In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ben Nevis like this:
Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Great Britain, SW. Inverness-shire, immediately SE. of Loch Eil, at Fort-William, alt. 4406 ft. It has a circumference of over 24 miles at the base. Precipices of great height are on its N. side, and in some of the fissures the snow remains unmelted even in the warmest summer. An observatory of the Scottish Meteorological Society was erected on its summit in 1883.
Ben Nevis through time
Ben Nevis is now part of Highland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Highland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ben Nevis itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ben Nevis, in Highland and Inverness Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26181
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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