Ben Cruachan () is a mountain that rises to , the highest in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain. It is the high point of a ring of mountains, known as the Cruachan Horseshoe, that surrounds the power station reservoir. The horseshoe includes a further Munro (Stob Daimh), a Corbett (Beinn a' Bhuiridh), and several subsidiary summits. "Cruachan!" is the battle cry of Highland clans Campbell and MacIntyre.

See also

  • Ben Cruachan Quarry Branch
  • Cailleach
  • Falls of Cruachan railway station
  • List of Munro mountains
  • Mountains and hills of Scotland

References

  • Computer generated Summit Panorama Ben Cruachan index
  • Visit Cruachan - Ben Cruachan, the Hollow Mountain - visitors' information