Ben Bhraggie
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Ben Bhraggie is a mountain in Sutherland
in Scotland
, overlooking the village of Golspie
. It rises to an elevation of 397 metres (1,302.5 ft) above sea level. Near its top is a statue of George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
, now notorious for his role in the Highland Clearances
. There have been calls for this statue, known locally as the "Wee Mannie", to be removed or demolished.
A network of mountain bike trails, the Highland Wildcat Trails, have been built on side of Ben Bhraggie. This features black and red graded routes, going from the summit of the hill down to the village of Golspie, including the longest singletrack descent in the UK at around 7 km.
Ben Bhraggie features in a sentimental Scots song Granny's Hieland Hame
.
Sutherland
Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, overlooking the village of Golspie
Golspie
Golspie is a coastal village in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It has a population of around 1,650 people. It is located picturesquely on the shores of the North Sea in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie ....
. It rises to an elevation of 397 metres (1,302.5 ft) above sea level. Near its top is a statue of George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland
George Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland KG, PC , known as Viscount Trentham from 1758 to 1786, as Earl Gower from 1786 to 1803 and as The Marquess of Stafford from 1803 to 1833, was a British politician, diplomat, landowner and patron of the arts. He is estimated to have been the...
, now notorious for his role in the Highland Clearances
Highland Clearances
The Highland Clearances were forced displacements of the population of the Scottish Highlands during the 18th and 19th centuries. They led to mass emigration to the sea coast, the Scottish Lowlands, and the North American colonies...
. There have been calls for this statue, known locally as the "Wee Mannie", to be removed or demolished.
A network of mountain bike trails, the Highland Wildcat Trails, have been built on side of Ben Bhraggie. This features black and red graded routes, going from the summit of the hill down to the village of Golspie, including the longest singletrack descent in the UK at around 7 km.
Ben Bhraggie features in a sentimental Scots song Granny's Hieland Hame
Granny's Hieland Hame
Granny's Hieland Hame is a Scottish song, composed and first recorded by Thomas "Sandy" MacFarlane. - a Scottish singer who, in the early part of the 20th century, emigrated to the United States of America....
.