Tyndrum Hills
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The Tyndrum Hills are a mountain range located to the south-west of Tyndrum
in the Scottish Highlands
, within the Strath Fillan and Breadalbane
area. They are also within Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
and are also known for the famous mountain Ben Lui
.
The mountains include:
Tyndrum
Tyndrum is a small village in Scotland. Its Gaelic name translates as "the house on the ridge". It lies in Strathfillan, at the southern edge of Rannoch Moor.The village is notable mainly for being at an important crossroads of transport routes...
in the Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
, within the Strath Fillan and Breadalbane
Breadalbane, Scotland
Breadalbane —from Scottish Gaelic Bràghad Albainn, "the upper part of Alba"—is a region of the southern/central Scottish Highlands in Atholl. The Breadalbane hydro-electric power scheme lies within the region.Clan Campbell has a Breadalbane branch...
area. They are also within Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is a national park in Scotland centred on Loch Lomond, and includes several ranges of hills, the Trossachs being the most famous...
and are also known for the famous mountain Ben Lui
Ben Lui
Ben Lui is a mountain in the southern Highlands of Scotland, at the head of Glen Fyne. It has five well-defined ridges radiating out from the summit...
.
The mountains include:
- Ben LuiBen LuiBen Lui is a mountain in the southern Highlands of Scotland, at the head of Glen Fyne. It has five well-defined ridges radiating out from the summit...
, 1130 metres (3,707.3 ft) - Beinn a' ChleibhBeinn a' ChleibhBeinn a' Chleibh is a Scottish mountain. It is linked to Ben Lui by a short ridge.-References:* The Munros, Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1986, Donald Bennett ISBN 0-0907521-13-4...
, 916 metres (3,005.2 ft) - Ben OssBen OssBen Oss is a Scottish mountain situated in the Stirling Council area, six kilometres south west of the village of Tyndrum within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.- Overview :...
, 1029 metres (3,376 ft) - Beinn DubhchraigBeinn DubhchraigBeinn Dubhchraig is a Scottish mountain that is situated eight kilometres west of Crianlarich in the northern part of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.- Overview :...
, 978 metres (3,208.7 ft) - Beinn ChuirnBeinn ChùirnBeinn Chùirn is a Scottish hill situated five kilometres west-southwest of Tyndrum, it stands on the border of Stirlingshire and Perthshire at the northern extremity of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.- Overview :...
, 880 metres (2,887.1 ft)