Ben Oss, the Glossary
Table of Contents
31 relations: A82 road, Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba, Argyll, Argyll and Bute, Beinn Dubhchraig, Ben Lui, Cameron McNeish, Cirque, Drainage divide, Elk, Firth of Clyde, Grampian Mountains, Hamish Brown, Irvine Butterfield, List of Marilyns in the British Isles, Loch, Loch Fyne, Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, Mountain, Mountain pass, Munro, Ordnance Survey, Perthshire, River Tay, Schist, Scotland, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish Highlands, Topographic prominence, Tyndrum.
A82 road
The A82 is a major road in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Inverness via Fort William.
Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ("Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland") is the national advisory partnership for Gaelic place names in Scotland.
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Argyll
Argyll (archaically Argyle; Earra-Ghàidheal), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a historic county and registration county of western Scotland.
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute (Argyll an Buit; Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.
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Beinn Dubhchraig
Beinn Dubhchraig (Beinn Dubhchreig) is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, west of Crianlarich in the northern part of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Ben Oss and Beinn Dubhchraig are Marilyns of Scotland, mountains and hills of Stirling (council area), mountains and hills of the Southern Highlands and Munros.
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Ben Lui
Ben Lui (Beinn Laoigh) is a mountain in the southern Highlands of Scotland. Ben Oss and Ben Lui are Marilyns of Scotland, mountains and hills of Stirling (council area), mountains and hills of the Southern Highlands, Munros and one-thousanders of Scotland.
Cameron McNeish
Cameron McNeish FRSGS is a Scottish wilderness hiker, backpacker and mountaineer who is an authority on outdoor pursuits.
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Cirque
A (from the Latin word) is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion.
Drainage divide
A drainage divide, water divide, ridgeline, watershed, water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins.
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Elk
The elk (elk or elks; Cervus canadensis), or wapiti, is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia.
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Firth of Clyde
The Firth of Clyde is the estuary of the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland.
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Grampian Mountains
The Grampian Mountains (Am Monadh) is one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland, that together occupy about half of Scotland.
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Hamish Brown
Hamish Brown M.B.E. FRSGS is a professional writer, lecturer and photographer specialising in mountain and outdoor topics.
Irvine Butterfield
Irvine Butterfield (1936–2009) was an environmentalist, hillwalker and author of several books about mountains and the outdoor environment who took a significant role in the running of organisations with such interests in Scotland.
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List of Marilyns in the British Isles
This is a list of Marilyn hills and mountains in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and surrounding islands and sea stacks.
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Loch
Loch is a word meaning "lake" or "sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English.
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Loch Fyne
Loch Fyne (Loch Fìne,; meaning "Loch of the Vine/Wine"), is a sea loch off the Firth of Clyde and forms part of the coast of the Cowal Peninsula.
Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond (Loch Laomainn) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands.
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park (Pàirc Nàiseanta Loch Laomainn is nan Tròisichean) is a national park in Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and the hills and glens of the Trossachs, along with several other ranges of hills.
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Mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock.
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge.
Munro
A Munro (Rothach) is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over, and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement. Ben Oss and Munro are Munros.
Ordnance Survey
The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain.
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Perthshire
Perthshire (locally:; Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland.
River Tay
The River Tay (Tatha,; probably from the conjectured Brythonic Tausa, possibly meaning 'silent one' or 'strong one' or, simply, 'flowing' David Ross, Scottish Place-names, p. 209. Birlinn Ltd., Edinburgh, 2001.) is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in Great Britain.
Schist
Schist is a medium-grained metamorphic rock showing pronounced schistosity.
Scotland
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic (endonym: Gàidhlig), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland.
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Scottish Highlands
The Highlands (the Hielands; a' Ghàidhealtachd) is a historical region of Scotland.
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Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence or relative height (also referred to as autonomous height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contour line encircling it but containing no higher summit within it.
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Tyndrum
Tyndrum (Taigh an Droma) is a small village in Scotland.