West Lomond
West Lomond is the highest point in the county of Fife, Scotland and the highest peak in the Lomond Hills. Its cone-shaped summit, which is the remains of a volcanic plug, rises above an escarpment of Carboniferous sandstone and limestone layers, capped with a quartz-microgabbro sill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,713 feet
- Description: hill in Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “West Lomond Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bonnet Stone.
Bonnet Stone
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bunnet Stane is a rock formation near the hamlet of Gateside in Fife, at the foot of West Lomond. It sits upon one of the calciferous sandstone outcrops of the Old Red Sandstone suie that exist around the base of the Lomond Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gateside and Glenlomond.
Gateside
Village
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Gateside is a small village in the north east of Fife, Scotland. It is inhabited by around 200 people. It also comprises a school, a park, seven-a-side football pitch, there used to be a village shop, and a pub which has now been converted into a private residence, the Gateside Memorial Hall and a garage.
Glenlomond
Hamlet
Glenlomond is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies northeast of Loch Leven, north of the A911 road, at the foot of Bishop Hill in the Lomond Hills. It is approximately 4 miles east of Kinross.
Strathmiglo
Village
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Strathmiglo is a village and parish in the north east of Fife, Scotland on the River Eden. It lies on the old A91 road from Milnathort to Cupar and St.
West Lomond
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.24547° or 56° 14′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.29683° or 3° 17′ 49″ westElevation
1,713 feet (522 metres)Open location code
9C8R6PW3+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 88311362OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“West Lomond” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “West Lomond”
- Chinese: “西罗蒙山”
- Dutch: “West Lomond”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ويسانت لوموند”
- Swedish: “West Lomond”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Burnside and Butterwell.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Maiden’s Cave and Lacesston Muir.
Fife: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Dunfermline, St Andrews, Kirkcaldy, and Glenrothes.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “West Lomond”. Photo: StuzzyW, CC BY-SA 3.0.