Quinag
Quinag is an 808 m high mountain range in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, with an undulating series of peaks along its Y-shaped crest. The name Quinag is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Cuinneag, a milk pail, reflecting its distinctive shape.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kylesku and Kylestrome.
Kylesku
Hamlet
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Kylesku is a fishing hamlet in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. Until 1984, it was the site of a free ferry. It takes its name from Caolas Cumhann, Gaelic for "narrow strait", which is the channel just to the west of the village that connects Loch Glencoul and Loch Glendubh to Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin. Kylesku is situated 4 miles northeast of Quinag.
Kylestrome
Hamlet
Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kylestrome is a village on the north shore of Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, 2 miles northwest of Unapool, in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Kylestrome is situated 4 miles north of Quinag.
Nedd
Hamlet
Nedd is a small village, which lies on the western head of Loch Nedd in Lairg, western Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Nedd is situated 4½ miles northwest of Quinag.
Quinag
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,343 feet
- Description: mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Quinag” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Quinag”
- Dutch: “Quinag”
- German: “Quinag”
- Irish: “A’ Chuineag”
- Irish: “A’ Chuinneag”
- Ladin: “Quinag”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Quinag”
- Scottish Gaelic: “A‘ Chuineag”
- Scottish Gaelic: “A’ Chuineag”
- Scottish Gaelic: “A’ Chuinneag”
- Swedish: “Quinag”
- Welsh: “Quinag - Sail Gharbh”
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