Rois-bheinn
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,894 feet
- Description: mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Fros-bheinn” and “Rois-Bheinn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include An Stac and Inverailort House.
An Stac
Peak
Photo: Tony Kinghorn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Stac is the name of a 814 m mountain in the Northwest Highlands, Scotland, on the shore of Loch Ailort on the west coast of Lochaber. A steep-sided conical peak, the mountain is usually climbed in conjunction with its higher neighbour Rois-bheinn.
Inverailort House
House
Photo: Keeshu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inverailort House is a mansion, south of Lochailort, at the head of Loch Ailort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roshven and Lochailort.
Roshven
Hamlet
Photo: Lisa Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
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 5 miles west of Rois-bheinn.
Rois-bheinn
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.83761° or 56° 50′ 15″ northLongitude
-5.68039° or 5° 40′ 49″ westElevation
2,894 feet (882 metres)Open location code
9C8PR8Q9+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 746540015OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rois-bheinn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rois-Bheinn”
- Dutch: “Rois-bheinn”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل رويس بهين”
- Esperanto: “Rois-bheinn”
- German: “Rois-bheinn”
- Ladin: “Rois-bheinn”
- Romanian: “Rois-bheinn”
- Swedish: “Rois-Bheinn”
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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 “Rois-bheinn”. Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.