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Scotland
Bidean Bad na h-Iolaire [Bidein Bad na h-Iolaire]
528M
1732FT
About Bidean Bad na h-Iolaire [Bidein Bad na h-Iolaire]
Overlooking the Corran Narrows from the Ardgour side of Loch Linnhe, this rugged Marilyn offers a wild, pathless experience characteristic of the Lochaber hinterland. Its heathery slopes demand a stout effort, rewarded by an intimate perspective of Ben Nevis’s massive west face and the winding waters of the Great Glen.
Key Statistics
Rank
171st Highest in Region
Parent Range
Lochaber
Prominence
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263m
Nearest Town
Glen Nevis
Geology
You are walking on dark, carbon-rich mudstone from the Ballachulish Slate Formation, which gives these crags their characteristic deep and moody color.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
NN114708
Latitude
56.7904°N
Longitude
5.0894°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Gaelic for "the peak of the thicket of the eagle," a reference to the golden eagles that still hunt over the remote Ardgour ridges.
- •Its summit provides a bird’s-eye view of the Corran Ferry crossing the narrows, set against the backdrop of the Mamores and the grey screes of the Coire nam Beinn peaks.
- •Despite its modest height, the hill is notoriously rough underfoot, requiring a trackless trek through the thick heather and hidden peat hags that define this corner of the Highlands.
- •Most walkers approach the hill from the A861 near Inversanda, finding that the "Bidean" (pinnacle) part of the name is somewhat optimistic for what is actually a broad, rocky plateau.
- •The hill has a well-earned reputation among local walkers for its 'Ardgour miles'—a unit of measurement where a single mile across this terrain feels like three anywhere else.