- Beinn Dorain
Infobox Mountain
Name = Beinn Dorain
Photo = Beinn_Dorain.jpg
Caption = Beinn Dorain viewed from the south.
Elevation = 1,076 m (3,530 ft)
Location =Argyll and Bute , SCO
Range =Bridge of Orchy Hills,Grampian Mountains
Grid_ref_UK = NN325378
Prominence = 332 m
Listing =Munro , Marilyn
Language =Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation = peɲˈt̪ɔːɾɛɲBeinn Dorain (Gaelic: Beinn Dòbhrain 'hill of the streamlet'), is a
mountain located in theBridge of Orchy hills ofArgyll and Bute ,Scotland . It is one of the most recognisable mountains in Scotland, as it curves gracefully up from theWest Highland Way . It is the subject ofDuncan Ban MacIntyre 's best known Gaelic poem, "Ben Doran"; MacIntyre had worked as a gamekeeper in these parts.The mountain is easily accessible from the
Bridge of Orchy railway station , from where a path leads up to the bealach separating Beinn Dorain fromBeinn an Dothaidh : the two hills are frequently climbed together from this point.The English composer
Ronald Stevenson composed a work for full chorus, chamber chorus, symphony orchestra and chamber orchestra based on MacIntyre's poem, entitled "Moladh Beinn Dobhrain" ("In praise of Ben Dorain") in 2007. A lyrical, tonal work, Stevenson used the original text andHugh Macdiarmid 's English translation of the verse. It was premiered on19 January 2008 in Glasgow with theBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
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