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| − | '''Slioch''' is a mountain in [[Ross-shire]] that stands at 3,218 feet and is therefore duly listed as a [[Munro]]. It is in [[Wester Ross]], | + | '''Slioch''' is a mountain in [[Ross-shire]] that stands at 3,218 feet and is therefore duly listed as a [[Munro]]. It is in [[Wester Ross]], five miles north of the village of [[Kinlochewe]]. |
| − | Slioch towers above the | + | Slioch towers above the south-east end of [[Loch Maree]] to give one of the best known and most photographed sights (from the A832 road) in the [[Highlands]]. |
Its name is from the Gaelic ''Sleaghach'', which means "The Spear" (from the word "sleagh"), and the reason becomes clear when Slioch is viewed from Lochan Fada to the west. | Its name is from the Gaelic ''Sleaghach'', which means "The Spear" (from the word "sleagh"), and the reason becomes clear when Slioch is viewed from Lochan Fada to the west. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
| − | The mountain is composed of Torridonian sandstone on a base of Lewisian Gneiss and has steep crags on three sides and allows easy access for the walker only from the | + | The mountain is composed of Torridonian sandstone on a base of Lewisian Gneiss and has steep crags on three sides and allows easy access for the walker only from the south-east, where the large open corrie named Coire na Sleaghaich has two ridges on its flanks which the walker can utilise. |
| − | From the west by the shores of Lochan Fada rises the subsidiary top of '''Sgurr an Tuill Bhain''' ("Peak of the White Hollow") ( | + | From the west by the shores of Lochan Fada rises the subsidiary top of '''Sgurr an Tuill Bhain''' ("Peak of the White Hollow") (3,061 feet) which dominates the skyline, appearing as a slender peak, and this gives the mountain its name. |
Wild goats are often seen on the mountain. | Wild goats are often seen on the mountain. | ||
==Ascent== | ==Ascent== | ||
| − | Slioch is climbed almost exclusively from Incheril, | + | Slioch is climbed almost exclusively from Incheril, under a mile east of [[Kinlochewe]]. Starting from here involves a flat three-mile approach walk north-west along the banks of the Kinlochewe River and Loch Maree before any climbing begins. An impressive 300-foot-high waterfall is passed as it comes down off Beinn a' Mhuinidh to join the river. When the foot of Gleann Bianasdail is reached the climbing begins: it is a one mile walk up the glen to a path that goes left and heads for Coire na Sleaghaich and then up the south-east ridge of Slioch passing two small lochans, known to many as the 'twin lochans', to reach the summit of the mountain. The return journey can be varied by taking in the subsidiary top of Sgurr an Tuill Bhain and then descending south into the corrie to join the uphill route. |
| − | The summit has twin pinnacles: the southern top has a trig point with a height of | + | The summit has twin pinnacles: the southern top has a trig point with a height of 3,215 feet whilst the northern top is situated on the edge of the cliffs and is a finer viewpoint. In recent years it has been elevated by three feet by [[Ordnance Survey]] measurement, making it the highest point on the mountain. |
Slioch's isolation from other mountains makes the view from the summit top class; it takes in the wilderness of the [[Fisherfield Forest]] to the north with its five Munros. The [[Torridon Hills]] and [[Loch Maree]] are also well seen. | Slioch's isolation from other mountains makes the view from the summit top class; it takes in the wilderness of the [[Fisherfield Forest]] to the north with its five Munros. The [[Torridon Hills]] and [[Loch Maree]] are also well seen. | ||
| − | [[File:Fisherfield Munro from Slioch summit.jpg | + | [[File:Fisherfield Munro from Slioch summit.jpg|thumb|260px|The Fisherfield Munros from the Slioch summit.]] |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:58, 28 August 2018
| Slioch | |
| Ross-shire | |
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 Slioch seen from the shores of Loch Maree | |
| Summit: | 3,218 feet NH004688 57°39’53"N, 5°20’53"W |
Slioch is a mountain in Ross-shire that stands at 3,218 feet and is therefore duly listed as a Munro. It is in Wester Ross, five miles north of the village of Kinlochewe.
Slioch towers above the south-east end of Loch Maree to give one of the best known and most photographed sights (from the A832 road) in the Highlands.
Its name is from the Gaelic Sleaghach, which means "The Spear" (from the word "sleagh"), and the reason becomes clear when Slioch is viewed from Lochan Fada to the west.
Geography
The mountain is composed of Torridonian sandstone on a base of Lewisian Gneiss and has steep crags on three sides and allows easy access for the walker only from the south-east, where the large open corrie named Coire na Sleaghaich has two ridges on its flanks which the walker can utilise.
From the west by the shores of Lochan Fada rises the subsidiary top of Sgurr an Tuill Bhain ("Peak of the White Hollow") (3,061 feet) which dominates the skyline, appearing as a slender peak, and this gives the mountain its name.
Wild goats are often seen on the mountain.
Ascent
Slioch is climbed almost exclusively from Incheril, under a mile east of Kinlochewe. Starting from here involves a flat three-mile approach walk north-west along the banks of the Kinlochewe River and Loch Maree before any climbing begins. An impressive 300-foot-high waterfall is passed as it comes down off Beinn a' Mhuinidh to join the river. When the foot of Gleann Bianasdail is reached the climbing begins: it is a one mile walk up the glen to a path that goes left and heads for Coire na Sleaghaich and then up the south-east ridge of Slioch passing two small lochans, known to many as the 'twin lochans', to reach the summit of the mountain. The return journey can be varied by taking in the subsidiary top of Sgurr an Tuill Bhain and then descending south into the corrie to join the uphill route.
The summit has twin pinnacles: the southern top has a trig point with a height of 3,215 feet whilst the northern top is situated on the edge of the cliffs and is a finer viewpoint. In recent years it has been elevated by three feet by Ordnance Survey measurement, making it the highest point on the mountain.
Slioch's isolation from other mountains makes the view from the summit top class; it takes in the wilderness of the Fisherfield Forest to the north with its five Munros. The Torridon Hills and Loch Maree are also well seen.
References
- The Munros, Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1986, Donald Bennett (Editor) ISBN 0-907521-13-4
- In the Hills of Breadalbane, V.A. Firsoff, no ISBN
- The Munros, Scotland's Highest Mountains, Cameron McNeish, ISBN 1-84204-082-0
- The Magic Of The Munros, Irvine Butterfield, ISBN 0-7153-2168-4
- Hamish's Mountain Walk, Hamish Brown, ISBN 1-898573-08-5
| Munros in SMC Area SMC Section 14 - Loch Maree to Loch Broom |
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A' Chailleach • A' Mhaighdean • An Coileachan • Beinn Liath Mhòr Fannaich • Beinn Tarsuinn • Bidein a' Ghlas Thuill • Fionn Bheinn • Meall a' Chrasgaidh • Meall Gorm • Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair • Ruadh Stac Mòr • Sgùrr Bàn • Sgùrr Breac • Sgùrr Fiona • Sgùrr Mòr • Sgùrr nan Clach Geala • Sgùrr nan Each • Slioch |
