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The name
Benbecula (Beinn na Faoghla) means
"The Mountain of the Fords". The reference to a mountain is a little ambitious.
Benbecula's highest hill is the
124m or 407ft high Ruabhal, which can be climbed from the main road that runs
down the centre of the island. The origin of the "fords" is more obvious. Until
causeways were built in 1942 and 1960, Benbecula was famous, or notorious,
for its fords leading to North
Uist and South Uist. (more...)
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