Allan 601 wrote:I'm struggling to find a definitive answer to this, but which 5 summits make up the Five Sisters of Kintail?
The best I can find is:
Sgurr na Ciste Duibhe
Sgurr na Carnach
Sgurr Fhuaran
Sgurr nan Saighead
Sgurr na Moraich
But I've heard some people say that Sgurr nan Spainteach is the first of the sisters!
Any enlightenment would be very welcome!
Yes, I too agree with this list. It fits with the idea, as Mal says, that they were named the Five Sisters due to the view of them, rather than by people walking on them. So, like the Three Sisters of Glen Coe, probably named a long time before challenge names like Yorkshire 3 Peaks, National 3 Peaks, 10 Tors etc. The idea that that Sgurr na Spainteach might be one of the Sisters would seem to come from walkers 'doing' the Five Sisters, who are more likely to traverse that one than Sgurr na Moraich.