OS Map of Beinn Bhan

Beinn Bhan

I hadn't been up Beinn Bhan since before Covid and it was such a pleasure to be up there again. Of course the view from the summit has not changed and the little lochans in Coire na Poite are such a delight to see from above. The most striking difference, in my view, is that I did not see a living soul all day. This was always the busiest hill in Applecross (I've been up many times in the past) so I couldn't help but wonder where all the hill walkers and climbers had gone.

01-Sep-24 • AnnieMacD • flickr

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S6118 - Beinn Bhan

NG803450, LR24. HISTORY Pillar completed 23rd July 1950 costing £64.0s.4d. Computed as Primary triangulation station PP382 within Figure 6 on the OSGB36 primary retriangulation network during 1951. This station was also used for the reconnaissance of secondary blocks NG24 (Skye) in 1957, NH16 (Wester Ross) in 1958, and NG80 (Fort William) during 1959. Levelled to second class precision in 1958. This pillar station was last maintained by the Ordnance Survey in May 1980. SITE VISIT Overall approach from the southwest. Parked at mapped viewpoint at NG773426. Headed up the track to the mast at the summit of Sguur a' Chaorachain before heading down to the bealach at NG783442. From there it was a near beeline climb up theridge to the summit. With hindsight, I should probable have started this from the west at NG762437 and followed the mapped path to the bealach, thus avoiding the boulder field to the south. Stone built pillar in good condition. Spider centre open. The flush bracket faces southeast compass measurement 153°. Vented through right (NE) sighting hole. Full 360° panoramic view includes primary sight line connections with PP389 (Anteallach), PP386 (Carn Eige), PP371 (Sgurr na Ciche), PP375 (Beinn na Caillich), PP390 (Healaval Beg), PP396 (Storr) and PP373 (An Cuaidh). Photographed: 14th August 2020, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=57.442353,-5.661707&z=11" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/38486285320 Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 24 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/50940476447/in/album-72157631831281682/ S9775 - Meall Gorm : 2.95 miles to the southwest. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/50939675113/in/album-72157631831281682/ S9752 - Meall Loch An Fheoir : 4.45 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/50953776823/in/album-72157631831281682/ S9428 - Croic Bheinn : 5.02 miles to the northwest. S9415 - Ben Shieldaig : 5.19 miles to the north. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/50951370131/in/album-72157631831281682/ S9801 - Beinn A Chlachain : 5.53 miles to the northwest. S9423 - Glas Bheinn : 6.13 miles to the east. ═════════════════════════

14-Aug-20 • Graeme5015 • flickr

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Beinn Bhan Corries

From the mouth of Coire an Fhamair looking towards Coire na Poite. This small burn emanated from a spring and was lined with foxgloves all the way down the hill. The water was cold and delicious!

04-Jul-17 • AnnieMacD • flickr

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Bealach-na Bo Meal Gorm

09-Jun-16 • a-r-a-55 • flickr

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The most beautiful corrie in Scotland?

Coire na Poite on Beinn Bhan, Applecross. Well, to me it is anyway! At this time of year everything is green and the little lochans look like jewels. And there is still a sliver of snow in the gully - icing on the cake.

25-Jul-15 • AnnieMacD • flickr

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Coire na Poite

On the approach to Coire na Poite from the lowest of the lochans. The hanging corrie is above the waterfalls. A'Phoit (the pot) is on the right. The summit of Beinn Bhan is upper left just over the rim of the corrie.

28-Sep-14 • AnnieMacD • flickr

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Coire na Poite, Beinn Bhan, Applecross

This is in the inner sanctum of the two-tier hanging corrie. The lochans here all have a green appearance (possibly algae?) which show up the reflections of the surrounding slopes. On the left is A'Phoit which is Gaelic for cauldron or pot.

28-Sep-14 • AnnieMacD • flickr

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Coire na Feòla, Beinn Bhan

Good weather forecast for today so headed up two of the Beinn Bhan corries. Coire na Each is not very exciting but Coire na Feòla is quite dramatic. I described Coire na Poite (which is the next one to the east) as being like a cathedral, but this is a very open corrie and, because the floor of the corrie dips down, the headwall appears enormous and magnificent. I climbed about one-third of the way up on the right side and had my lunch there - counting my blessing! What a view for a picnic spot.

29-Dec-13 • AnnieMacD • flickr

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Beinn Bhan summit

Day 12. Moonscape at the top of our final climb. ####### For two weeks every May my school took the entire third year of secondary away to locations around Scotland to engage in outdoor pursuits. I spent the fortnight in Torridon, an experience that turned my youthful enthusiasm for hill walking into a lifelong pleasure. The Torridon area has remained one of my favourite locations ever since and I have been back many times, to walk and climb if I can, or just to look if it's all that time allows. Unfortunately, on this first trip in 1977, aged 13, my embryonic photographic interest was equipped only with a cheap Kodak Instamatic camera, and I offer the results here for sentimental rather than aesthetic reasons. I have previously scanned a couple of the original prints made at the time, and these scans from the original negs are scarcely an improvement. They are slightly cropped top and bottom from the almost square format on account of the 35mm film holder on my scanner and the quantity of dust on them was not worth cloning out. They also seem to have acquired a yellow cast which was difficult to process out entirely in many cases.

19-May-77 • Fraser P • flickr

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A'Chioch from the summit of Beinn Bhan

Day 12. A boggy beginning and a stony finish to today's climb up Beinn Bhan from Tornapress. ####### For two weeks every May my school took the entire third year of secondary away to locations around Scotland to engage in outdoor pursuits. I spent the fortnight in Torridon, an experience that turned my youthful enthusiasm for hill walking into a lifelong pleasure. The Torridon area has remained one of my favourite locations ever since and I have been back many times, to walk and climb if I can, or just to look if it's all that time allows. Unfortunately, on this first trip in 1977, aged 13, my embryonic photographic interest was equipped only with a cheap Kodak Instamatic camera, and I offer the results here for sentimental rather than aesthetic reasons. I have previously scanned a couple of the original prints made at the time, and these scans from the original negs are scarcely an improvement. They are slightly cropped top and bottom from the almost square format on account of the 35mm film holder on my scanner and the quantity of dust on them was not worth cloning out. They also seem to have acquired a yellow cast which was difficult to process out entirely in many cases.

19-May-77 • Fraser P • flickr

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