Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Benan

Benan (Gael. beinn-n'an, ` mountain of the river '),a hill in Straiton parish, Ayrshire, 1 mile S of Straiton village. Its altitude is 929 feet.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a hill"   (ADL Feature Type: "mountains")
Administrative units: Straiton Parish       Ayrshire County
Place names: BEINN NAN     |     BENAN

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