Ben Lawers
Ben Lawers from seen from Beinn Ghlas
Elevation:	1214 m (3984 ft)
Location:	Perthshire, Scotland
Prominence:	c. 909 m
Topo map:	OS Landranger 51
OS grid reference:	NN636414
Listing:	Munro, Marilyn
Translation of name:	Hill of the loud stream (Gaelic)
Pronunciation:	/bɛn lɔɹs/

Ben Lawers is one of the highest mountains in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. It lies to the north side of Loch Tay, and is the highest point of a long ridge that includes 7 Munros. Image File history File links Ben_Lawers. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... Perthshire is an traditional county in central Scotland, which extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south. ... Travel guide to Scotland from Wikitravel Transport in Scotland Timeline of Scottish history Caledonia List of not fully sovereign nations Subdivisions of Scotland National parks (Scotland) Traditional music of Scotland Flower of Scotland Wars of Scottish Independence National Trust for Scotland Historic houses in Scotland Castles in Scotland Museums in... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is a popular activity for hillwalkers and mountaineers in which they attempt to reach the summit of each peak in a region above some height, or having a particular feature. ... Sgurr Fiona and the Corrag Bhuide pinnacles of An Teallach A Munro is a Scottish hill with a height over 3000 feet (914. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig; IPA: ) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... The International Phonetic Alphabet. ... The Scottish Highlands are the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... Loch Tay (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Tatha) is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the district of Perthshire. ... Sgurr Fiona and the Corrag Bhuide pinnacles of An Teallach A Munro is a Scottish hill with a height over 3000 feet (914. ...

Ben Lawers was long thought to be over 4000 ft in height; accurate measurement in the 1870s showed it to be some 17 ft short of this figure. In 1878 a group of twenty men spent a day building a huge cairn in the hope of bringing the summit above the "magic" figure. The cairn is no longer there; in any case the Ordnance Survey ignored it as an artificial structure that was not truly part of the hill. A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a metre. ... Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A cairn to mark the way along a glacier A cairn is a manmade pile of stones. ... Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. ...

Most of the south side of the Ben Lawers range has since 1950 been owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The area of land under Trust ownership was extended in 1996 by the purchase of the neighbouring Tarmachan range. The Trust own a visitor centre located at the western end of the range, from where a much eroded-path leads to the summit. A slightly different path also leads from the centre, heading for the summit by way of the intermediate peak of Beinn Ghlas. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The standard of the NTS The National Trust for Scotland, or NTS, describes itself as The conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotlands natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to enjoy. ... A visitor center is a place where visitors to a location can get information on the areas attractions, lodging, maps, and other items relevant to tourism. ...

Alternative routes that avoid the erosion caused by the popularity of the two routes described above usually start by following Lawers Burn, which meet the A827 at the village of Lawers. Heading north from the burn allows the walker to climb the peaks to the northeast of Ben Lawers on the way. The most direct route from Lawers is to continue along the burn until Lochan nan Cat (Loch of the cat), then heading straight to the summit by way of the east ridge.

Ben Lawrers is designated as a National Nature Reserve due to the abundance of rare alpine plants. The area also has populations of ravens, ring ouzels, red grouse, ptarmigan, dippers and curlews. National Nature Reserve is a United Kingdom government conservation designation for a nature reserve of national significance. ... Alpine plants are plants whose natural habitat approaches the line of perpetual snow. ... Species See text Many large black birds of the genus Corvus are called ravens. ... Binomial name Turdus torquatus Linnaeus, 1758 The Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) is a European member of the thrush family Turdidae. ... Binomial name Lagopus lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Willow Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) is a medium-sized bird in the grouse family. ... Binomial name Lagopus mutus (Montin, 1781) The Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) is a small (31-35 cm) bird in the grouse family. ... For the article on the constellations, see Big Dipper and Little Dipper Species Cinclus cinclus Cinclus leucocephalus Cinclus mexicanus Cinclus pallasii Cinclus schulzi Dippers are members of the genus Cinclus in the family Cinclidae. ... Genera Numenius Bartramia Numenius redirects here. ...

External link

• Computer generated summit panoramas North South Index
• NTS Ben Lawers page
• Ben Lawers NNR