Loch Loch and Beinn a Ghlo
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 8:06 pmIt caught my eye on the map at the foot of Cárn na Gahbar 
Loch Loch , so good they named it twice
Ach chan eil sin ceart !.....but that 's no why its called twice! .
The old Gaidhlig word for dark , is "loch" and usually associated with the goddess of water, that is the root of this Loch Loch
"The dark Loch of the water goddess"
...... see what you learn a'mhuinntir! .
Bha robh mi riamh air a ' bheann , Blár Athall ach ceilidh mi air Coille Creithnich agus Cath Raon Ruairidh .... Although my Fathers side of the family emerged out of Glen Errochty a bit further NW than Blár Athall a good few generations back , I had never been to the tilt side of Blár Athall other than a visit to Killiecrankie and the battle site a few years back so I decided a wee visit on Beinn a Ghlo would be a grand introduction to "the west mounth" ..... which is corrupted from the Gaelic An Monadh Iar .
Started off at Loch Moraig which I found eventually after taking a road on the other side which took me off roading and onto a cattle gate into a field .... wrong place
The day was bright ,but the hill was in a coat of mist and cloud which made my mind up to do this round anti clockwise ,although I had considered this so I did not have a long walk out !
She is well named the grey one
. I thought the low cover might clear off as the day wore on so took the good track and path out to the flank of Beinn Bheag .... I would agree good is in the eye of the experience ,if it was wet this path would be a fecker
Good time to the bealach at Airgoid Bheinn under 2 hours but no sign of the Sgoth agus Ceo shifting as yet.
She is a peak of many Cárn ..... Cárn nan Gabhar ,so we visited them all in the murk
Uill abair latha ..... well I was beginning to wonder if this was going to be a day of blank views , would be my first "latha gun sealltain " in 35 peaks, since October 2012 , a good record
But God looks after the remaining Gaidheal ,down to the bealach again and .............
We soon caught sight of the whole hill and I was fairly impressed however she is very scarred Beinn a Ghlo
It is not to bad a pull up to the cárn and the surrounding country was revealing its mystery , well managed for shooting and stalking
Another wee drop takes you down to the last bealach onto Carn Liath , for us the day was now warm and a stiff wind blowing which was great for keeping us cool
We hit Carn Liath after 5hrs and had a wee lunch break out of the wind and in the sun there is good views from these hills and very different from the West .
So that was Bheinn a Ghlo ............
I reckoned on these to be a hard day ,they were not in fact I found the round very easy and we completed it in around 6hrs. It was a good decision to go anti clockwise as the murk lifted and it is only an hour down to the car park and I reckon that is the way to go.
Also ......................... Dean Bheinn a Ghlo cuain a tha e tioram !
Climb this lot when it is dry conditions
Cheerie a nis
Loch Loch , so good they named it twice
Ach chan eil sin ceart !.....but that 's no why its called twice! .
The old Gaidhlig word for dark , is "loch" and usually associated with the goddess of water, that is the root of this Loch Loch
"The dark Loch of the water goddess"
...... see what you learn a'mhuinntir! .Bha robh mi riamh air a ' bheann , Blár Athall ach ceilidh mi air Coille Creithnich agus Cath Raon Ruairidh .... Although my Fathers side of the family emerged out of Glen Errochty a bit further NW than Blár Athall a good few generations back , I had never been to the tilt side of Blár Athall other than a visit to Killiecrankie and the battle site a few years back so I decided a wee visit on Beinn a Ghlo would be a grand introduction to "the west mounth" ..... which is corrupted from the Gaelic An Monadh Iar .
Started off at Loch Moraig which I found eventually after taking a road on the other side which took me off roading and onto a cattle gate into a field .... wrong place
The day was bright ,but the hill was in a coat of mist and cloud which made my mind up to do this round anti clockwise ,although I had considered this so I did not have a long walk out !
- Carn Liath
She is well named the grey one
. I thought the low cover might clear off as the day wore on so took the good track and path out to the flank of Beinn Bheag .... I would agree good is in the eye of the experience ,if it was wet this path would be a fecker - An -t Slighe
- Ann's a Coire
Good time to the bealach at Airgoid Bheinn under 2 hours but no sign of the Sgoth agus Ceo shifting as yet.
She is a peak of many Cárn ..... Cárn nan Gabhar ,so we visited them all in the murk
- Cárn Mor
Uill abair latha ..... well I was beginning to wonder if this was going to be a day of blank views , would be my first "latha gun sealltain " in 35 peaks, since October 2012 , a good record
But God looks after the remaining Gaidheal ,down to the bealach again and .............
- Aig am bhealach
- Sealltainn
We soon caught sight of the whole hill and I was fairly impressed however she is very scarred Beinn a Ghlo
- Carn Liath
- An rathad suas
It is not to bad a pull up to the cárn and the surrounding country was revealing its mystery , well managed for shooting and stalking
- Air a mhullach
Another wee drop takes you down to the last bealach onto Carn Liath , for us the day was now warm and a stiff wind blowing which was great for keeping us cool
- Air ais
We hit Carn Liath after 5hrs and had a wee lunch break out of the wind and in the sun there is good views from these hills and very different from the West .
So that was Bheinn a Ghlo ............
I reckoned on these to be a hard day ,they were not in fact I found the round very easy and we completed it in around 6hrs. It was a good decision to go anti clockwise as the murk lifted and it is only an hour down to the car park and I reckon that is the way to go.
Also ......................... Dean Bheinn a Ghlo cuain a tha e tioram !
Climb this lot when it is dry conditions
- An Ghille dubh
Cheerie a nis
The stuff of legend 
. I must go on a night course some day...