Tighvein
Tighvein is a hill above Lamlash on the Isle of Arran in western Scotland. It is a Marilyn and the highest point on the south-eastern section of the island, south-east of the pass of Monamore Glen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: William Bartlett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carn Ban and Meallach’s Grave,long cairn,Monamore Glen.
Carn Ban
Archaeological site
Photo: David G Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carn Ban is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on the Isle of Arran in Scotland.
Meallach’s Grave,long cairn,Monamore Glen
Archaeological site
Photo: Alan Murray Walsh, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meallach’s Grave,long cairn,Monamore Glen is an archaeological site.
Eas Geal
Waterfall
Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lamlash and Whiting Bay.
Lamlash
Village
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Lamlash is a town on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It lies three miles south of the island's main settlement and ferry port Brodick, in a sheltered bay on the island's east coast, facing the Holy Isle.
Whiting Bay
Village
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whiting Bay is a village located on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland four miles south of Lamlash and eight miles south of Brodick. With more than 600 inhabitants it’s the third largest village on the island of Arran, behind Lamlash and Brodick.
Kilmory
Hamlet
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Kilmory is a small village on the south coast of the Isle of Arran, located on the coastal road between Lagg and Kildonan. Kilmory is also the parish of the western side of the Isle of Arran.
Tighvein
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,503 feet
- Description: mountain in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.49979° or 55° 29′ 59″ northLongitude
-5.16989° or 5° 10′ 12″ westElevation
1,503 feet (458 metres)Open location code
9C7PFRXJ+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 1132414374OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Tighvein” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Тигхвеин”
- Cebuano: “Tighvein”
- Dutch: “Tighvein”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تيجڤين”
- Ladin: “Tighvein”
- Swedish: “Tighvein”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Ross and Monamore Bridge.
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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 “Tighvein”. Photo: William Bartlett, CC BY-SA 2.0.