Scaraben
Scaraben is a hill in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the Caithness region, in the far north. Taking the form of a long ridge over 4 km in length, the hill consists of three rounded peaks.Photo: Peter Standing, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,054 feet
- Description: mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Scaraven”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maiden Pap.
Maiden Pap
Peak
Photo: bill copland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Maiden Pap is a hill located in Caithness, Scotland. It is an inselberg, formed of Devonian conglomerates, rising steeply out of the surrounding plain and visible from as far away as Hoy and the Moray Firth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braemore and Borgue.
Braemore
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braemore is a location in Berriedale in the Highland council area of Scotland. It can be approached from the A9 road at Dunbeath. Braemore Lodge is a 19th century shooting lodge, situation on the site of an earlier church building.
Borgue
Hamlet
Borgue is a village in the historical county of Caithness, 3 miles south of Dunbeath in the local authority are of Highland, Scotland. Rev Samuel Smith was minister of Borgue from 1834 to 1861, transferring to the Free Church of Scotland at the Disruption of 1843.
Berriedale
Village
Berriedale is a small estate village on the northern east coast of Caithness, Scotland, It is situated on the A9 road between Helmsdale and Lybster, close to the boundary between Caithness and Sutherland.
Scaraben
- Categories: mountain, hill, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.22037° or 58° 13′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.59155° or 3° 35′ 30″ westElevation
2,054 feet (626 metres)Open location code
9CCR6CC5+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 1432606961OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Scaraben” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Scaraben”
- Dutch: “Scaraben”
- Ladin: “Scaraben”
- Swedish: “Scaraben”
- Welsh: “Scaraben”
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Highlights include Sron Gharbh and East Scaraben.
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