The Saddle
The Saddle is one of the great Scottish mountains; seen from the site of the Battle of Glen Shiel it forms one of the best-known views in the Highlands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: paul birrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Saddle - Sgurr na Forcan and Sgùrr na Sgine.
The Saddle - Sgurr na Forcan
Peak
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Saddle - Sgurr na Forcan is a peak.
Sgùrr na Sgine
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sgùrr na Sgine is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Its height is 946 metres, making it a Munro. It lies eight kilometres south of Shiel Bridge in the Glenshiel Forest, between Glen Shiel and Loch Hourn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shiel Bridge and Kinloch Hourn.
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.
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".
Ratagan
Hamlet
Ratagan is a small hamlet on the southwestern shore of the sea loch, Loch Duich in Lochalsh, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
The Saddle
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,314 feet
- Description: 1011m high mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.16185° or 57° 9′ 43″ northLongitude
-5.4167° or 5° 25′ 0″ westElevation
3,314 feet (1,010 metres)Open location code
9C9P5H6M+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 255701131OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“The Saddle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Saddle (bukid sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
- Cebuano: “The Saddle”
- Dutch: “The Saddle”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ذا سادل”
- German: “The Saddle”
- Irish: “An Dìollaid”
- Ladin: “The Saddle”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Dìollaid”
- Swedish: “The Saddle (berg i Storbritannien)”
- Swedish: “The Saddle”
- Welsh: “The Saddle”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Saddle North East peak and Bealach Coire Mhalagain.
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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 “The Saddle”. Photo: paul birrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.