Beinn na Caillich (Red Hills) Beinn na Caillich (Red Hills) Beinn na Caillich (732 metres), west of Broadford on the isle of Skye, is one of the Red Hills, or Red "Cuillin". Its name is translated into English as Hill of the Old Woman. It is often referred to locally simply as The Beinn. The summit is adorned by an especially large cairn, reputedly marking the site where Saucy Mary, a Norwegian princess and former resident of Castle Moil in Kyleakin, is buried. Local legend claims that she was buried at the top of the mountain so that she could face the land of her
Mining on the Brendon Hills to drive the compressor which powered the drills used to create holes for explosive charges. A second small building served as a smithy and the third was a mess and a dry for miners' clothes. The mine has left no visible evidence above ground. This iron mine, also known as "Floriel Hill Mine" and "Florey Hill mine", was sunk in 1866, but little development work was undertaken. It continued to give regular, three-figure quarterly tonnages until it closed in April 1876. Mining on the Brendon Hills The Brendon Hills are a range of hills in western Somerset, England. The hills