.4049, -4.4350
Address: Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

wikidata: Q2641263 (CC0)
wikipedia: Ben Loyal (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Ben Loyal From Tongue - geograph.org.uk - 31797.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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