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Street View Buachaille Etive Mòr Scotland


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Street view of Buachaille Etive Mòr, Scotland. This Scottish mountain which has a name which means, the great herdsman of Etive, is a mountain at the head of Glen Etive in the Highlands of Scotland. Its almost perfect pyramidal form, as seen from the A82 road when travelling towards Glencoe, makes it one of the most recognisable mountains in Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Winter Photograph Video Buachaille Etive Mor


Tour Scotland photograph of Buachaille Etive Mor, River Etive, Glen Etive, Scotland. A Scottish mountain at the head of Glen Etive in the Highlands of Scotland. Buachaille Eite Mòr, means " the great herdsman of Etive. " in Scottish Gaelic. Buachaille Etive Mòr appears in the background during a song sequence in the 1998 Bollywood film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Together with Beinn a'Chrulaiste it can also be seen in the film Skyfall, where James Bond transports M away from the villain Raoul Silva.



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Tour Scotland Photograph of Public Footpath to Glen Etive


Tour Scotland photograph of the Public Footpath to Glen Etive, Scotland. Glen Etive, Scottish Gaelic, Gleann Eite, is a glen in the Highlands of Scotland. At the north end of Glen Etive lie the two mountains known as the shepherds of Etive: Buachaille Etive Mòr and Buachaille Etive Beag. Other peaks accessible from the Glen include Ben Starav, located near the head of Loch Etive, and Beinn Fhionnlaidh on the northern side of the glen. The Fachen is also known as the Dwarf of Glen Etive. Mountains and Glens of Scotland. Lochs and Rivers of Scotland.



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Tour Scotland Photograph of The Glen Etive Hills from Beinn Suidhe


Tour Scotland photograph of The Glen Etive Hills from Beinn Suidhe, Scotland. The Glen Etive hills are a fantastic range stretching from Bridge of Orchy to the start of Glencoe. Mountains and Glens of Scotland. In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, Deirdre and her love Naoise founded Glen Etive after fleeing Ulster. The Fachen, also known as Fachan or Fachin or Peg Leg Jack, is a creature with only half a body in Scottish and Scots Irish folklore. Supposedly its appearance, which includes a mane of black feathers tufted at the top and a very wide mouth, is so frightening that it induces heart attacks. It is also known as Direach Ghlinn Eitidh, or the Dwarf of Glen Etive. Glen Etive has been used as the backdrop to many movies, among them Braveheart and Skyfall.



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