Pap of Glencoe
The Pap of Glencoe is a mountain on the northern side of Glen Coe, in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies at the western end of the Aonach Eagach ridge, directly above the point where the River Coe enters Loch Leven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Meg Megson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,434 feet
- Description: 742m high mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Sgorr na Ciche”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glencoe and Loch Achtriochtan.
Glencoe
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glencoe is a hauntingly scenic valley in the western Scottish Highlands, a branch of The Great Glen which carves coast to coast. It's also the name of the village at its foot, where the glen meets the sea at Loch Leven.
Loch Achtriochtan
Lake
Loch Achtriochtan or Loch Trychardan is a small shallow freshwater loch located to the east of Glencoe village in Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands. It is now under the care of the National Trust for Scotland.
Massacre of Glencoe Monument
Memorial
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The Massacre of Glencoe Monument is a memorial to the Massacre of Glencoe, which took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689–92.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glencoe and Aonach Eagach.
Glencoe
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glencoe or Glencoe Village is the main settlement in Glen Coe in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands. It lies at the north-west end of the glen, on the southern bank of the River Coe where it enters Loch Leven.
Aonach Eagach
Locality
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aonach Eagach is a large mountain ridge in the Scottish Highlands, marking the northern edge of Glen Coe. It stretches east–west for several miles and includes two Munro summits: Sgùrr nam Fiannaidh at 967 m high, and Meall Dearg at 952 m high.
Kinlochleven
Village
Photo: Rmaclean3, Public domain.
Kinlochleven is a coastal village located in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands and lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven. To the north lie the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking Glen Coe.
Pap of Glencoe
- Categories: mountain, waterfall, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.68894° or 56° 41′ 20″ northLongitude
-5.06285° or 5° 3′ 46″ westElevation
2,434 feet (742 metres)Open location code
9C8PMWQP+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3497194562OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Pap of Glencoe” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Sgùrr na Cìche”
- Cebuano: “Pap of Glencoe”
- Dutch: “Pap of Glencoe”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پاپ اوف جلينكو”
- German: “Pap of Glencoe”
- Irish: “Sgurr na Cìche”
- Irish: “Sgùrr na Cìche”
- Japanese: “グレンコーの両乳房”
- Japanese: “グレンコーの乳房”
- Ladin: “Pap of Glencoe”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pap of Glencoe”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgorr na Cìche”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgurr na Cìche”
- Swedish: “Pap of Glencoe”
- Ukrainian: “Пап-Гленко”
- Welsh: “Sgorr na Ciche”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coire na Cìche and Coire an t-Sidhein.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sgorr nam Fiannaidh and Glencoe Youth Hostel.
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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 “Pap of Glencoe”. Photo: Meg Megson, CC BY-SA 2.0.