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Walkers wait to hear of new Munro Hill does not measure up to Munro
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Walkers are to hear if they have a new mountain to climb in order to have "bagged" all of Scotland's Munros. A summit in the far north of Scotland has failed to measure up to Munro status denying it entry on an exclusive list of peaks over 3,000ft (914.4m).
Land surveyors CMCR Ltd have used new technology to check Foinaven in Sutherland to see if it qualifies as a Munro - a peak over 3,000ft high. Larbert-based surveyors CMCR Ltd used new technology to check Foinaven in Sutherland to see if it qualified, but found it falls short by 12ft (3.4m).
In the past Foinaven was thought to be 16 inches too low, but the survey, commissioned by the Munro Society, may have proved otherwise. The study was commissioned by the Munro Society. At an announcement in Falkirk was declared to be 2,988ft (911m).
Walkers will find out later whether they need to put their boots on again. The results of a survey of Beinn Dearg in Torridon are due later this year.
Two surveyors from Larbert-based CMCR, along with members of the Munro Society and various mountaineering clubs, took the measurements of Foinaven on 12 and 13 May. Two surveyors from CMCR, along with members of the Munro Society and various mountaineering clubs, took the measurements of Foinaven on 12 and 13 May.
The expedition surveyed the mountain using satellite positioning equipment. Media conference
The survey team also measured Beinn Dearg (gerr-ag) in Torridon, which is just inches away from being reclassified. The expedition surveyed the Corbett and its summit Ganu Mor using satellite positioning equipment.
The Munro Society was formed in 2002 and has over 3,000 members who have climbed all of Scotland's current 284 Munros. Team members revealed their findings at a media conference in Falkirk.
The Munro Society was formed in 2002 and has more than 3,000 members who have climbed all of Scotland's current Munros.
Debate over whether Foinaven is a Munro or one of Scotland's 220 Corbetts has raged for a number of years.
English translations of its Gaelic name include a wart hill and white mountain.