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Name that Corrie!

Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BlackPanther » Thu Aug 12, 2021 7:48 pm

Coire nan Lochan Uaine on Sàil Chaorainn? I think one of the two lochans is called Lochan Uaine.
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby mamoset » Thu Aug 12, 2021 8:28 pm

That's the one BP, back to you :clap:
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BlackPanther » Thu Aug 12, 2021 9:02 pm

mamoset wrote:That's the one BP, back to you


Thanks, the two lochans are quite characteristic!
What about this one?
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BlackPanther » Sun Aug 15, 2021 4:00 pm

Clue: the mountain is a Corbett and its summit is over 900m.
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BlackPanther » Tue Aug 17, 2021 7:53 am

Clue 2: the mountain is remote, but only for drivers...
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby jmarkb » Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:10 am

Coir' a' Bhric Beag (Leum Uilleim)?
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BlackPanther » Tue Aug 17, 2021 2:20 pm

jmarkb wrote:Coir' a' Bhric Beag (Leum Uilleim)?


Yesss, that's the one!

We used bikes to reach Corrour, turning a quickie into an odyssey :lol:

Your go!
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby jmarkb » Tue Aug 17, 2021 2:24 pm

Thanks, BP!

BlackPanther wrote:We used bikes to reach Corrour, turning a quickie into an odyssey


Good effort!

How about this one?

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby jmarkb » Thu Aug 19, 2021 7:18 pm

This is also on a 900+m Corbett, thought the summit is not in view.
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby jmarkb » Mon Aug 23, 2021 6:41 pm

Another clue: this walk starts near a posh hotel and ascends through pine woods, past a waterfall.
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby mamoset » Mon Aug 23, 2021 7:22 pm

Ah, Beinn Damh
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby jmarkb » Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:22 pm

mamoset wrote:Ah, Beinn Damh


Yes, Toll Ban on the way up Beinn Damh it is - your go!
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby mamoset » Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:42 pm

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Thanks, hoping to climb Beinn Damh soon. Which one's this
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby mamoset » Mon Aug 23, 2021 9:58 pm

So not to confuse, in this region Coire is known more as Toll
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby Mal Grey » Mon Aug 23, 2021 10:00 pm

mamoset wrote:So not to confuse, in this region Coire is known more as Toll


...nam Biast, Alligin?
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