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Beinn Dorain

Beinn Dorain

Beinn Dorain (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Dobhrain, 'hill of the otter'), is a mountain in the Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands. It overlooks Bridge of Orchy in Argyll. It is a Munro with a height of 1,076 metres (3,530 ft). The mountain is the subject of Duncan Ban MacIntyre's best known Gaelic poem, Moladh Beinn Dòbhrainn (English: "In Praise of Ben Doran"); MacIntyre had spent his youth and had worked as a gamekeeper in these parts. An t-urram thar gach beinn Aig Beinn Dòbhrain; De na chunnaic mi fon ghrèin, 'S i bu bhòidhche leam… English translation: Honour beyond each ben for Ben Doran; Of all I have seen beneath the sun, she is the most glorious for me The mountain is easily accessible from the Bridge of Orchy railway station, from where a path leads up to the bealach separating Beinn Dorain from Beinn an Dothaidh: the two hills are frequently climbed together from this point. The Scottish composer Ronald Stevenson composed a work for full chorus, chamber chorus, sy

Elevation: 1076 m

Country: United Kingdom

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