Beinn Dubhchraig
| Beinn Dubhchraig | |
|---|---|
Grampians | |
| OS grid | NN308254 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 50, OS Explorer 364 |
Beinn Dubhchraig (
Geography and Biology
Beinn Dubhchraig stands in a group of mountains which rise around the headwaters of the River Cononish and includes two other Munros (
The mountain stands in an area that has always been popular for hill walking, even before the advent of the motor car, Tyndrum’s two railway stations gave easy access to these hills.
Beinn Dubhchraig is linked to the adjacent Munro of Ben Oss, which lies two kilometres to the west, by the Bealach Buidhe which has a height of 779 metres. The ridge down to the bealach is broad and holds a few small lochans within the schist rock hollows. There are corries to both the north and south of the bealach. Coire Garbh to the south holds Loch Oss, a sheet of water measuring roughly 500 metres by 300 metres with a small island located within it. To the north of the bealach is Coire Buidhe which has a very steep headwall which prevents a direct descent from the bealach down to the Cononish valley to the north.[9] To the east, Beinn Dubhchraig falls to the valley of Gleann Auchreoch, much of these lower eastern slopes were planted with conifers in the early 1970s and have become an obstacle to approaches to the mountain from that direction.
Ascents
The ascent of Beinn Dubchraig starts from the hamlet of Dalrigh on the A82 at grid reference NN343292 and takes the track which crosses the railway and follows the Allt Coire Dubchraig through the wood. The track becomes more muddy and crosses three deer fences by stiles to reach the open mountainside from where it is possible to ascend the northern corrie direct to reach the summit plateau just to the north west of the highest point.[10] Beinn Dubhchraig is often climbed in conjunction with some or all of the mountains around the Cononish valley. The view from the summit gives fine views of the mountains of Breadalbane to the west and the twin Munros of Ben More and Stob Binnein are well seen to the south east.
References
- The Munros, Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1986, Donald Bennett (Editor) ISBN 0-907521-13-4
- The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland, Diadem, 1993, ISBN 0-906371-30-9
- 100 Best Routes on Scottish Mountains, Warner Books, 1992, Ralph Storer, ISBN 0-7515-0300-2
- Hamish’s Mountain Walk, Baton Wicks, 1996, ISBN 1-898573-08-5
- The Munros Almanac, Neil Wilson Publishing, 1991, ISBN 1-897784-01-5
- In the Hills of Breadalbane, Hale, 1954, V.A. Firsoff,
Footnotes
- ^ "walkhighlands Beinn Dubhchraig". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Beinn Dubhchraig". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.
- ^ "The Munros" Page 20 (From Strathfillan … Shows whole of its northern flank).
- ^ "The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland" Page 318 (Give translation as “Mountain of the Black Rock“).
- ^ "In the Hills of Breadalbane" Page 121 Gives meaning of translation.
- ^ Ben Lui NNR website. Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Gives info on national nature reserve.
- ^ "100 Best Routes on Scottish Mountains" Page 28 (Easy access to hill).
- ^ "Hamish‘s Mountain Walk" Pages 79 & 80 (Gives info pine forest and lead mining).
- ^ "The Munros" Pages 20 (Details steepness of Coire Buidhe).
- ^ "The Munros Almanac" Page 19 (Gives Route of Ascent).
 |
| List of Munros | |