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BEN LEDI (Gaelic, " the hill of God ")

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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 740 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BEN LEDI (Gaelic, " the
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hill of
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God ")  , a
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mountain of
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Perthshire,
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Scotland, 2875 ft. high, 5 m. by road N.W. of
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Callander . It is situated
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close to some of the most romantic scenery in the
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Highlands, and is particularly well known through
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Scott's
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Lady of the
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Lake . Its name is supposed to point to the
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time when
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Beltane
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rites were observed on its
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summit . A
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cairn was built on the
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top in 1887 to commemorate
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Queen
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Victoria's
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jubilee . On one of the sides of the mountain is a
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tarn which bears the name of Lochan nan Corp, " the little
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loch of the dead," from an
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accident to a funeral party by which 200 lives were lost .

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first visited the caravan park at Keltie Bridge near Callender,sadly lost the mother that year, looked up into the sky, scenery and said to myself, well i hope it looks like this mum, where ever you are,got the mrs., to stand, pose near the tent, took a photo with Ben Ledi at the background,months later got the photo,s developed, you would not believe it, to mine and the wife,s astonishment there was a Gold Cross Crucifix, in the sky right near Ben Ledi, i still keep this photo, and it is right what they say,Ben Ledi is the hill of God & Scotland is Gods country
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