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Baggers Album ->Scotland->1c->Uird
| The trigpoint which is decaying. The Binnien and summit beyond. |
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| The Summit of Beinn Bhreac, looking northward to Beinn Uird and Ben Lomond. |
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| Beinn Uird. |
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| The summit of Beinn Uird, overlooked by Ben Lomond. |
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| The descent through Cashel Forest. |
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Another wet day. This pair are excedingly wet and rough , and considering their proximity to mass tourism are surprisingly unfrequented. Mind you probably would only want to vist once. Mass tourism makes its presence felt though, thanks to the ceaseless whine of lazy people's engines on the loch. There is a named top, Binnien nan Gobhar on Beinn Bhreac. Looks like this applies to another knoll than the summit, as this top appears as a sharp peaklet from certain angles. There is a third knoll, carrying a rotting trigpoint. The hill is rough as it has been fenced off from grazing animals and has been planted with native trees. There are no access problems other than the long grass, the fences have been dismantled. Will be interesting to see how this forest develops. Beinn Uird gives easier going, just, but I prefer the trees. A long haul brings the dry summit plateau underfoot, totally dominated by Ben Lomond. Too far back however to see the loch well, but you will get that view descending the forest road back to Cashel where there is plenty of parking.
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