Beinn an Òir
Beinn an Òir is the highest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It is the highest peak on the island, standing at 785 metres, and is thereby a Corbett.Photo: KPiG, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,575 feet
- Description: Scottish Paps of Jura peak
- Also known as: “Beinn an Oir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beinn Shiantaidh and Beinn a’ Chaolais.
Beinn Shiantaidh
Peak
Photo: KPiG, Public domain.
Beinn Shiantaidh is the second highest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It stands at 757 metres above sea level, and with over 300 metres of relative height is therefore a Graham.
Beinn a’ Chaolais
Peak
Beinn a' Chaolais is the lowest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It stands at 733 metres above sea level, and with over 300 metres of relative height is therefore a Graham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isle of Jura and Bunnahabhain.
Isle of Jura
Photo: Bjarne Henning Kvaal…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. It's 30 miles long by 7 miles wide, with a population of only 196 in 2011. It has poor boggy soil and three conical hills known as the Paps of Jura.
Bunnahabhain
Hamlet
Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.
Bunnahabhain is a village on the northeast coast of the isle of Islay, which is in the Argyll and Bute area of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides group of islands. It is also the name of a malt whisky distillery located there. Bunnahabhain is situated 5 miles west of Beinn an Òir.
Craighouse
Village
Craighouse is the main settlement and capital of the Scottish Inner Hebridean island of Jura, in Argyll and Bute. In 1971 it had a population of 113. The village is situated on the sheltered east coast of the island at the southern end of Small Isles Bay, on the Sound of Jura. Craighouse is situated 5 miles southeast of Beinn an Òir.
Beinn an Òir
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.90242° or 55° 54′ 9″ northLongitude
-6.00413° or 6° 0′ 15″ westElevation
2,575 feet (785 metres)Open location code
9C7MWX2W+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 278496102OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Beinn an Òir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Beinn an Oir”
- Dutch: “Beinn an Òir”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بين ان اوير”
- German: “Beinn an Òir”
- Irish: “Beinn an Òir”
- Japanese: “ベイン・アン・オール”
- Ladin: “Beinn an Òir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beinn an Òir”
- Polish: “Beinn an Òir”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Beinn an Òir”
- Slovenian: “Beinn an Òir”
- Swedish: “Beinn an Oir”
- Welsh: “Beinn an Oir”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lag nan Capull and Lag Beithe.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cnoc na Sgrioba and Loch an T-Sìob‘.
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