Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Spidean Dhomhuill Bhric
The Forcan Ridge
The Forcan Ridge is one of the most famous scrambling challenges in Scotland. it has a very spiky shape and the stone is much different, rougher and plainer than the stepped sand stone one find on many mountain tops. I did not scramble the ridge, because I needed a bit of a recovery from climbing the Torridon mountains the days before.
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The Saddle panorama
Panoramic view from the summit of The Saddle on the south side of Glen Shiel, of the Forcan Ridge on the right and Sgurr Fhuaran in the centre distance.
12-Sep-17 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
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The Saddle and Sgurr na Forcan
from The Saddle's west top
15-Sep-16 • Mr Trekker • flickr
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Yeti Griff approaches The Saddle trig point
09-Jun-15 • Powsers Mountaineering Club • flickr
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The Forcan Ridge
The Forcan Ridge is one of the most famous scrambling challenges in Scotland. it has a very spiky shape and the stone is much different, rougher and plainer than the stepped sand stone one find on many mountain tops. I did not scramble the ridge, because I needed a bit of a recovery from climbing the Torridon mountains the days before.
scotland scottishhighlands greatbritain thesaddle forcanridge ridge glenshiel summit stonewall fleecycloud drystonewall valley cliff 32029514047
The Saddle panorama
Panoramic view from the summit of The Saddle on the south side of Glen Shiel, of the Forcan Ridge on the right and Sgurr Fhuaran in the centre distance.
12-Sep-17 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
glenshiel scotland highlands mountain peak munro summit ridge forcanridge sgurrfhuaran fivesisters kintail outside outdoor countryside mountainous hill hillside mountainside rural nature natural scenic scenery cloud loch lochan landscape panorama panoramic 23640507548
The Saddle and Sgurr na Forcan
from The Saddle's west top
15-Sep-16 • Mr Trekker • flickr
scotland scottishhighlands mountainscenery mountainridgewalk munros glenshiel 29840958491
Yeti Griff approaches The Saddle trig point
09-Jun-15 • Powsers Mountaineering Club • flickr
2015 june scotland powsers powserglossop glossoppowser powser glossop glossoppowsers 19131568651
Saddle Summit Pano
Another set of stitched images from a simply amazing day in Glen Shiel. We trod virgin snow for the entire day on the Forcan Ridge and were greeted with views stretching across the whole of the highlands from the summit of the saddle. This image has a roughly 270 degree field of view, from Aonach Mor, CMD and Ben Nevis on the extreme left to the Edge of Beinn Fhada and the sisters of Kintail on the far right (close to the camera) The Cuillin on Skye is a little right of centre and Knoydart occupies about a quarter of the frame left of centre. The giant hills of Torridon form the skyline of the last quartile on the right, with the Eag Dubh on Beinn Alligin and the pyramidal munro top of Spidean Choire Leith on Liathach clearly visible.
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South from the Saddle
A view south towards Knoydart from the confusingly named munro 'The Saddle' in Glen Sheil
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The Saddle and Sgurr na Sgine via the Forcan Ridge
© Steven Fallon
16-Mar-00 • Steven Fallon • 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.