Ben Alder, Mountain summit in Highland, Scotland.
Ben Alder rises to 1148 meters in elevation, featuring a broad plateau with steep cliffs and a small high-altitude lake called Lochan a' Garbh Coire.
During the Second Jacobite Rising, Cluny MacPherson used Ben Alder's remote slopes as a hiding place for nine years, receiving Prince Charles Edward Stuart after the uprising.
Robert Louis Stevenson incorporated Ben Alder into his novel 'Kidnapped', where characters David Balfour and Alan Breck Stewart seek refuge with clan chief MacPherson.
The ascent of Ben Alder requires careful planning as the summit lies 19 kilometers from Dalwhinnie and 15 kilometers from Corrour railway station.
Ben Alder served as the meridian origin point for Ordnance Survey maps of Inverness-shire, marking its significance in Scottish geographical mapping.
Location: Highland
Location: Fortingall
Elevation above the sea: 1,148 m
GPS coordinates: 56.81382,-4.46505
Latest update: March 17, 2025 20:12
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