Blà Bheinn, Isle of Skye

Name: Blà Bheinn
Address: Isle of Skye, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Isle of Skye

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Blà Bheinn, is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is usually regarded as an outlier to the Black Cuillin. It is mainly composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineers and scramblers. The name Blà Bheinn is thought to mean "blue mountain", from a combination of Norse and Gaelic. Whereas blå in Modern Norwegian means "blue", the Old Norse word blá could, however, also refer to the colours blue-black and black. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3048 ftProminence: 2828 ftCoordinates: 57°13'11"N, 6°5'35"W

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Blà Bheinn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sgùrr Alasdair, Sgùrr nan Eag, Sgùrr Dubh Mòr, Sgùrr nan Gillean.

5 miW
Soaring peak popular for rock climbing
Sgùrr Alasdair, Glenbrittle
127 min walk • Sgùrr Alasdair is the highest peak of the Black Cuillin, and the highest peak on the Isle of Skye and in the Inner Hebrides, and indeed in all the Scottish islands, at 992 m. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering.
4.7 miW
Mountain
Sgùrr nan Eag, Glenbrittle
120 min walk • Sgùrr nan Eag is a 924-metre mountain, a Munro, in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is the southernmost Munro on the Cuillin ridge and it lies between Loch Brittle to the west and the Scavaig River, the outlet from Loch Coruisk, to the east.
4.5 miW
Mountain
Sgùrr Dubh Mòr, Glenbrittle
116 min walk • Sgùrr Dubh Mòr is a 944-metre mountain, a Munro, in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is slightly to the east of the main Cuillin ridge at the highest point of the Dubh ridge which extends eastwards to Loch Coruisk.
4.2 miNW
Mountain with hiking and climbing routes
Sgùrr nan Gillean, Sligachan
107 min walk • Sgùrr nan Gillean is a mountain in the northern section of the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. With a height of 966.1 metres, it is one of eleven Munros in the Cuillin ridge.
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Coruisk, Isle of Skye
77 min walk • Loch Coruisk is an inland fresh-water loch, lying at the foot of the Black Cuillin in the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish Highlands. Loch Coruisk is reputed to be the home of a kelpie or water horse, a shape-shifting creature that can assume human form.
4.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Cuillin, Isle of Skye
108 min walk • The Cuillin is a range of rocky mountains located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The main Cuillin ridge is also known as the Black Cuillin to distinguish it from the Red Cuillin, which lie to the east of Glen Sligachan.
4.6 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Am Basteir, Sligachan
117 min walk • Am Basteir is a mountain in the northern Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is 934 metres high and classed as a Munro. It forms a narrow blade of rock, which bears comparison with the Inaccessible Pinnacle.
4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr MhicChoinnich, Glenbrittle
126 min walk • Sgùrr MhicChoinnich is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is in the Black Cuillin range of mountains and is classified as a Munro. Like all the other Black Cuillin mountains it is made predominantly of gabbro rock and has little vegetation. The mountain is named after the mountain guide, John MacKenzie.
5.1 miS
Protected area
Strathaird, Elgol
130 min walk • Strathaird is a peninsula on the island of Skye, Scotland, situated between Loch Slapin and Loch Scavaig on the south coast. W. H. Murray said that "Skye is sixty miles long, but what might be its breadth is beyond the ingenuity of man to state".
4.2 miN
Mountain
Beinn Dearg Mhor, Sligachan
108 min walk • Beinn Dearg Mhor, is a mountain in the Red Cuillin mountains of the Isle of Skye. It is located between Loch Ainort and the settlement of Sligachan.
4.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bruach na Frìthe, Isle of Skye
122 min walk • Bruach na Frìthe is one of the principal summits on the Black Cuillin ridge, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering.

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Which popular attractions are close to Blà Bheinn?

Nearby attractions include Clach Glas, Isle of Skye (9 min walk), Garbh-bheinn, Sligachan (23 min walk).