Sgorr Dhearg is the higher of the two Munros on Beinn a' Bheithir, the horseshoe of ridges above Ballachulish and Loch Leven. The name Beinn a' Bheithir is given as 'mountain of the beast' or 'of the thunderbolt', and a local legend tells of a dragon that lived in a corrie above Ballachulish and preyed on travellers. Today the summit's high point is an embedded rock, just north of the remains of an old trig point base.
New to the Munros?Read our guide: What Are The Munros?Embedded rock
Horseshoe of ridges around Gleann a' Chaolais, with conifer plantations on the lower slopes.
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Also on this route: Sgorr Dhonuill (Beinn a' Bheithir)
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