Schiehallion
The north-west ridge of Schiehallion in April
Elevation	1083 m (3554 ft)
Location	Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Prominence	c. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Perth and Kinross ( Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. 718 m
Parent peak	Ben Lawers
Topo map	OS Landranger 51
OS grid reference	NN714548
Listing	Munro, Marilyn
Translation	Fairy Hill of the Caledonians (Gaelic)
Pronunciation	[ʃihaʎən]

Schiehallion is a prominent mountain in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Ben Lawers ( Gaelic: Beinn Labhair) is one of the highest mountains in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. A topographic map is a type of Map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using Contour lines in modern Ordnance Survey (OS is an Executive agency of the United Kingdom government The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude There are many notable lists of mountains around the world Typically a list of mountains becomes notable by first being listed or defined by an author or group (e A Munro is a Scottish mountain with a height over 3000 feet (914 A Marilyn is a type of Mountain or Hill in Great Britain, Ireland or surrounding islands with a relative height of at least 150 metres Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak Perth and Kinross ( Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It is popular with walkers due to its accessibility, ease of ascent and spectacular views; in 2000 it was estimated that between 17,500 and 20,000 walkers a year made the ascent. ^[1] Since 1999 the eastern side of the mountain has been owned by the John Muir Trust. John Muir Trust (JMT is a Scottish charity, established in 1983 to conserve and protect wild places with their indigenous animals plants and

The name Schiehallion is an anglicised form of the Gaelic Sidh Chailleann, which is usually translated as 'Fairy Hill of the Caledonians' but may also be translated as 'The Maiden's Pap'. Anglicisation or anglicization (see -ise vs -ize) is a process of conversion of verbal or written elements of any other language into a more comprehensible English Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. The Caledonians ( Latin: Caledonii) or Caledonian Confederacy, is a name given by historians to a group of the Indigenous

The Schiehallion experiment

Schiehallion's isolated position and regular shape led Nevil Maskelyne to use the deflection caused by the mass of the mountain to estimate the mass of the earth in a ground-breaking experiment carried out in 1774. The Reverend Dr Nevil Maskelyne ( 6 October[[ 732]] &ndash 9 February[[ 811]] was the fifth English Astronomer Royal. Mass is a fundamental concept in Physics, roughly corresponding to the Intuitive idea of how much Matter there is in an object EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Following Maskelyne's survey, Schiehallion became the first mountain to be mapped using contour lines. A contour line (also Level set, isopleth, isoline, isogram or isarithm) of a function of two The experiment was repeated in 2005 as an educational initiative led by scientific consultants Counting Thoughts. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Ascent

View from the summit of Schiehallion looking over Loch Rannoch into the setting sun

View from summit of Schiehallion towards Loch Tummel - rock in foreground gives an approximation of the general shape of Schiehallion. Loch Rannoch ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Raineach) is a large body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Loch Tummel ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Teimhil) is a long narrow Loch, 7 kilometres north west of Pitlochry in Perth and Kinross,

Schiehallion viewed across the River Tay

By far the most commonly used route starts from the Brae of Foss car park, which is maintained by the Forestry Commission, and lies just outside the boundary of the John Muir Trust estate. The Forestry Commission (established in 1919 is a Non-ministerial government department responsible for Forestry in Great Britain. The route, which initially heads southwest before turning west to follow the main ridgeline of the hill, is about 4. 5 km in length. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand It had become exceedingly eroded by the passage of many thousands of walkers by the time the estate came into the hands of the JMT, and the scar was visible from quite a distance. Erosion is the carrying away or displacement of solids ( Sediment, Soil, rock and other particles usually by the agents of currents such as wind The organisation therefore decided to construct a new path, following a slightly different line, that would be better able to handle the pressure of visitors.

Trivia

Schiehallion is sometimes described as the centre of Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The justification is that the line of latitude midway between the most northerly and southerly points on the Scottish mainland, and the line of longitude midway between the most easterly and westerly points, intersect very near the summit of Schiehallion. Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi ( Φ) gives the location of a place on Earth (or other planetary body north or south of the Longitude (ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd or ˈlɒŋgɪˌtjuːd symbolized by the Greek character Lambda (λ is the east-west Geographic coordinate measurement

Schiehallion was the setting for the final showdown in Grant Morrison's comic series Zenith. Grant Morrison (born January 31 1960 is a Scottish Comic book writer and artist Zenith ( Robert MacDowell) is a British Superhero, who appeared in the Science fiction Comic 2000 AD.

The Harviestoun Brewery produce a cask-conditioned lager called Schiehallion. Alva ( Allamhagh in Gaelic is a small town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Cask ale or cask-conditioned beer is the term for unfiltered and unpasteurised Beer which is conditioned (including Secondary fermentation Lager (storage camp bearing etc is the more popular of two main types of Beer; the other being Ale.

One of the major oilfields on the UK's continental shelf is named after the mountain Schiehallion. Operated by BP it is situated in the North Atlantic approximately 180 miles west of the Shetland Islands.

External links

1. ^ Information about the pathwork. John Muir Trust. John Muir Trust (JMT is a Scottish charity, established in 1983 to conserve and protect wild places with their indigenous animals plants and Retrieved on 2008-01-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain

• Computer generated summit panoramas North South index

Coordinates: 56°40′4″N 4°5′52″W / 56.66778, -4.09778