Mountains and hills of Scotland near Ullapool and Stac Polly in Sutherland. The Torridonian rocks continue south to Applecross opposite Skye, where similar massive mountains occur. The Black Cuillin are mainly composed of basalt and gabbro, the latter being a very rough rock which makes for superb grip for mountaineers. It is from the dark colour of the gabbro that the Black Cuillin receive their name. The summits of the Cuillin are bare rock, jagged in outline and with steep cliffs and deep cut corries and gullies. The mountains exhibit many notable individual peaks and many exceed 1,000 metres (3,280 ft) in height, so qualifying
Moorfoot Hills site consists of 24 Nordex N60 Turbines which lie between Bowbeat Hill, Blackhope Scar and Dundreich Hill. The Wind Farm was completed in September 2002 and at the time was Scotland's largest Wind Farm. Moorfoot Hills The Moorfoot Hills are a range of hills south of Edinburgh in east central Scotland, one of the ranges which collectively form the Southern Uplands. The Hills run from Peebles, Scottish Borders, in a north easterly direction to Tynehead, Midlothian. The highest of the Moorfoot Hills is Windlestraw Law, at 659 metres (2162 feet). Other hills include Blackhope Scar (651m), Dewar Hill, Garvald Law,