Benvane | |
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Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Bhàn | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 821 m (2,694 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 215 metres (705 ft) [2] |
Parent peak | Ben Ledi |
Listing | Corbett, Marilyn |
Naming | |
English translation | White Mountain [3] |
Language of name | Gaelic |
Geography | |
Location | Stirling, Scotland |
Parent range | Trossachs |
OS grid | NN535137 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 57 |
Benvane ( Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Bhàn) is a mountain in the Trossachs, in Stirling council area, Scotland. It lies within Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park and the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, [4] and the summit is on the western boundary of the Trossachs National Nature Reserve. [5] It is 821 metres (2,694 ft) high, and is classified as a Corbett, being joined by a ridge to the neighbouring Corbett of Ben Ledi. [3]
Benvane may be climbed by several routes, which can be combined to make for a circular route. From the south the summit can be reached via the 6 km-long ridge that connects it to Ben Ledi: the bealach between the two peaks can be reached via Ben Ledi itself or directly: either from the Stank Glen on the west side of this ridge, ascending from the shores of Loch Lubaig; or from Brig o' Turk via the Glen Finglas reservoir and Glen Casaig. Brig o' Turk also serves as the start point for a route ascending directly to Benvane's summit via its south ridge. On the northern side of the hill there are also routes from Strathyre, and from Glen Buckie near Balquhidder via a route up the hill's north ridge. [3]
The Ben Ledi-Benvane ridge marks the boundary between West Strathyre estate (owned by Forestry and Land Scotland), [1] [6] and Glen Finglas Estate, which is owned by the Woodland Trust. [7]
56°17′36″N 4°22′06″W / 56.293295°N 4.368435°W