Foinaven

For the oil field, see Foinaven oilfield. For the racehorse, see Foinavon.

Foinaven - Ganu Mòr
File:Foinaven from Achriesgill.jpg Foinaven seen from Achriesgill on Loch Inchard
Highest point
Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak	Ben Klibreck
Listing	Marilyn, Corbett
Naming
Translation	White hill - Big wedge (Gaelic)
Pronunciation	/ˈfɔɪnəvən/ Scottish Gaelic: [ˈɡanu ˈmoːɾ]
Geography
Location	Sutherland, Scotland
OS grid	NC315507
Topo map	OS Landranger 9

Foinaven (Scottish Gaelic: Foinne Bheinn, IPA: [ˈfɤɲəveɲ]) is a mountain in Scotland, situated in the far north-west corner of the Scottish Highlands. Like many of the monolithic mountains that surround it, the mountain is within the Moine Thrust Belt and is made up of imbricated layers of Cambrian quartzite which overlie the older Lewisian gneiss basement. The quartzite, being tougher, stood firm when all the surrounding rock was eroded away, leaving the huge mountain isolated. Its highest point is named Ganu Mòr. Foinaven's smaller neighbour is Arkle. Foinaven was formerly thought, by some, to qualify as a Munro, but an accurate survey in 2007 confirmed that it falls twelve feet short of the required 3,000 ft [1]