Ben

a Gaelic word meaning mountain. Ben-Ledi, mentioned by Scott in his Lady of the Lake, means the same as Mount Ledi. There are a number of Bens in the Scottish Highlands. Ben-Lawers on Loch Tay is 3,984 feet in height. Ben-More in Perthshire is 3,083 feet in height. Scott speaks of Ben-An. Ben-Nevis in Inverness-shire is 4,406 feet high. It is the highest elevation in Great Britain. Its summit commands a magnificent view of the north of Scotland from sea to sea.

Ben-Lomond, on the eastern coast of Loch Lomond, is the most celebrated mountain in Scotland. It rises to an elevation of 3,192 feet above the sea level. Its summit, four miles from the boat landing at Rowardennan, commands a panoramic view of southern Scotland. Its southeastern side is a sheer precipice 3,000 feet in height. The slopes of Ben-Lomond present a great variety of vegetation and have long been a botanical collecting ground for the students of the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh.