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Ben Venue is a mountain in the
Trossachs area of
Scotland. The name Ben Venue is derived from the
Gaelic words meaning "the hill of the cave". The summit lies approximately 2
kilometres south-west of the pier at the southern end of
Loch Katrine. At the foot of the mountain close to the shore of Loch Katrine is
Bealach nam Bò meaning the "pass of the cattle", a reference to the lawless days when highland cattle "lifters" used the pass to drive stolen herds to their land.
Ben Venue is a popular walk and can be accessed from either Ledard farm track at
Loch Ard or from the car park at the head of
Loch Achray: both routes are approximately 5 km in length. A sign in the forestry warns that the mountain shouldn't be approached or descended directly to or from Loch Katrine, as the slopes on this side are very steep and littered with dangerous cliffs. Several indistinct paths do exist on this side of the hill however.
Ben Venue has two summits a short distance apart. The
triangulation pillar on the eastern summit has a height of 727 m
above sea level, and this height is often given as the height of Ben Venue as a whole. However the western summit is shown to be slightly higher, 729 m, on the
Ordnance Survey's 1:25000 map. From (either) summit on a clear day the view extend to the
Firth of Forth, the
Clyde and
Isle of Arran and the
paps of Jura. Good views can be seen along Loch Katrine,
Ben A'an,
Ben More,
Stob Binnein,
Ben Lomond and the
Arrochar Alps.
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