Roineabhal is a hill in

Harris Harris may refer to: Places Canada * Harris, Ontario * Northland Pyrite Mine (also known as Harris Mine) * Harris, Saskatchewan * Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316, Saskatchewan Scotland * Harris, Outer Hebrides (sometimes called the Isle of ...

, in the

Western Isles The Outer Hebrides () or Western Isles ( gd, Na h-Eileanan Siar or or ("islands of the strangers"); sco, Waster Isles), sometimes known as the Long Isle/Long Island ( gd, An t-Eilean Fada, links=no), is an island chain off the west coas ...

of Scotland. The granite on the summit plateau of the mountain is

anorthosite Anorthosite () is a phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by its composition: mostly plagioclase feldspar (90–100%), with a minimal mafic component (0–10%). Pyroxene, ilmenite, magnetite, and olivine are the mafic minerals most c ...

, and is similar in composition to rocks found in the mountains of the

Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...

.McKirdy ''et al.'' (2007) page 94. The area is part of the South Lewis, Harris and North Uist National Scenic Area. It is the site of the original

Lingerbay Lingarabay (also Lingerabay or Lingerbay; gd, Lingreabhagh) is a small coastal settlement on Harris, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is located on the rocky east coast of South Harris, about northeast of Rodel. It was the subject of one ...

'superquarry' planning application, submitted in 1991 and finally withdrawn in 2004.

References

* McKirdy, Alan Gordon, John & Crofts, Roger (2007) ''Land of Mountain and Flood: The Geology and Landforms of Scotland''. Edinburgh. Birlinn.

Footnotes

Mountains and hills of the Outer Hebrides Harris, Outer Hebrides Marilyns of Scotland {{WesternIsles-geo-stub