A' Bhuidheanach Bheag

Cairn on Aâ Bhuidheanach

Vehicle track on Aâ Bhuidheanach

Towards summit of A' Bhuidheanach Mhor

Moorlands on either side of the Allt Bhuidheanach

The Allt Bhuidheanach flows in the groove between the nearer and the middle distance moorland in this image recorded from beside the trig point of A' Bhuidheanach Bheag. An Dun is the 'purple' mountain mainly at the centre of the frame. (A Geograph upload made 29 years to the day after the ascent and the taking of the photograph!)

Trevor Littlewood

A'Bhuidheanach Bheag

From the summit, looking south to Schiehallion (about 23Km away).

Rob Burke

Looking west to A Bhuidheanach Bheag

Looking west from A'Bhuidheanach Bheag

Looking east from A'Bhuidheanach Bheag

Snow covered Cairngorms can be seen in the far distance

High Moorland

The top of Am Meadar can be noted on the right (middleground)

Just North of A' Bhuidheanach

Tremendous view west over the Drumochters to Ben Alder

Meall Uaine

Not a distinct summit, despite appearances, the other side merges gently into the plateau of A' Bhuidheanach.

Allt a' Chaorainn

Burn draining the western slopes of A' Bhuidheanach towards the Drumochter Pass. The ridge beyond carries the Inverness-shire - Perthshire march. This being Perthshire, the Allt a' Chaorainn waters drain eventually into the Tay.

Erratic, A' Bhuidheanach

Granite boulder on a schist hill. Two figures on the horizon, left a walker and right the A' Bhuidheanach Bheag trig pillar.

Fox hole, Fuar Mhonaidh

Sometimes there is enough dry soil to burrow. Wind erosion has removed much loose material from the hill. There is a big population of hares (Lepus timidus) upon the hill for food.

A' Bhuidheanach, a summit

Westernmost of the two 936m spot heights of A' Bhuidheanach. Another illustration of the fact that despite their obsession, munro baggers care little as to where the summit is. This is possibly the highest point of the A' Bhuidheanach plateau, yet the tundra is still unmarked and there is no cairn. Long may this continue. The fence marks the march between Inverness-shire and Perthshire (PoV is in Perthshire) and the ludicrous, illogical boundary of the rather misnamed Cairngorm National Park.

Pool, A' Bhuidheanach

Small pool on a dry area of tundra. Looking over towards the A' Bhuidheanach Bheag triangulation pillar.

A fence post, A' Bhuidheanach

Remaining tensioning post on an old fence. This suggests that these hills were once used for sheep farming, today they are used purely for sporting purposes. Munro baggers can amuse themselves identifying the array of hills on the horizon. A' Bhuidheanach is the flattest topped of all the munros, often written off as boring, yet has one of the widest of all views. Behind me was a fine view of the hills of Strathfarrar in one direction, and the Monadh Ruadh in another.