Beinn an Òir (

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for "mountain of gold") is the highest peak of the

Paps of Jura The Paps of Jura ( gd, Sgurr na Cìche) are three mountains on the western side of the island of Jura, Scotland, Jura, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Their highest point is . They are steep-sided quartzite hills with distinctive conical sh ...

on the island of Jura,

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. It is the highest peak on the island, standing at 785 metres, and is thereby a

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. Beinn an Òir is frequently climbed along with the other two peaks forming the Paps:

Beinn Shiantaidh Beinn Shiantaidh () is the second highest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It stands at 757 metres above sea level, and with over 300 metres of relative height is therefore a Graham Graham and Graeme may ref ...

and

Beinn a' Chaolais Beinn a' Chaolais (Scottish Gaelic language, Gaelic: ''mountain of the sound or strait'') is the lowest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland, Jura, Scotland. It stands at 733 metres above sea level, and with over 300&nb ...

. The most usual route for this ascent starts from the bridge over the Corran River, and Beinn an Òir is invariably the second peak to be climbed, regardless of which order of peaks is chosen for the route. Alternatively, it is possible to avoid the other two peaks and climb Beinn an Òir from either of the

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s that separate it from its neighbours.

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Beinn an Oir
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