The Munros:
Ben Cruachan.
Ben Cruachan.
The Munros of Ben Cruachan, the highest first. See them on the map.
Ben Cruachan.
1,127 metres
Ben Cruachan stands above the north shore of Loch Awe in Argyll, east of Oban, and it has a power station built inside it. A dam and a reservoir sit high on its side, and Drax, which owns and runs them, keeps a visitor centre down by the loch with a café called the Hollow Mountain.
Read about Ben CruachanStob Daimh.
999 metres
Stob Daimh is the neighbouring peak to Ben Cruachan in Argyll, about two and a half kilometres to its east. The two hills stand round the Cruachan reservoir, above Loch Awe.
Read about Stob DaimhBeinn Eunaich.
989 metres
Beinn Eunaich is an Argyll hill, only a few miles in a straight line from Kilchurn Castle on Loch Awe.
Read about Beinn EunaichBeinn a' Chochuill.
980 metres
Beinn a' Chochuill is an Argyll Munro, a few miles in a straight line from Kilchurn Castle on Loch Awe. It stands close to the Cruachan hills: Stob Daimh is about two and a half kilometres to the south-west, and Ben Cruachan itself is under five.
Read about Beinn a' ChochuillBefore you go.
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