Summer Liathach Mountain On Visit To The Torridon Highlands Of Scotland

Tour Scotland Summer travel video, with Scottish music, of Liathach mountain in the Torridon area of Wester Ross on visit to the Highlands. The two peaks main peaks are: Spidean a' Choire Lèith at the east of the main ridge, and Mullach an Rathain at the western end of the mountain. The name Liathach in Scottish Gaelic, and means The grey one. When seen from the roadside below, its slopes appear to rise up in a series of near vertical rocky terraces. The mountain is composed of Torridonian sandstone which forms massive near horizontal strata. They form the numerous terraces that are obvious from afar. The rocks are mainly red and chocolate sandstones, arkoses, flagstones and shales with coarse conglomerates locally at the base.

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