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In the News (Sat 14 Nov 09)

  
  walks - ben lawers
The summit of Beinn Ghlas was reached which was followed by a short descent and the climb to the summit of Ben Lawers, which was Steve’s fourth, 4,000 foot Munro.
The ascent of Ben Lawers was slightly steeper and again the path had been repaired in places.
The ground under the trig point on Ben Lawers is very eroded with the wooden supports showing so unless some attention is given to the base of the trig point it will eventually collapse.
www.caledoniahilltreks.com /walks/walks_in_ben_lawers.htm   (7510 words)

  
  Ben Lawers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ben Lawers is one of the highest mountains in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands.
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.
Most of the south side of the Ben Lawers range is owned by the National Trust for Scotland, due to the abundance of rare alpine plants.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ben_Lawers   (306 words)

  
 Probert Encyclopaedia: Gazetteer (Ben-Berd)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ben Lawers is a mountain in Perth and Kincross, Scotland.
Ben Lomond is a mountain on the east side of Loch Lomond in Scotland.
Ben Lomond is a mountain in north-east Tasmania.
www.probertencyclopaedia.com /G31E.HTM   (1891 words)

  
 Ben Lawers -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ben Lawers is one of the highest mountains in the southern part of the (Click link for more info and facts about Scottish Highlands) Scottish Highlands.
Ben Lawers was long thought to be over 4000 (A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard) ft in height; accurate measurement in the (The decade from 1870 to 1879) 1870s showed it to be some 17 ft short of this figure.
Most of the south side of the Ben Lawers range is owned by the (Click link for more info and facts about National Trust for Scotland) National Trust for Scotland, due to the abundance of rare alpine plants.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/be/ben_lawers.htm   (381 words)

  
 Lawers Region Trip 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Meall Garbh is normally climbed from the Lawers Burn to the beallach between it and Meall Greigh.
Ben Lawers is the highest peak on a long ridge formed by six peaks, five over 3000ft.
There is an alternative descent from the col between Ben Lawers and Beinn Ghlas on the north slopes of Beinn Ghlas which leads to the bealach at the head of Coire Odhar then on an old drove road to join the original path down the Nature Trail to the car park.
stefanostadal.homedns.org /ben_lawers_2.htm   (790 words)

  
 Ben Lawers NNR Newsletter
Ben Lawers has suffered from its great popularity for hillwalking, due in part to its local dominance as the highest hill in Tayside and for 35 miles around.
A major research programme, the Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project is currently underway, established by the Trust in partnership with several other organisations, and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, and with Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division.
The Ben Lawers Treeline Woodland and Montane Scrub project was ‘Commended’ in the Small Woods section of the Scotland’s Finest Woodlands Awards for 2003.
www.csd.net /~amacmill/sean/benlawers.htm   (1998 words)

  
 ben lawers, glens lyon & lochay
To the north-east of the village is the Ben Lawers range of mountains most of which are located within National Trust Property.
There is a Visitor Centre at the west end of the Ben Lawers range accessed from the single track road leading off the A827 road on the north side of Loch Tay.
Glen Lyon is situated to the north of the Ben Lawers range and can be reached using the single track road described above or from the Aberfeldy direction in the east.
www.caledoniahilltreks.com /mountain_ranges/benlawers_glenlyon_glenlochay.htm   (1134 words)

  
 Lawers Group 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Continue to it's summit, enjoying the view of Ben Lawers and the cat shaped loch "Lochan nan Cat" on you left hand side.
Beinn Ghlas from the summit of Ben Lawers
From the summit of Ben Lawers follow the ridge E to Beinn Ghlas.
www.wiepweb.nl /lawers2.htm   (361 words)

  
 Ben Lawers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ben Lawers - Britain's tenth highest peak - dominates the picture postcard scene of Loch Tay when viewed from Kenmore and, on a clear day, provides an awesome perch from which most of Scotland can be seen unfolding around you.
Ben Lawers is, therefore, never a place for those looking for solitude, except in all but the most testing conditions.
Leaving your transport in the ample car park at the centre, follow the wooden walkway which splits in two with one branch signposted as a nature trail and the other one indicating the path for Ben Lawers.
www.walkscotland.com /ben_lawers.htm   (620 words)

  
 Overview of Ben Lawers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ben Lawers and Ben Glas from Tarmachan Ridge
Rising to a height of 1214m (3984 feet) to the north of Loch Tay in central Perth and Kinross, Ben Lawers is the highest peak in the southern Highlands.
On its summit stands the remains of a 7m (23 feet) high cairn built in 1878 in an attempt to raise the mountain to a height in excess of 1219m (4000 feet).
www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/features/featurefirst494.html   (166 words)

  
 Ben Lawers & Beinn Ghlas Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
Ben Lawers is the highest of the range of mountains dominating the skyline on the northern side of Loch Tay.
The summit itself comes as something of a surprise: a sense of "is this it?" Identification is confirmed by the steep drops to the north, and the start of the descent towards Ben Lawers itself: which you see for the first time on gaining the summit of Beinn Ghlas.
There are other routes up Ben Lawers, but they tend to have a lower starting point, and parking on the main road along Loch Tay can be problematical.
www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /killin/benlawers/index.html   (659 words)

  
 Ben Lawers Hotel by Killin - Scotland
Welcome to Ben Lawers Hotel by Loch Tay
Ben Lawers Hotel offers a chance to escape from the toil of daily life.
Ben Lawers has earned a reputation for its friendly atmosphere and good varied food using fresh local produce.
www.benlawershotel.co.uk   (98 words)

  
 The Scotsman - S2 Weekend - Walk on the wild side   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
By far the most popular way to climb Ben Lawers is from the National Trust Visitor Centre on the high road that goes from the A827 on the north side of Loch Tay over to Glen Lyon.
The starting height is 440m so the climb to Ben Lawers, at 1,214m, is not so significant.
The final cone of Ben Lawers is easily climbed ENE via the zig-zag path, and on to the top … the highest in Perthshire.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /s2.cfm?id=448962003   (514 words)

  
 Sunday Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He quoted the path up Ben Lawers as a typical example of footpath workers going too far, and reckoned it was like a “yellow brick road”, twisting its way to the summit of the mountain.
My wife hadn’t climbed the three southerly Munros of the Lawers group and after a couple of days of western highlands bog-trotting she, for one, was glad of the dry footpath.
Ben Lawers is one of a few “honeypot” mountains we have in Scotland, and these are the hills that tend to attract the inexperienced.
www.sundayherald.com /print45870   (706 words)

  
 Tayside: Mountain Areas - Ben Lawers
Ben Lawers is located in the Lochaber region of Scotland, just north of Killin.
The walks tend to be quite long and generally easy in nature with The Tarmachan Ridge providing the most entertainment and Ben Lawers itself providing the most popular route over 2 munros.
Ben Lawers is a "very big (nearly 4000ft) round bump" with a motorway 5m wide and 2m deep winding its wap uy the side and over another smaller munro.
www.scotclimb.org.uk /benlawers.shtml   (400 words)

  
 Bein Ghlas & Ben Lawers - a mountain walk near Killin - Walking Britain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ben Lawers is a relatively easy proposition as far as Scottish Munros are concerned.
Exiting the protected area the path continues towards the foot of Ben Lawers' southern ridge.
Again the path is excellent and the climb hardly noticeable as you head ever upwards to Ben Lawers' summit (1214m.).
www.walkingbritain.co.uk /walks/walks01/wx067.shtml   (423 words)

  
 Ben Lawers & Beinn Ghlas munros - hillwalking in Scotland - ScottishSport.co.uk
Ben Lawers and Beinn Ghlas munros - hillwalking in Scotland - ScottishSport.co.uk
The start point for this walk is at the National Trust for Scotland carpark on the road from Loch Tay to Bridge of Balgie in Glen Lyon.
The Lawers group of hills offers a variety of hillwalks curtailed only by the fitness of the hillwalker and of course the weather.
www.scottishsport.co.uk /walking/Lawers.htm   (219 words)

  
 Ben Ghlas and Ben Lawers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Set off from Ben Lawers visitor centre and walked in shorts and t-shirt to nearly the top of Ben Ghlas.
Ben Ghlas wasn’t very spectacular but the view was quite good.
Had a bite to eat and carried on to Ben Lawers (which by the way is nearly 4000ft!, wow).
mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /anitalaidlaw/BenLawers.htm   (671 words)

  
 Scottish Mountain Photo Gallery: The Southern Highlands of Scotland: thje hills around Loch Tay and Loch Earn.
Ben Lawers, (1214m) and Beinn Ghlas (1103m) from the SW shoulder of Meall Corranaich (1069m).
Panoraqma from the SW shoulder of Meall Corranaich (1069m) showing Meall Corranaich (1069m), Ben Lawers, (1214m) (in cloud), Beinn Ghlas (1103m), Meall nan Tarmachan (1044m), in the distance the craggy NNW ridge of Beinn nan Eachan (1000m) and finally in the middle distance, the dark crags of Craig an Lochain (842m).
Meall nan Tarmachan (1044m), in the distance the craggy NNW ridge of Beinn nan Eachan (1000m) and in the middle distance, the dark crags of Craig an Lochain (842m) seen from the west of Meall Corranaich (1069m).
www.gla.ac.uk /medicalgenetics/tay_earn.htm   (244 words)

  
 Archaeology -- Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project
Our study area extends from the watershed across Ben Lawers, Ben Ghlas and the Tarmachan Ridge down through the shieling grounds and agricultural lands below the road, and reaching to the loch side settlements and crannogs.
Map of Loch Tay and Ben Lawers with an outline of the project area in green.
As a prelude to the current Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project, three pilot seasons of archaeological fieldwork were carried out in the study area by Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD), working on behalf of the National Trust for Scotland.
benlawers.org.uk /archaeology/archaeology.html   (594 words)

  
 The Railways of Canada Archives -- Lawers and Loch Tay: The Biography of Peter Crerar
At the time of the birth of his son John, he was resident on the farm called Cuiltrannich, located on the Ben Lawers side of the road running along the north side of Loch Tay.
In the neighbouring field of Lawernacroy there is an ancient stone circle, and across the road and by the Loch one finds the burying ground of the district, in which generations of Crerars sleep.
Apparently a famed witch of Lawers is buried under the gateway.
www.trainweb.org /canadianrailways/articles/BiographyOfPeterCrerar.html   (3468 words)

  
 Ben Lawers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ben Lawers – Glen Lyon to Loch Tay – 16-Jan-05
Terrain was on a well kept path to Ben Lawers Summit.
Summit of Ben Lawers was Blizzards and a near white out on the north face.
www.boggyandfoggy.co.uk /ben_lawers.htm   (111 words)

  
 Thin Section & Micromorphology Labs :: the University of Stirling, Scotland.
The 5-year Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project starting in 2002 aims to co-ordinate wide-ranging studies into human influence on the landscape of North Lochtayside through the study of archaeological and ecological remains, and through historical research.
This will enable informed decisions to be made for the management of the cultural and natural landscape by the various landowners and agencies responsible for its curation.
As well as producing information which will help in the management of the resource at Ben Lawers and beyond, the project will generate a wealth of material suitable for educational and tourist audiences.
www.thin.stir.ac.uk /benlawers.html   (276 words)

  
 Plant Life in the Scottish Highlands - Plants of the High Mountain Summits (continued) -- The High Alpine Saxifrages
This is one of our rarest alpine plants, being confined to the broken schist formations near the summit of Ben Lawers, where it is becoming exceedingly rare and very seldom flowers.
This is the mode of pollination inmost of the white and yell-flowered Saxifrages.
This rare alpine is confined to the edges of brooks and springs near the summits of Ben Lawers and Ben More in Perthshire, of Cairn Toul and Lochnager, and perhaps one or two other summits of the Cairngorms, and of Ben Nevis and Aonach Mor.
www.electricscotland.com /gardening/plantlife/chapter4.htm   (2048 words)

  
 Munro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Probably the most famous Munro is Ben Nevis in the Lochaber area.
Hugh Munro never completed his own list, missing out on the Inaccessible Pinnacle of Sgurr Dearg on the Isle of Skye and Carn Cloich-mhuillin in the Cairngorms.
On July 16, 2000, Charlie Campbell, a postman from Anniesland in the west end of Glasgow, scampered across the upper slopes of Ben Hope in Sutherland, clambered on to the summit cairn and so completed, in 48 days 12 hours, the fastest round of the Munros as of 2003.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/mu/munro.html   (514 words)

  
 Ben Lawers
There is a broad eroded path on Beinn Ghlas, a similar path on Ben Lawers.
The best way to 'do' Ben Lawers is to combine it with the other six munros in the Lawers group and then you will have the satisfaction of telling everybody about bagging seven in a day (says Kay).
We parked our car, with permission, at the Ben Lawers Hotel and got a taxi to take us up to the start point on the road between Loch Tay and Glen Lyon.
www.munromagic.com /mountaininfo.cfm?mountain=10   (688 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
To the north can be seen Ben More, The Crianlarich Hills, The Tamarachans and Ben Lawers to name just a few.
The jewels in the crown though, are Ben More (1174m) and Stob Binnein (1165m) the highest peaks in the area, dominating the group and visible from as far away as Glasgow.
The highest peak of the Ochils, Ben Cleuch may be approached from Tillicoultry, up the Mill Glen.
www.trossachs.org.uk /activity/walkhard.html   (944 words)

  
 Homepage of Matthias Seeger: Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This is from a mixture of trips, including a EUHWC trip around the Aviemore Ski Resort in heavy weather, another attempt for the stormy Tarmachan Ridge, trips with Emanuela and a walk with Bjoern and Sarah in the Pitlochry area.
Ben Lawers again, but this time doing the whole halfmoon-shaped ridge east of it before.
This was a long walk (for a winter day), reaching the top of Ben Lawers during sunset and walking the last hour with torches (we stupidly missed the tourist path down from Lawers).
www.eecs.berkeley.edu /~mseeger/gallery.html   (2634 words)

  
 Ben Lawers Historic Landscape Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Ben Lawers Web site will be hosted by Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division on behalf of the The National Trust for Scotland.
The project is specifically interested in the relict historic landscapes of the northside of Loch Tay in the Central Highlands of Scotland from the watershed across Ben Lawers, Ben Ghlas and the Tarmachan Ridge down through the shieling grounds and the agricultural lands below the road, finally terminating with the lochside settlements and crannogs.
The main funding partners for the Ben Lawers Project are the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland and The National Trust for Scotland.
www.guard.arts.gla.ac.uk /BL.htm   (380 words)

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