Am Buachaille is a sea stack, or vertical rock formation, near Sandwood Bay in the Scottish county of Sutherland at grid reference NC206655. It was first climbed in 1968 by the mountaineersTom Patey and Ian Clough. The name means "The Shepherd" in Scottish Gaelic. Image File history File linksMetadata Am_buachaille. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Am_buachaille. ... Stack, near Old Harry Rocks Old Harry Rocks A stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast. ... Sandwood Bay - North view Sandwood Bay - South view Sandwood Bay is a natural bay on the far north-west coast of Scotland. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I 843 Area - Total 78,772 km... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a committee area of the Highland Council, Scotland, a registration county, and a lieutenancy area. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Mountaineering is the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking and climbing up mountains. ... Tom Patey (1932 — 25 May 1970) was a Scottish climber, mountaineer and writer. ... Ian Clough (1939-1970) was a British mountaineer who was killed on an expedition to climb the south face of the Himalayan massif Annapurna. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gà idhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ...
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"Early Days on Am Buachaille"— description of a climb, with photographs
am buachaille is my name A sepia-toned photograph taken in England in 1895 A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an image created using a record of light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or a CCD. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the...
Ach mu am dha dol mu chủl a chruidh gu 'n tabhairt dhachaidh, co a chithear a'tighinn ach famhair mòr,'sa chlaidheamh 'na làimh.
Am beul na h-oidche thug e caisteal an righ air, ach cha d' thug e dad air bith leis a tigh an fhamhair; agus a nuair a chaidh an crodh a bhleoghan, 's ann an sinn.
nach robh thus' agamsa a nis a dhobhrain." Cha luaith' thubhairt na bha 'n dobhran ri thaobh, agus a mach air an loch leum i, 's thugar am breac a meadhon an loch; Ach cha luaithe bha 'n dòran air tir leis a bhreac na thainig an t-ubh a mach as a bheul.
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