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peak"), also spelt Sgurr na Banachdich in English, is a peak in the

Cuillin The Cuillin ( gd, An Cuiltheann) is a range of mostly jagged rocky mountains on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The main Cuillin ridge is also called the Black Cuillin to distinguish it from the Red Cuillin ('), which lie to the east of Glen Sliga ...

mountains on the

Isle of Skye The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (; gd, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or ; sco, Isle o Skye), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated ...

, Scotland. It reaches a height of , making it a Munro. The ascent from

Glen Brittle Glen Brittle (''Gleann Breadail'' in Scottish Gaelic) is a large glen in the south of the Isle of Skye, in Scotland. It runs roughly south to north, along the River Brittle, which has its mouth at Loch Brittle (a sea loch). The glen is bounded on ...

via Coire nan Eich is one of the easiest routes to a major summit in the Cuillin, though it is a rough and sometimes steep walk and routefinding can be difficult if descending this route in poor visibility. All other approaches require scrambling; the other main route from Glen Brittle is via the spur of Sgùrr nan Gobhar, which involves ascending very steep scree before traversing its narrow ridge. The remaining approaches are via the main Cuillin ridge from neighbouring peaks or passes, with the South Ridge providing attractive scrambling over several subsidiary peaks. Its name is said to refer to the marked, or pitted, appearance of the rocks in Coire na Banachdaich, the corrie below the peak.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sgurr Na Banachdaich Munros Mountains and hills of the Isle of Skye