Scotland
Beinn Tharsuinn
619M
2031FT
About Beinn Tharsuinn
Rising above the village of Lettermay on the shores of Loch Goil, this rugged Cowal summit offers a quieter alternative to the busy Arrochar Alps. The ascent through the Lettermay forest opens into a broad, grassy ridge, rewarding walkers with a superb perspective across the water to the jagged silhouette of The Cobbler.
Key Statistics
Rank
31st Highest in Region
Parent Range
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Prominence
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106m
Nearest Town
Lettermay
Geology
You are treading on ancient layered rocks like schist, sliced through by hard bands of dark volcanic rock that cooled in deep underground cracks.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN164016
Latitude
56.1723°N
Longitude
4.9575°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'Beinn Tharsuinn', which translates as 'transverse' or 'cross hill'. In the Highlands, this usually describes a peak or ridge that sits at a right angle to the general orientation of the surrounding glens.
- •It is frequently climbed in tandem with its higher neighbour to the north, Beinn Bheula, using the high col above the Curraingheail burn to link the two summits.
- •From the summit, walkers can look directly down the length of Loch Goil and across the 'Argyll’s Bowling Green' peninsula toward the deep waters of Loch Long.
- •The terrain is characteristically Argyll; if your boots are still dry by the time you reach the summit trig point, you have likely found a secret path unknown to most locals.