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Eag Dhubh Cleft, Beinn Alligin

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Eag Dhubh Cleft, Beinn Alligin

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    1. Beinn Alligin loop — Torridon

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    06:05

    1,020m

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    November 2, 2021

    Eag Dhubh is a colossal cleft in Beinn Alligin's otherwise beautiful form. Visible from a great distance, it cuts through the 'Jewelled Mountain' just below the main summit of Sgùrr Mòr. The resulting boulder field in the corrie below is clear evidence of its violent birth. Its dramatic appearance from the trail is a magnet for photographers.

      August 13, 2024

      Eag Dhubh or more strictly Eag Dhubh na h-Eigheachd is the very prominent cleft seen in the otherwise largely unbroken south face of Sgùrr Mòr, the higher of the two Munro summits of Beinn Alligin in Glen Torridon. Most of this cleft lies in shaow for much of the day.
      It is usually seen from just west of the summit of Sgùrr Mòr either while approaching or leaving the summit.
      From below it is best viewed from about 2km up the Coire Mhic Nòbuill path leading behing Liathach or towards the Horns of Alligin and Beinn Dearg.
      There is no route down this cleft to the corrie below.

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