Beinn na Caillich (Red Hills)
{{short description|Mountain in Scotland}}
{{For|other hills of this name|Beinn na Caillich (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Beinn na Caillich
| photo = Beinn na Caillich from Beinn na Cro.jpg
| photo_caption = Beinn na Caillich from Beinn na Cro
| photo_size = 300
| elevation_m = 732
| prominence_m = 696
| prominence_ref = [http://www.hills-database.co.uk/downloads.html Database of British and Irish Hills.] Retrieved 20 January 2012
| map = Scotland Isle of Skye
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| pronunciation = {{IPA|gd|peɲ ə ˈkʰaʎɪç|lang}}
| location = Skye, Scotland
| range = Red Hills
| coordinates = {{coord|57|14|16|N|05|58|34|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| grid_ref_UK = NG601233
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| translation = mountain of the old woman
| language = Gaelic
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{{langnf|gd|Beinn na Caillich|mountain of the old woman or Cailleach}} is a mountain with a height of {{convert|732|m}}, west of Broadford on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is one of the Red Hills, or Red Cuillin. There is another Beinn na Caillich at Kyle Rhea on Skye, with an identical height.
History and folklore
The summit is adorned by an especially large cairn, reputedly marking the site where Saucy Mary, a Norwegian princess and former resident of Castle Moil in Kyleakin, is buried. Local legend claims that she was buried at the top of the mountain so that she could face the land of her birth forever. An alternative version of events suggests the monument was dedicated to "a gigantic woman in the days of Fingal".Pennant, Thomas. A Tour in Scotland Thomas Pennant climbed the hill while staying with Mackinnon of Corriechatachan (or Corry); Samuel Johnson and James Boswell did not.Johnson, Samuel. A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland
On the eastern slopes is Goir a' Bhlàir, "the field of battle" ({{gbmapping|NG624234}}{{citation |url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/11589/ |title=Site Record for Skye, Goir A' Bhlair, Broadford| publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland }}). The battle concerned was apparently a decisive action by the Gaelic Clan Mackinnon against the Norsemen
References
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External links
- [http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/smcj/smcj029/smcj02901.htm Early descriptions of Skye] from the [http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/smcj/smcj029/index.html Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal Volume 5 Number 5]
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