Am Buachaille

Am Buachaille is a sea stack, or vertical rock formation composed of Torridonian Sandstone, 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) southwest of Sandwood Bay in the Scottish county of Sutherland. It lies at the tip of the Rubh' a Bhuachaille headland around 5 miles (8 kilometres) north of Kinlochbervie.

Am Buachaille
Am Buachaille
Location in Scotland
LocationScotland
OS gridNC201652
Coordinates58.5374°N 5.0918°W / 58.5374; -5.0918

The stack is 65 metres (213 feet) high[1] and was first climbed in 1968 by the mountaineers Tom Patey, Ian Clough and John Cleare.[2][3] At least four climbing routes are identified on Am Buachaille which is considered a "famous" sea stack climb[4] and has been called the "most serious of 'the big three' Scottish stacks"[5] and a "truly great stack".[6] The easiest route is graded Hard Very Severe (HVS) and access to the stack involves a 30-metre (100-foot) swim at low tide.[5][7]

The name means "the herdsman" or "the shepherd" in Scottish Gaelic.[2][5]

References
  1. Am Buachaille Sea-Stack, Sandwood Bay, Welcome to Scotland. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  2. Sandwood Bay is a beautiful beach shrouded in mystery, The Scotsman, 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  3. Sandwood Bay on walkhighlands.co.uk
  4. Am Buachaille, UK Climbing. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  5. Latter.G & MacInnes.H (2009) Scottish rock volume 2 - north, Pesda Press (p.297).
  6. North West Highlands. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  7. Scottish sea stack Archived 2014-02-18 at Archive.today, Planet fear, 2005-10-10. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
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