Stob

I can think of at least one place name in Argyll containing Alba; there's a mountain on the west side of Glen Etive called Stob Coir' an Albannaich "The Peak of the Corrie of the Men of Alba".

The Picts (or Cruithne, or Albans): What's in a name? Carla 2007

"Stob," like "swale," is a specialized term, found in the Oxford English Dictionary, quite commonly used in the surveying and construction biz.

languagehat.com: "MISPRONOUNCED" WORDS. 2004

"Stob": the term for a handful of straw with a knot in one end used as part of rethatching an old straw roof

Transition Culture 2010

View from the summit of Stob Ban looking east along the rest of the Mamores range - waiting to be climbed on another day.

Archive 2010-06-01 Carla 2010

The contrast between the red granite of the Mullach and the white quartzite on Stob Ban is striking; the junction is in the col connecting the two, and presumably reflects some geological faultline.

Archive 2010-06-01 Carla 2010

There are various ways up Stob Ban, the most usual routes starting in Glen Nevis to the north.

Archive 2010-06-01 Carla 2010

Stob Ban seen from the summit of Sgurr an Iubhair, the neighbouring peak to the east

Archive 2010-06-01 Carla 2010

Looking up the east ridge of Stob Ban from part way up roughly, from just above the first rocky patch in the first photo of the ridge.

Archive 2010-06-01 Carla 2010

Looking up the east ridge of Stob Ban from the col between Stob Ban and Sgurr an Iubhair.

Archive 2010-06-01 Carla 2010

Mullach nan Coirean makes a splendid walk in its own right, especially when combined with Stob Ban in a circuit from Glen Nevis.

Archive 2010-06-01 Carla 2010