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Name that Corrie!

Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby kaye.cantlay » Sat Dec 04, 2021 7:39 pm

No guesses?

We were on a Graham, and on an Island....
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby Caberfeidh » Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:38 am

Corrie Sgrein, Harris?
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby kaye.cantlay » Mon Dec 06, 2021 12:42 pm

Not there Caberfeidh...
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BoyVertiginous » Thu Dec 09, 2021 2:09 pm

Coire nan Gabhar from Beinn Fhada on the Isle of Mull?
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby kaye.cantlay » Thu Dec 09, 2021 2:30 pm

Hooray - yes - and over to you.
It's a great wee mountain.
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BoyVertiginous » Thu Dec 09, 2021 6:31 pm

kaye.cantlay wrote:Hooray - yes - and over to you.
It's a great wee mountain.

Been all around it, but not ON Beinn Fhada. Used your clue to narrow it down, not that many island Grahams :wink:


Okay, maybe trying to be too clever here but, only photo to hand so, here goes...
Above the gorge on the left of the tree line, there are corries up and over the top (i.e. down the other side!), to the left and right of the gorge - that you cannot see here - the name of one of them will suffice...

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BoyVertiginous » Sat Dec 11, 2021 1:15 am

BoyVertiginous wrote:Okay, maybe trying to be too clever here but, only photo to hand so, here goes...
Above the gorge on the left of the tree line, there are corries up and over the top (i.e. down the other side!), to the left and right of the gorge - that you cannot see here - the name of one of them will suffice...

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This is not the usual view of these hills and, around from the corries are two munros (usually scaled as a pair).
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BoyVertiginous » Mon Dec 13, 2021 4:10 pm

Here's a wider perspective of that Western flank.

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby jmarkb » Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:03 pm

Ah, OK, I think that is the western flank of Beinn Bheithir, so the corries would be Coire na Capuill and Coire Dearg?
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BoyVertiginous » Tue Dec 14, 2021 2:01 pm

jmarkb wrote:Ah, OK, I think that is the western flank of Beinn Bheithir, so the corries would be Coire na Capuill and Coire Dearg?


Bang on, jmarkb. Over to you.
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby jmarkb » Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:30 pm

Thanks BV!

This one is a little sneaky too - the corrie down to the left here is actually a Glen, albeit a rather small one.

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BoyVertiginous » Tue Dec 14, 2021 6:14 pm

Wild guess, Gleann Ballach (Carn Dearg-Monadhliath)?
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby jmarkb » Tue Dec 14, 2021 6:22 pm

It's nowhere near the Monadhliath!
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby jmarkb » Thu Dec 16, 2021 12:52 pm

Time for a clue: this shot was taken on a little used approach to a very popular Corbett.
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby jmarkb » Sun Dec 19, 2021 8:19 pm

Another clue - on the far side of the ridge is an extensive area of regenerated woodland, and a holistic retreat centre.
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