Ben Lawers (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Labhair) is the highest mountain in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. It lies to the north of Loch Tay,


Ben Lawers (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Labhair) is the highest mountain in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. It lies to the north of Loch Tay, and is the highest point of a long ridge that includes seven Munros. It is the highest peak in Perthshire and is the tenth highest Munro in Scotland. Ben Lawers was long thought to be over 4,000 feet (1, m) in height; accurate measurement in the 1870s showed it to be some 17 feet ( m) short of this figure. The Ben Lawers range has been designated as a National Nature Reserve (NNR) since 1964. In 2005 the boundary was altered so that all NTS land at Ben Lawers (including the neighbouring Tarmachan range) was included in the NNR, which the Trust now manages on behalf of Scottish Natural Heritage. Ben Lawers is also designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve is classified as a Category II protected area by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.


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Location: Visitor Interpretation Area, Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United
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