Scotland
Beinn Tharsuinn
710M
2329FT
About Beinn Tharsuinn
Overlooking the Cromarty Firth in Easter Ross, this expansive Graham is defined by the contrast between its wild, heathery plateau and the industrial scale of the Novar Wind Farm. It offers a firm, track-led approach and serves as an excellent vantage point for surveying the Black Isle and the Dornoch Firth.
Key Statistics
Rank
53rd Highest in Region
Parent Range
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Prominence
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176
Nearest Town
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Geology
You are walking on a foundation of hardened sandstone and banded granite. These rocks were transformed deep underground by intense heat and pressure.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NH412829
Latitude
57.8077°N
Longitude
4.6734°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Gaelic Beinn Tharsuinn, meaning 'the transverse hill,' likely named because the ridge sits at a right angle to the general grain of the surrounding glens.
- •Since 1997, the hill’s southern slopes have hosted the Novar Wind Farm; while prominent, the project was one of the first major steps in Scotland's modern move toward renewable energy.
- •The summit provides an exceptional perspective on the industrial landscape of the Cromarty Firth, with the massive bulk of Ben Wyvis dominating the west and the oil rigs at Invergordon visible to the south.
- •The presence of the wind farm means the lower slopes are serviced by high-quality tracks, offering a fast—if somewhat functional—approach compared to the pathless peat hags found on many neighbouring hills.
- •It is perhaps the only hill in the region where the traditional sound of the wind in the heather is regularly accompanied by the rhythmic, low-frequency pulse of massive turbine blades.