OS Map of Lord Berkeley's Seat (Stony Seat)

sail mhor from sgurr fiona

01-Jun-24 • galoot fc • flickr

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beinn dearg mor, beinn dearg beag, loch na sealga from an teallach's sgurr fiona

01-Jun-24 • galoot fc • flickr

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A gully access point to and from the mighty An Teallach Ridge of 10 peaks with the wonderful Corrie Loch of Loch Toll an Lochain 3,000 feet below the summit, Wester Ross, Scotland.

Commentary. We set off from Dundonnell at 08:30. Climbing over ancient metamorphic foothills we reached 500 feet at Loch Toll an Lochain. A deep cleft or gully was a clear route to the mighty arêtes of An Teallach. We reached the knife-edge, after a very steep climb, just north of Stob Cadha Gobhlach at 960 metres. Edging along the stepped Old Red Sandstone and heading north-west we reached Corrag Bhuidhe, 1,049 metres. Down to a coll and up to the aptly named “Lord Berkeley’s Seat,” 1,030 metres. Again, descend to a coll and up to Sgurr Fiona at 1,060 metres. Then a mighty descent before the final climb to Bidein à Ghlas Thuill, the highest point at 1,062 metres. Describing the route belies constant view distraction. We sat many times just to look, take refreshments and take photographs. The views north, east, south and west are momentous. From Ben Wyvis in the east to Coigach and The Summer Isles in the north-west. From the Torridon Mountains in the south-west to the monoliths of Sutherland in the north. This mountain is truly magnificent, and all the time, sheer drops of 3,000 feet, to Loch Toll an Lochain and Loch na Sealga. We returned to basecamp by 18:30, but, what a day!

06-Sep-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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Glas Mheall Mor, 979 metres, from Bidean a Ghlas Thuill, 1,062 metres, the higheat peak of ten. North view over Strath Beag (Dundonnell) and part of the Scoraig Peninsula to the hills beyond and above Loch Broom and Ullapool, Wester Ross, Scotland.

Commentary. 1,062 metre view from Bidein a ‘ Ghlas Thuill, one of ten tops making up the mighty AnTeallach. A soft light blends moorland, mountain, sea-loch, peninsulas, headlands, Summer Isles and sky, looking north-west to the Atlantic, beyond. The views down to the corrie-lake, Loch Toll an Lochain, and along the fiercely serrated ridge, are grandeur personified. A variety of directions feasts our eyes on the Sutherland monoliths, Sgurr Mor, Ben Wyvis, Slioch, the peaks of Fisherfield and Letterewe Forests and as far as the Torridon Range. Sensational! For many reasons An Teallach is my favourite Scottish mountain!

06-Sep-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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One of ten awesome peaks that make up the iconic mountain, An Teallach, in Wester Ross.

Commentary. Ten “Munro” tops in one ridge, in one mountain. Glacially scoured foothills and corrie lakes lead to a ridge of exquisite views, inland, and along the Wester Ross and Sutherland seaboard. Perhaps, only the Black Cuillins of Skye can equal the pure magnificence of this single mountain ridge. A favourite of many who see it, and even more, who venture to climb it.

06-Sep-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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6 of the 10 tops that make this traverse spectacular. Mercurial and iconic mountain, An Teallach, Wester Ross, North-West Highlands.

Commentary. What a mountain! One horseshoe ridge around Loch Toll an Lochain, made up of ten tops or sub-peaks. Torridonian Sandstone over 500 million years old on a base of Lewisian Gneiss up to 3 billion years in age. North and south of the ridge, the slopes plunge precipitously, 3,000 feet, to corries and lochs like Loch na Sealga. Here, from the highest point, Bidean á Ghlas Thuill, 1,062 metres (3,484 feet) we look back at the serrated arête we have just traversed. The views in all directions are stupendous. West, we can see Gruinard Bay and the Scoraig Peninsula. North-West is the Summer Isles and Coigach. North are the monoliths of Assynt in Sutherland. East, Ben Wyvis (1,047 metres.) South-East, Sgùrr Mor (1,110 metres) and the mountains of Affric and South, the Torridon Range and the Cuillins of Skye. Probably, the most dramatic and impressive mountain in Britain.

06-Sep-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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Mercurial and iconic mountain, An Teallach, Wester Ross, North-West Highlands, Scotland.

Commentary. What a mountain! One horseshoe ridge around Loch Toll an Lochain, made up of ten tops or sub-peaks. Torridonian Sandstone over 500 million years old on a base of Lewisian Gneiss up to 3 billion years in age. North and south of the ridge, the slopes plunge precipitously, 3,000 feet, to corries and lochs like Loch na Sealga. Here, from the highest point, Bidean á Ghlas Thuill, 1,062 metres (3,484 feet) we look back at the serrated arête we have just traversed. The views in all directions are stupendous. West, we can see Gruinard Bay and the Scoraig Peninsula. North-West is the Summer Isles and Coigach. North are the monoliths of Assynt in Sutherland. East, Ben Wyvis (1,047 metres.) South-East, Sgùrr Mor (1,110 metres) and the mountains of Affric and South, the Torridon Range and the Cuillins of Skye. Probably, the most dramatic and impressive mountain in Britain.

06-Sep-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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From the summit of An Teallach a spectacular view of Sail Mhor (rounded) 767 metres, the remote Scoraig Peninsula, the Summer Isles and the Coigach coast, Wester Ross, Scotland.

Commentary. 1,062 metre view from Bidein a ‘ Ghlas Thuill, one of ten tops making up the mighty AnTeallach. A soft light blends moorland, mountain, sea-loch, peninsulas, headlands, Summer Isles and sky, looking north-west to the Atlantic, beyond. The views down to the corrie-lake, Loch Toll an Lochain, and along the fiercely serrated ridge, are grandeur personified. A variety of directions feasts our eyes on the Sutherland monoliths, Sgurr Mor, Ben Wyvis, Slioch, the peaks of Fisherfield and Letterewe Forests and as far as the Torridon Range. Sensational! For many reasons An Teallach is my favourite Scottish mountain!

06-Sep-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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Beinn Dearg Mor, 906 metres, and Loch na Sealga from Sgurr Fiona, 1,060 metres, one of the ten peaks making up the mighty An Teallach, Wester Ross, Scotland.

Commentary. The south slopes of An Teallach, from where this image is taken are known as Strathnasheallag Forest. No trees. “Forest” refers to hunting land, mainly Red Deer. South is Beinn Dearg Mor. Beyond, are the mountains of Fisherfield and Letterewe Forests, towards the mercurial, island-strewn, Loch Maree. Sgùrr Fiona at 1,060 metres is the second highest of An Teallach’s ten spectacular peaks. Having trekked the whole ridge, and a mere fifty other peaks in Scotland, so far, An Teallach has proved to be the most awesome, magnificent and dramatic of all. The views down the north face to Loch Toll an Lochan, a corrie over 3,000 feet below, are momentous, to the nth. degree.

01-Sep-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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We had just descended from this rugged peak, one of ten that make up the magnificent mountain called An Teallach, Wester Ross, Scotland. Don't fall, it is nigh on 3000 feet to the lochan below.

Commentary. Ten “Munro” tops in one ridge, in one mountain. Glacially scoured foothills and corrie lakes lead to a ridge of exquisite views, inland, and along the Wester Ross and Sutherland seaboard. Perhaps, only the Black Cuillins of Skye can equal the pure magnificence of this single mountain ridge. A favourite of many who see it, and even more, who venture to climb it.

17-Aug-84 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr

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