Ben Vane

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Ben Vane
Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Mheadhain
Cloudy Ben Vane (14364068144).jpg
Ben Vane seen from Ben Vorlich
Highest point
Elevation 915 m (3,002 ft) [1]
Prominence 423 m (1,388 ft)
Parent peak Beinn Ìme
Listing Munro, Marilyn
Coordinates 56°14′59″N4°46′54″W / 56.24972°N 4.78167°W / 56.24972; -4.78167
Naming
English translationmiddle mountain
Language of name Gaelic
PronunciationGaelic [əˈveiɲˈviə.ɛɲ]
Geography
Ben Vane
Location Arrochar Alps, Argyll, Scotland
Parent range Grampian Mountains
OS grid NN277098
Topo map(s) OS Landranger 56
OS Explorer 364
Folded schist near the summit of Ben Vane Schist (14082477259).jpg
Folded schist near the summit of Ben Vane

Ben Vane (Scottish Gaelic : Beinn Mheadhain) [2] is a mountain in the Arrochar Alps of Argyll, in the Southern Highlands of Scotland. It reaches 915 metres (3,002 ft), making it a Munro. It lies between Beinn Ìme and Ben Vorlich.

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Landscape

The underlying geology almost entirely comprises the Beinn Bheula Schist Formation - psammite and pelite with a Siluro-Devonian dyke prominent round the northern and eastern face. [3] It is one of the Arrochar Alps and stands slightly separate from the other mountains of the group being connected on its western side to the neighbouring Beinn Ìme by a low col at 492 metres. Ben Vane is characterised by steep and rugged slopes which fall away to the Inveruglas Water to the east and the Allt Coiregroigan to the south; to the north the descent is more undulating going over the subsidiary top of Beinn Dubh before falling to the valley at the north end of Loch Sloy. Dense forestry cloak the mountain on its lower southern slope in Allt Coiregroigan. Also on these southern slopes by the Allt Coiregroigan is a disused quarry which provided crushed stone used for the construction of the Loch Sloy dam in the late 1940s. The dam wall lies two km to the north of the quarry and a conveyor belt was constructed to carry the crushed stone over the lower slopes of Ben Vane to the batching plant beside the dam. [4]

Climbing

The direct route up the mountain starts from the paid car park at grid reference NN322098 opposite the Loch Sloy power station on the banks of Loch Lomond and follows the private tarmac road by the Inveruglas Water up to the Loch Sloy hydro dam for two kilometres before striking steeply up the mountain's eastern ridge. Initially there is some boggy ground and some crags to avoid higher up but the top is easily reached after a few false summits on the way. Ben Vane can also be climbed in conjunction with some of the other Arrochar Alps, especially Beinn Ìme and Beinn Narnain. [5]

The summit of the mountain is a small plateau crowned by a cairn. The highlights of the view from the top of Ben Vane are Ben Vorlich and Loch Sloy to the northeast and the rest of the Arrochar Alps to the southwest. A' Chrois looks especially fine across the deep glen of Allt Coiregrogain. The vista to Lochs Arklet and Katrine to the east is very good.

Lochs Arklet and Katrine seen over Loch Lomond from the summit of Ben Vane Three Lochs from Ben Vane.jpg
Lochs Arklet and Katrine seen over Loch Lomond from the summit of Ben Vane

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References

  1. "walkhighlands Ben Vane". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. "Ben Vane". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.
  3. Geology of Britain Viewer
  4. "The Dam Builders, Power from the Glens", James Miller, ISBN   1-84158-225-5 Page 37 Gives details of disused quarry to supply stone to Loch Sloy.
  5. "The Munros, SMC Hillwalkers Guide" Donald Bennett et al., ISBN   0-907521-13-4 Gives details of ascents.