Gaor Bheinn

For the racing yacht, see Gulvain.

Gaor Bheinn
Gadhail Bheinn
Highest point
Elevation	987 m (3,238 ft)
Prominence	842 m (2,762 ft)Ranked 23rd in British Isles
Parent peak	Carn Eige
Listing	Munro, Marilyn
Naming
Language of name	Gaelic
Pronunciation	Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkɯːɾveɲ]
Geography
Location	Highland, Scotland
OS grid	NN002875

Gaor Bheinn, also known in English as Gulvain (Scottish Gaelic: Gadhail Bheinn), is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is in Lochaber, south of Loch Arkaig and north of the road west of Fort William (from which it is usually climbed). It is composed of banded granite and shaped like a letter Y, with two tops connected by a ridge running from northeast to southwest, with the northern top 6 m higher than the one to the south. Crags drop at either end, and steep slopes fall away to either side. The south ridge path is really a stream bed, so in wet conditions an easier if longer ascent from Na Socachan is to walk up Allt a Choire Reidh towards Gualann nan Osna and climb the south top's north-west ridge.

According to Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba, the name comes from Gadhail Bheinn, meaning "mountain of the hunting dogs" (gadhar). It has also been suggested the name comes from Gaothail Bheinn or Gaothar Bheinn, "windy mountain".

External links

• Gulvain from MunroMagic