Am Buachaille

Am Buachaille

Am Buachaille is a sea stack, or vertical rock formation, near Sandwood Bay in the Scottish county of Sutherland at gbmapping|NC206655. It was first climbed in 1968 by the mountaineers Tom Patey and Ian Clough. The name means "The Shepherd" in Scottish Gaelic.

External links

* [http://www.jmt.org/news/2005/38/38_sandwood.html "Early Days on Am Buachaille"] — description of a climb, with photographs


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