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Sgùrr An Fhuarail
Aonach Meadhoin is a Munro mountain situated in the Kintail region of Scotland. It stands on the northern side of Glen Shiel some 31 kilometres south east of Kyle of Lochalsh. Overview Aonach Meadhoin reaches a height of 1001 metres (3284 feet) and along with the Munros of Saileag and Sgùrr a' Bhealaich Dheirg it forms a group of mountains sometimes referred to as the North Glen Shiel Ridge."The Munros, Scotland's Highest Mountains" Page 161 (Calls group "North Glen Shiel Ridge). The group are also known as the ''“Brothers of Kintail”''www.walkhighlands.co.uk.
Calls the group "Brothers of Kintail".
in a nodding acquaintance to the better known Sgùrr Fhuaran, Five Sisters of Kintail just to the north west. The mountain's name translates from Scottish Gaelic language, Gaelic as ''Middle Ridge'',< ...
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Sgùrr A' Bhealaich Dheirg
Sgùrr a' Bhealaich Dheirg () is a mountain in Kintail on the northern side of Glen Shiel in the Scottish Highlands. With a height of , it is classed as a Munro. It is the highest of three Munros (the others being Aonach Meadhoin and Sàileag) known as the "Brothers of Kintail" in contrast to the Five Sisters of Kintail which lie just to the west. Landscape Sgùrr a' Bhealaich Dheirg is similar to the other Munros on the northern side of Glen Shiel in that it has extremely steep grassy slopes which descend into Glen Shiel, while to the north there are craggy coires and ridges. The southern flank of the mountain descends 850 metres in two kilometres to the valley floor: this steepness deters direct ascents of the mountain from the A87 road in the glen. There are also steepy grassy slopes to the east which descend to Coire nan Eun. The mountain is made up of four ridges. The main east–west ridge links with the adjoining Munros of Sàileag (west) and Aonach Meadhoin (east). Ther ...
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