Beinn Sgritheall
Beinn Sgritheall or Beinn an Sgrithill, also anglicized Ben Sgriol, is the highest mountain on the Glenelg peninsula in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,196 feet
- Description: 974m high mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Beinn Sgriol”, “Ben Screel”, “Ben Scrial”, and “Ben Sgriol”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dun Grugaig.
Dun Grugaig
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dun Grugaig is a D-shaped dun, or "semi-broch", located about 7 kilometres southeast of the village of Glenelg, Highland, in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arnisdale and Balvraid.
Arnisdale
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Amsden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arnisdale is a hamlet in the historic county of Inverness-shire in the local authority area of Highlands of Scotland. It lies on the north shore of Loch Hourn, around 10 miles down a single-track road from Glenelg.
Glenelg
Glenelg is a small village on the coast of Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands, which historically was one of the main crossings to and from Skye. The cattle swam across on their way to market, while the humans took a ferry.
Beinn Sgritheall
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.15376° or 57° 9′ 14″ northLongitude
-5.57964° or 5° 34′ 47″ westElevation
3,196 feet (974 metres)Open location code
9C9P5C3C+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 273862724OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Beinn Sgritheall” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Beinn Sgritheall”
- Dutch: “Beinn Sgritheall”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بين سجريثيال”
- German: “Beinn Sgritheall”
- Irish: “Beinn Sgritheall”
- Ladin: “Beinn Sgritheall”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beinn Sgritheall”
- Scots: “Beinn Sgritheall”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Beinn Sgritheall”
- Swedish: “Beinn Sgritheall”
- Welsh: “Beinn Sgritheall”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tòrr an Aoil and Corran.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sgeirean Ràrsaidh and Eilean Mhairtein.
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