Blà Bheinn
The name Blà Bheinn is thought to mean "blue mountain", from a combination of Norse and Gaelic. Whereas blå in Modern Norwegian means "blue", the Old Norse word blá could, however, also refer to the colours blue-black and black.
The normal route of ascent for walkers is from the east. A path leaves the B8083 on the shores of Loch Slapin about 4 km after the village of Torrin. The path follows a burn, the Allt na Dunachie, into the corrie of Coire Uaigneich. From here a short steep route along the ridge leads to the summit. A small amount of scrambling is needed to reach the true top of the mountain. Alternative routes follow the south ridge, or come from the north having traversed the Clach Glas ridge which links to the Red Cuillin peaks.
Blaven stands in the Strathaird Estate, owned and managed since 1994 by the John Muir Trust.
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Blàbheinn from the east
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The mountain from three sides
In popular culture
Blaven is depicted in Mary Stewart's 1956 thriller novel Wildfire at Midnight.
References
- ^ "Blà Bheinn (Blaven)". Hill Bagging - the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH). 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Bla Bheinn/Blaven". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.
- ^ Fabian, D.J. (1989). The islands of Scotland including Skye. Scottish Mountaineering Trust. ISBN 0-907521-23-1.
External links
- Blaven.com
- John Muir Trust Archived 3 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine