- Ben Rinnes
Infobox Mountain
Name = Ben Rinnes
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Elevation = 841 m (2759 ft)
Location =Moray ,Scotland
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Prominence = 512 m
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TopographicOrdnance Survey "Landranger" 28
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Grid_ref_UK = NJ255354
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Listing = Corbett, Marilyn
Translation = Promontory hill
Language = Gaelic
Pronunciation = bɛn ɹɪnəsBen Rinnes (
Scottish Gaelic : Beinn Ruaidhneis) is amountain in the region ofMoray ,Scotland . [Aberlour, 2008] The mountain is popular with hikers with the sight from the summit that is described as truly amazing. The mountain is 20 km² in total and is located 15 km southwest of Keith. The mountain has many paths and can be easily accessed from the nearby car park. The "Friends of Ben Rinnes" program has been working on the paths to make it more accessible to thepublic and has been rather successful.View aspects
At the summit one can see 8 counties (Aberdeenshire,
Banffshire ,Moray ,Nairnshire ,Inverness-shire ,Ross and Cromarty ,Sutherland , andCaithness ) and on a clear day even the Moray coast. Another draw for the hiker are the waterfalls from the many rivers that flow down the mountain such as Linn of Ruthie.Correspondingly Ben Rinnes is easily visible from several distant locations, such as
Longman Hill in Aberdeenshire. [C.M.Hogan, 2008]Line notes
References
* Aberlour: Ben Rinnes (2008) [http://www.aberlour.com/benrinnes/ Description of Ben Rinnes]
* C.Michael Hogan (2008) "Longman Hill fieldnotes", Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham [http://letmespeaktothedriver.com/site/11228/longman_hill.html#fieldnotes]External links
* [http://www.speyside.moray.org/Aberlour/FoBR.html Friends of Ben Rinnes Website]
* Computer-generated virtual panoramas [http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/panoramas/GRE/Rinnes.gifBen Rinnes] [http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/panoramas.html Index]
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