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Buachaille Etive Beag
Buachaille Èite Beag
The northern end of Buachaille Etive Beag, seen from Buachaille Etive Mòr
Highest point
Elevation958 m (3,143 ft)[1]
Prominencec. 468 m
Parent peakBuachaille Etive Mòr
ListingMunro, Marilyn
Coordinates56°38′17″N 4°58′15″W / 56.638159°N 4.970747°W / 56.638159; -4.970747
Naming
English translationlittle herdsman of Etive
Language of nameGaelic
PronunciationScottish Gaelic: [ˈpuəxəʎə ˈeʰtʲə ˈpek]
Geography
LocationGlen Etive/Glen Coe, Scotland
OS gridNN179535
Topo mapOS Landranger 41
Stob Dubh
Stob Coire Raineach
Listed summits of Buachaille Etive Beag
Name Grid ref Height Status
Stob Dubh NN179535 958 m (3143 ft) Munro, Marilyn
Stob Coire Raineach NN191548 925 m (3035 ft) Munro, Marilyn

Buachaille Etive Beag (/ˈbuəxeɪl ˈɛtɪv ˈbɛɡ/,[2] Scottish Gaelic: Buachaille Èite Beag,[3] 'little herdsman of Etive') is a mountain between Glen Coe and Glen Etive in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies west of Buachaille Etive Mòr, its larger neighbour, from which it is separated by a high mountain pass called Lairig Gartain.

Like its neighbour, Buachaille Etive Beag is a ridge about 3 km long that runs in a southwest–northeast direction. It has two peaks of Munro status: Stob Dubh (958 m) at the southern end, and Stob Coire Raineach (925 m) in the middle. The latter became a Munro in the 1997 revision of Munro's Tables, in which all tops with a topographic prominence of more than 500 feet (152.4 m) were promoted to full Munro status.[4] The smaller peak at the northern end is Stob nan Cabar.

Climbing

The most common route on the mountain starts from the A82 at the head of Glen Coe. A cairn and a sign mark the existence of a right-of-way to Glen Etive, following the through the Lairig Eilde that separates Buachaille Etive Beag from Bidean nam Bian. This route is followed for around 1.5 km, at which point most hillwalkers simply head up the hillside to reach the bealach between the two summits, which is at a height of around 750 m. From here Stob Coire Raineach lies about 0.5 km to the northeast, whilst Stob Dubh is about 2 km to the southwest. After bagging both tops, most walkers simply descend by their route of ascent. One may also reach (and descend from) the bealach by means of the Lairig Gartain, which separates Buachaille Etive Beag, from its larger sibling, Buachaille Etive Mor.

An alternative route would be to start from Glen Etive, thus allowing for a traverse of the ridge. The southwest ridge is unrelentingly steep, and one would be obliged to arrange transport back to Glen Etive or walk an additional 4 km to return via the Lairig Eilde or Lairig Gartain.

References

  1. ^ "Information about Buachaille Etive Beag - Stob Coire Raineach". www.munromap.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  2. ^ Pointon, Graham, ed. (1990). BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 38. ISBN 0-19-282745-6.
  3. ^ "Buachaille Etive Beag". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.
  4. ^ Bearhop, Derek, ed. (1997). Munro's Tables (Revised ed.). Scottish Mountaineering Club. ISBN 0-907521-53-3.
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