Foinaven

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{{for multi|the oil field|Foinaven oilfield|the racehorse|Foinavon}}

{{short description|Mountain in Scotland}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Foinaven – Ganu Mòr

|other_name = {{langx|gd|Foinne Bheinn}} – {{lang|gd|Ganu Mòr}}

| photo = Foinaven_from_Achriesgill.jpg

| photo_caption = Foinaven seen from Achriesgill on Loch Inchard

| elevation_m = 911

| elevation_ref = {{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6732715.stm |publisher=BBC News |title=Hill does not measure up to Munro |date=2007-06-08}}

| prominence_m = 690

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| parent_peak = Ben Klibreck

| listing = Marilyn, Corbett

| translation = Mountain of the warts – Big wedge

| language = Gaelic

| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|f|ɔɪ|n|ə|v|ən}}
{{IPA|gd|ˈfɤɲəveɲ|lang}} – {{IPA|gd|ˈkanu ˈmoːɾ|}}

| location = Sutherland, Scotland

| range =

| coordinates =

| grid_ref_UK = NC315507

| topo = OS Landranger 9

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Foinaven ({{langx|gd|Foinne Bheinn}}) is a mountain in Scotland, situated in the far northwest corner of the Scottish Highlands. Like many of the monolithic mountains that surround it, the mountain is within the Moine Thrust Belt and is made up of imbricated layers of Cambrian quartzite which overlie the older Lewisian gneiss basement. The quartzite, being tougher, stood firm when all the surrounding rock was eroded away, leaving the huge mountain isolated. Its highest point is named Ganu Mòr. Foinaven's smaller neighbour is Arkle. Foinaven was formerly thought by some to qualify as a Munro, but an accurate survey in 2007 confirmed that it falls {{convert|12|ft|m|abbr=off}} short of the required {{convert|3000|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}.[http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=902022007]