Ben Rinnes

Ben Rinnes
Beinn Ruaidhneis
View of Ben Rinnes from the south-east
Highest point
Elevation	841 m (2,759 ft)
Prominence	512 m (1,680 ft)
Listing	Corbett, Marilyn
Coordinates	57°24′12″N 3°14′29″W / 57.40328°N 3.2415°W / 57.40328; -3.2415
Naming
English translation	Promontory hill
Language of name	Gaelic
Pronunciation	Scottish Gaelic: [peɲ ˈɾɤiɲɛʃ]
Geography
Ben Rinnes Moray, Scotland
Parent range	Grampian Mountains
OS grid	NJ255354
Topo map	Ordnance Survey Landranger 28

Ben Rinnes (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Ruaidhneis) is a mountain in Banffshire, in northern Scotland.^[1][2] The mountain is popular with hikers. The mountain is 20 km² in total and is located 8 km southwest of Dufftown. The mountain has one main path and can be easily accessed from the nearby car park. The Friends of Ben Rinnes program has been working on the paths to make it more accessible to the public and to prevent further erosion of the fragile ecosystem on the steep slopes and has been rather successful.

From the summit it is possible to see 8 counties (Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Morayshire, Nairnshire, Inverness-shire, Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland, and Caithness) and on a clear day even the Moray coast.^[2] Another draw for the hiker are the waterfalls from the many rivers that flow down the mountain such as Linn of Ruthrie.

A hill race has been held on Ben Rinnes for a number of years, as part of the Dufftown Highland Games. This race begins at the games field, goes over the neighbouring hills of Little Conval and Meikle Conval, then up to the summit of Ben Rinnes. Runners return by the same route. The race is 22 km long, with over 1500 m of ascent. The current records are 1:53:47 by Eoin Lennon and 2:18:12 by Jill Stephen, both set in 2018.^[3]

• Aberlour: Ben Rinnes (2008) Description of Ben Rinnes
• C.Michael Hogan (2008) Longman Hill, Modern Antiquarian [1]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ben Rinnes.

• Friends of Ben Rinnes Website