Quinag (Spidean Coinich) HD

This short video archives the ascent and descent of Quinags 'Spidean Coinich' summit. It followed a wedding which took place on the side of the mountain. In its content we see a bride, a groom, two witnesses and a humanist.
The mountain Quinag (808 m) (Scottish Gaelic A' Chuineag, pronounced [ə xɯɲaɡ̊]) in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands is in fact a mountain range with an undulating series of peaks along its Y-shaped crest. The name Quinag is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Cuinneag, a milking pail, reflecting its distinctive shape.Geologically, Quinag is made of Torridonian sandstone, resting on a substrate of Lewisian gneiss. The highest peaks are capped by a thin skin of Cambrian quartzites with the gentle eastern slope of Spidean Coinich being a dip slope formed along the quartzite beds. The massif is an excellent place to appreciate the relationship between these three major rock units of the NW Highland.Quinag boasts three separate Corbett summits -- Sàil Ghorm (Blue Heel 776 m/2,546 ft; pronounced [s̪aːl ɣɔɾɔm]), Sàil Gharbh (Rough Heel 808 m/2,651 ft; pronounced [s̪aːl ɣaɾav]) and Spidean Coinich (Mossy Peak 764 m/2,506 ft; pronounced [s̪b̊id̊ʲan kɤɲɪç]). From the north and from the road crossing the Kylesku Bridge, Quinag presents a formidable sight with its two huge buttresses of Sàil Gharbh and Sàil Ghorm dominating the skyline. It provides a backdrop to Loch Assynt, and seen from the road coming from the village of Lochinver, Quinag stretches as far as the eye can see. Spidean Coinich projects a broad south-east ridge which provides the usual ascent route for walkers.The 8,400 acre (3,400 ha) Quinag estate was purchased by the UK conservation charity, the John Muir Trust in 2005. Quinag and Glencanisp estates share ownership of Loch Assynt.Remnants of ancient woodland comprising birch, rowan, hazel, wych elm, aspen and oak are scattered throughout the northern side of the mountain particularly in the deep gulleys and sheltered situations near the seashore.Quinag is mentioned in Iain Banks's 2007 novel The Steep Approach to Garbadale as lying just west of the estate of that name.

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• Scottish Highlands
• NW Highlands
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• Loch Assynt
• Kylesku Bridge
• Spidean Coinich
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• Fell Running
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[BISBETORMO]

Eres el número 1. Sin discusión. Bravo!!!

[fellephant]

@BISBETORMO Gracias por tus palabras. Espero que le haya gustado mi película.

[scottie32021]

Fellephant you are a star and a great film maker,what an experience for you all, thanks for sharing .

[fellephant]

@scottie32021 Thanks again.....Mum.

[fellephant]

@MC160871 Cheers MC160871. The camera used here is a Go Pro HD Hero camera. It has a 170 degree angle lens. I've got a few more ideas for vids on the go. Another Coniston one is looming. Thats more of a walking vid though shot a couple of months ago.