Sources

Cuilben 1747-55 Roy

Gulvain 1832 Thomson

Gaothail-Bheinn: Dwelly

1. Gaothail bheinn or Gaothar bheinn, ‘windy ben’.: MacMillan

Gulvain or Gaor Bheinn: thrill mountain (?): Parker

“Old Donald says that Gulvain = greyhound ben, not fr. likeness to long lithe hound, but because deer for long hunted there by greyhounds on leash.” Ronald Burn diaries [presumably gadhar is meant here, which Dwelly gives as ‘Lurcher dog. 2 Cross-bred dog, being half greyhound and half foxhound. 3 anciently Greyhound. 4 Mastiff.’ ]

Called ‘Gaor Bheinn or Gulvain’ on modern OS maps.

Additional Information

Munro M161, 987m