Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Ben Vorlich

Ben Vorlich, a mountain in Arrochar parish, Dumbartonshire, flanking the NE shore of Loch Sloy, and culminating 2¼ miles SW of the head of Loch Lomond. It has two summits, N and S, about 3 furlongs asunder, with altitudes of respectively 3055 and 3092 feet above sea-level; and it is notable for the excellence of its pasture, the richness of its flora, and the occurrence on it of white hares and ptarmigan.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a mountain"   (ADL Feature Type: "mountains")
Administrative units: Arrochar ScoP       Dunbartonshire ScoCnty

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