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beallach, that on the west being the higher. It throws out a sharp 

 buttress towards Loch Hourn, and its east top is known by the 

 name Stob a* Chearcaill (2760 feet). Enclosed amongst these peaks 

 is the tremendous Corrie Dhorrcail ; the precipices in this corrie 

 are equalled by few in Scotland for height and excessive steepness. 

 The main mass of Ladhar Bheinn presents a perpendicular face 

 of nearly 1200 feet, serrated on the top and deeply gashed on the 

 front. Stob a' Chearcaill and its companion peak, Stob Dhorrcail, 

 are two of the most peculiar-looking peaks in Scotland. Smooth, 

 hard, upright and narrow, from some points of view they appear 

 hopelessly inaccessible. Stob a' Chearcaill has precipices on three 

 sides and is connected with Stob Dhorrcail by an extremely 

 narrow curving ridge. Between Ladhar Bheinn and the head of 

 Loch Hourn and Loch Quoich, one tumbled and rugged mountain 

 succeeds another, all presenting very similar features, being abrupt 

 and dark, and enclosing glens some of which are filled with fine old 

 Scotch firs. The most important tops are Sgiirr nan Eugallt 

 (2941 feet), Sgurr Sgiath Airidh (2933 feet), and Sgurr a Choire 

 Beith (2994 feet), while above Barrisdale rises Luinne Bheinn 

 (3085 feet) ; rather south of it, Meall Buidhe (3107 feet) and Beinn 

 Bhuidhe (2803 feet), above Loch Nevis. At the head of Loch 

 Nevis rises a magnificent group of rocky peaks, comprising Ben 

 Aden (2905 feet) showing a steep cliff on the south. Sgor na 

 Ciche (3410 feet) is, however, the giant in every respect of the 

 group. Seen from Loch Nevis it rises at once from the sea with 

 bold lines to a perfect peak. Its top is rocky and precipitous, 

 or rather is a single lump of rock of about the size of Arthur's 

 Seat. It preserves its conical appearance from nearly every point 

 of the compass, though less so from the north and south. Joined 

 with it are the Garbh Chioch Mor (3365 feet) and Garbh Chioch 

 Bheag (3000 feet), also very steep and rocky. Beyond them to 

 the east rises Sgor nan Coireachan (3125 feet). At this point the 

 ridge divides, the northernmost going through Sgor Beag (2890 

 feet), Sgor Mor (3290 feet), a massive conical mountain, and Sgor 

 an Fhuarain (2901 feet), and terminates at the junction of the 

 Kingie and the Garry in Scour Gairoch (3015 feet), a prominent 

 hill in all views of Glen Garry looking to the west. The southern 



