Roshven
Roshven is a township located on the eastern shoreline of Loch Ailort, in Lochaber, in the council area of Highland, Scotland. Towering above it is Rois-bheinn, the highest hill in the area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Goat Island and Rois-bheinn.
Goat Island
Islet
Photo: Tony Kinghorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goat Island is an islet, which is situated 1½ miles west of Roshven.
Rois-bheinn
Peak
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rois-bheinn is the joint highest hill in the Scottish region of Moidart, a title it shares with its neighbour Beinn Odhar Bheag, whose summit has the same elevation. Rois-bheinn is situated 2½ miles east of Roshven.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenuig and Lochailort.
Glenuig
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glenuig is a small village in Moidart, Lochaber, Highland, on the west coast of Scotland. It is around 30 miles west of Fort William and 20 miles from Ardnamurchan Point. Glenuig is situated 3 miles west of Roshven.
Lochailort
Village
Photo: Keeshu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lochailort is a small settlement in Scotland that lies at the head of Loch Ailort, a sea loch, on the junction of the Road to the Isles between Fort William and Mallaig with the A861 towards Salen and Strontian. Lochailort is situated 4 miles northeast of Roshven.
Arisaig
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arisaig is a village on the coast of Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of about 300. It stands on the "Road to the Isles", the traditional route from the south via Fort William to Mallaig and thence to Skye.
Roshven
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.84269° or 56° 50′ 34″ northLongitude
-5.74471° or 5° 44′ 41″ westElevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
9C8PR7V4+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 9136254680OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Roshven” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Roshven”
- Dutch: “Roshven”
- Irish: “Roisbheinn”
- Welsh: “Roshven”
- “Roshven”
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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 “Roshven”. Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.