Benvane
Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Bhàn
Benvane from its south ridge
Highest point
Elevation821 m (2,694 ft)[1]
Prominence215 metres (705 ft)[2]
Parent peakBen Ledi
ListingCorbett, Marilyn
Naming
English translationWhite Mountain[3]
Language of nameGaelic
Geography
LocationStirling, Scotland
Parent rangeTrossachs
OS gridNN535137
Topo mapOS 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]

References

  1. 1 2 Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50000 Series. Sheet 57: Stirling & The Trossachs.
  2. ↑ "Benvane". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Rob Milne & Hamish Brown, ed. (2016). The Corbetts and Other Scottish Hills. Scottish Mountaineering Trust. p. 49. ISBN 9780907521716.
  4. ↑ "Queen Elizabeth Forest Park". Forestry and Land Scotland. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Great Trossachs Forest NNR". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "West Strathyre Land Management Plan" (PDF). Forestry and Land Scotland. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Property Details: Glenfinglas". Who Owns Scotland. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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