Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Garbh Chnoc
Height: 177m / 581ft • Prominence: 104m / 341ft • Summit : cairn on rock slab • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Kyle of Tongue towards Ben Loyal, Ribigill, Scotland
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09-Jan-24 • David May • flickr
alba coast elite escocia explore highlands landscape loch mountain nc500 north road schotland schottland scotland scozia skotland skotlanti skottland soe écosse スコットランド kyle tongue ben loyal 500 winter sutherland northwest sea ribigill 53453786430
Spring Colours at Loyal
Our intention was always to finish the day shooting Ben Loyal. The wind had been an issue all day so I expected to find Lochan Hakel too choppy for reflections and had intended trying a hillside rather than lochside viewpoint. Somewhat fortuitously I couldn't find an obvious place to park for the hillside view and ended up at the small pull-in for Lochan Hakel anyway. Though 90% of the loch was rippled by the breeze, we found a small inlet I had not used before with some relatively calm water and, more importantly, some pretty reeds catching the light.
29-May-23 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2023 benloyal lochan mountain olympusem1mkii reeds scotland spring sutherland tongue reflections stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 52942509544
Moonrise at Loyal
Another view of Ben Loyal from last week. We managed to walk from our lochside location at Hakel to the hillside we had intended to visit firstly. There were not only some decent clouds above the mountain but also the first signs of the moon.
29-May-23 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2023 benloyal clouds lochan lochanhakel moon mountain olympusem1mkii scotland spring sutherland tongue stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 52950651640
Loyal Wait
This was the end of day one of a two day trip up to Sutherland with Iain. We expected very little from the day based on the forecast, even not deciding where we were heading until the night before. Thankfully though, after heavy, persistent rain through the morning, the weather started to play ball and although remaining very changeable, did offer rare stunning moments like this at Lochan Hakel, looking towards Ben Loyal just before sunset.
12-Nov-21 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2021 autumn benloyal clouds dusk hakel highland lochan mountain scotland sunset tongue reflections stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 51680451010
Ring of Fire
A swing of the camera from SE to SW brought another iconic mountain into view, Ben Hope. Though both it and Ben Loyal would not pick up much of the sunset colour, there was a brief burst of fiery light on the lower clouds as the sun set, nicely reflected in the calm water of Lochan Hakel.
12-Nov-21 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2021 autumn benhope caithness highland lochanhakel mountain scotland sunset tongue stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 51681316381
OS Map
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Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
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Photos
Please tag your photos and upload them to the British and Irish Mountains group on Flickr
The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
Kyle of Tongue towards Ben Loyal, Ribigill, Scotland
© All rights reserved
09-Jan-24 • David May • flickr
alba coast elite escocia explore highlands landscape loch mountain nc500 north road schotland schottland scotland scozia skotland skotlanti skottland soe écosse スコットランド kyle tongue ben loyal 500 winter sutherland northwest sea ribigill 53453786430
Spring Colours at Loyal
Our intention was always to finish the day shooting Ben Loyal. The wind had been an issue all day so I expected to find Lochan Hakel too choppy for reflections and had intended trying a hillside rather than lochside viewpoint. Somewhat fortuitously I couldn't find an obvious place to park for the hillside view and ended up at the small pull-in for Lochan Hakel anyway. Though 90% of the loch was rippled by the breeze, we found a small inlet I had not used before with some relatively calm water and, more importantly, some pretty reeds catching the light.
29-May-23 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2023 benloyal lochan mountain olympusem1mkii reeds scotland spring sutherland tongue reflections stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 52942509544
Moonrise at Loyal
Another view of Ben Loyal from last week. We managed to walk from our lochside location at Hakel to the hillside we had intended to visit firstly. There were not only some decent clouds above the mountain but also the first signs of the moon.
29-May-23 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2023 benloyal clouds lochan lochanhakel moon mountain olympusem1mkii scotland spring sutherland tongue stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 52950651640
Loyal Wait
This was the end of day one of a two day trip up to Sutherland with Iain. We expected very little from the day based on the forecast, even not deciding where we were heading until the night before. Thankfully though, after heavy, persistent rain through the morning, the weather started to play ball and although remaining very changeable, did offer rare stunning moments like this at Lochan Hakel, looking towards Ben Loyal just before sunset.
12-Nov-21 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2021 autumn benloyal clouds dusk hakel highland lochan mountain scotland sunset tongue reflections stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 51680451010
Ring of Fire
A swing of the camera from SE to SW brought another iconic mountain into view, Ben Hope. Though both it and Ben Loyal would not pick up much of the sunset colour, there was a brief burst of fiery light on the lower clouds as the sun set, nicely reflected in the calm water of Lochan Hakel.
12-Nov-21 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2021 autumn benhope caithness highland lochanhakel mountain scotland sunset tongue stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 51681316381
Kaleidoscopic Panorama
I liked the kaleidoscopic shapes and colours in this image, taken just 7 minutes after 'Ring of Fire.' To capture the whole vista I stitched 7 vertical images of Ben Hope and surrounding hills, reflecting in a flat-calm Lochan Hakel.
12-Nov-21 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2021 autumn benhope caithness dusk highland lochanhakel mountain scotland sunset tongue reflections stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 51718380534
Fellsiders Cottage
Mr Fellsider couldn't resist booking this rustic holiday cottage once he'd heard it had an unlimited supply of firewood...
12-Sep-17 • RoystonVasey • flickr
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Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.