Ben Cruachan
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| Elevation | 1126 |
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| English translation | Mountain of Peaks |
| Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic |
| First ascender | John MacCulloch |
| Parent peak | Ben Lawers |
| Parent range | Grampian Mountains |
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| ID | 733569 |
About Ben Cruachan
Ben Cruachan is a 1126 m mountain that is the highest point in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain, Cruachan! is the battle cry for Highland clans Campbell and MacIntyre.
£100m boost for biggest UK hydro scheme in decades
Mar 20,2023 11:20 pm
... Scotland s only other pumped storage scheme, operated by Drax Group, is housed within a giant artificial cavern inside Ben Cruachan on the shores of Loch Awe in Argyll...
Boy, 10, scrambles 300ft down mountain to help mum
Feb 16,2020 7:27 am
... The family, which also included two girls, aged five and nine, ended up on very steep ground after taking a wrong turn on Ben Cruachan near Dalmally...
