A Scottish mountain
By Teddy
@ThreeTeddies (2038)
United Kingdom
February 12, 2019 6:58pm CST
This photograph shows one of Scotland's most iconic mountains. Situated at the eastern entrance to glencoe it is probably Scotland's most photographed mountain due to the fact that a main road runs very close to it and many thousands of tourists drive by it every year.
In my younger years I was a hillwalker and mountain climber and I have climbed this mountain several times. Sadly, poor health forbids me from visiting it again but at least I have many happy memories of my times on this mountain.
The photograph is my own.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
13 Feb 19
That is a great photograph.One of my favorite castles lies in Scotland, of course I can't recall the name of it offhand. I occasionally watch a youtuber in Scotland who does bushcraft / survival type videos. Scotland has plenty of terrain for those who love hiking, mountain climbing etc. Plenty of challenges I mean.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
13 Feb 19
@ThreeTeddies There is a set of trails not too far from me. Well, maybe an hour and 15 minutes away. It's called "Stone Mountain" and has about six miles of trails. At one point you can look down at a trail below. You eventually get to that and can look up to see the cliff face. There is even a little community that is preserved within. I mean, no one lives there, but it's preserved. It's probably one of my favorite places.
edited: It's technically a park.
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum It has certainly challenged me on more than one occasion!
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Sounds great. Pity I'll never get to see it
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb 19
@pjmurphy I'll be happy to be your mountain guide - well, to the bottom of the mountain only!
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@pjmurphy (2500)
• United States
13 Feb 19
@ThreeTeddies Bottom of the mountain would be okay with me since I have a fear of heights.
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
13 Feb 19
@ThreeTeddies Yeah, it was boarded up when we passed late June and eatly July last year.
I remember seeing it on the Louis Theroux program and was surprised to see how close it is to the road in real life. I assumed it was set back in some secluded location.
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb 19
@WorDazza Saville didn't spend more than 1-2 weekends a year there and, as far as I know, it wasn't involved in his crimes. It came under attack from vandals for a while but it's now in new ownership. Last time I passed that way it was boarded up
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb 19
@WorDazza As the vandals discovered it's just a stone's throw from the road!
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@JudyEv (325693)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Feb 19
@ThreeTeddies We have both turned 70 now and we find ourselves saying 'I don't actually have to do that if I don't want to'. It's quite liberating in some ways!
@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb 19
@JudyEv There's more than one way up. I took the easy way!
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
13 Feb 19
Perfectly captured. Looks like a volcano because of its cone shape.
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb 19
@simplfred Well spotted! It is, in fact, an extinct volcano
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@fluffy69 (4956)
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14 Feb 19
@ThreeTeddies i think scotland is just as beautiful as new zealand. Very scenic.
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
14 Feb 19
@fluffy69 It's about a 3-hour drive from my home but my wife and I go in that direction quite often
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@lady1993 (27225)
• Philippines
15 Feb 19
@ThreeTeddies yeah i can imagine. 
I look forward to do it next month, hope it pulls through for me and my friends.
I look forward to do it next month, hope it pulls through for me and my friends.1 person likes this
@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb 19
@lady1993 Hiking kept me fit for many years!
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@xander6464 (40872)
• Wapello, Iowa
13 Feb 19
Looks like a nice to have a glass of Scotch.
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@xander6464 (40872)
• Wapello, Iowa
13 Feb 19
@ThreeTeddies I haven't done it yet, but I want to. Any hill, it wouldn't have to be this mountain.
@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb 19
@xander6464 I have done that on other hills but not this one
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb 19
@sallypup Save hard - it's well worth it!
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@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
13 Feb 19
@DianneN It's 'Buachaille Èite Mòr' -- 'The Big Herdsman of Etive'. 'Herdsman' refers to a goatherd and 'Etive' is the name of a nearby glen. It's known by climbers simply as 'The Buachaille' (pronounced boo-kile)
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
15 Feb 19
Thats a cool mountain, looks like it would be fun to climb
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Feb 19
A beautiful mountain. Great capture.
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