Glen Shiel
Glen Shiel is a glen in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The glen runs approximately nine miles from southeast to northwest, from the Cluanie Inn at the western end of Loch Cluanie and the start of Glenmoriston to sea level at the village of Shiel Bridge and Loch Duich.Photo: Blisco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Valley with an elevation of 154 feet
- Description: valley in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Glenshiel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sgùrr na Ciste Duibhe and Sgùrr na Càrnach.
Sgùrr na Ciste Duibhe
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sgùrr na Ciste Duibhe or Sgùrr nan Cisteachan Dubha is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, one of the 'Five Sisters of Kintail'. It is on the northern side of Glen Shiel, 27 kilometers southeast of Kyle of Lochalsh.
Sgùrr na Càrnach
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sgùrr na Càrnach is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, one of the 'Five Sisters of Kintail'. It is on the northern side of Glen Shiel, 24 kilometres southeast of Kyle of Lochalsh.
Sgùrr Fhuaran
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sgùrr Fhuaran is a Scottish mountain that is situated on the northern side of Glen Shiel, 23 kilometres east-southeast of Kyle of Lochalsh. Sgùrr Fhuaran is situated 2 miles north of Glen Shiel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shiel Bridge and Morvich.
Shiel Bridge
Hamlet
Photo: John Armitstead, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shiel Bridge is a hamlet on the south east shore of Loch Duich at the foot of Glen Shiel, in the Lochalsh area of the Scottish Highlands. It is in the council area of Highland. Shiel Bridge is situated 4 miles northwest of Glen Shiel.
Morvich
Hamlet
Photo: Kirua, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morvich is a settlement in Glen Shiel near the southern end of Loch Duich, and to the north of Kintail, in Lochalsh, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Morvich is situated 4½ miles north of Glen Shiel.
Kinloch Hourn
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Tinley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinloch Hourn is a small settlement at the end of Loch Hourn, in the West Highlands of Scotland. The name comes from the Gaelic, Ceann Loch Shubhairne, for "the head of Loch Hourn". Kinloch Hourn is situated 4½ miles south of Glen Shiel.
Glen Shiel
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Glen Shiel” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Glen Shiel”
- Chinese: “格伦希尔”
- Irish: “Gleann Seile”
- Japanese: “グレン・シール”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Gleann Seile”
- Swedish: “Glen Shiel”
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