Benvane

Benvane (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Bhàn) is a mountain in the Trossachs, in Stirling council area, Scotland. It lies within Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park and the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park,[4] and the summit is on the western boundary of the Trossachs National Nature Reserve.[5] It is 821 metres (2,694 ft) high, and is classified as a Corbett, being joined by a ridge to the neighbouring Corbett of Ben Ledi.[3]

Benvane
Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Bhàn
Benvane from its south ridge
Highest point
Elevation821 m (2,694 ft) [1]
Prominence215 metres (705 ft)[2]
Parent peakBen Ledi
ListingCorbett, Marilyn
Naming
English translationWhite Mountain[3]
Language of nameGaelic
Geography
LocationStirling, Scotland
Parent rangeTrossachs
OS gridNN535137
Topo mapOS Landranger 57
This article is about the mountain in Stirling. For the mountain in Argyll and Bute, see Ben Vane.

Benvane may be climbed by several routes, which can be combined to make for a circular route. From the south the summit can be reached via the 6 km-long ridge that connects it to Ben Ledi: the bealach between the two peaks can be reached via Ben Ledi itself or directly: either from the Stank Glen on the west side of this ridge, ascending from the shores of Loch Lubaig; or from Brig o' Turk via the Glen Finglas reservoir and Glen Casaig. Brig o' Turk also serves as the start point for a route ascending directly to Benvane's summit via its south ridge. On the northern side of the hill there are also routes from Strathyre, and from Glen Buckie near Balquhidder via a route up the hill's north ridge.[3]

The Ben Ledi-Benvane ridge marks the boundary between West Strathyre estate (owned by Forestry and Land Scotland),[1][6] and Glen Finglas Estate, which is owned by the Woodland Trust.[7]

References
  1. Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50000 Series. Sheet 57: Stirling & The Trossachs.
  2. "Benvane". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. Rob Milne & Hamish Brown, ed. (2016). The Corbetts and Other Scottish Hills. Scottish Mountaineering Trust. p. 49. ISBN 9780907521716.
  4. "Queen Elizabeth Forest Park". Forestry and Land Scotland. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. "The Great Trossachs Forest NNR". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. "West Strathyre Land Management Plan" (PDF). Forestry and Land Scotland. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  7. "Property Details: Glenfinglas". Who Owns Scotland. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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