Glen Nevis
Glen Nevis is a glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, with Fort William at its foot. It is bordered to the south by the Mamore range, and to the north by the highest mountains in the British Isles: Ben Nevis, Càrn Mor Dearg, Aonach Mòr, and Aonach Beag.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Ben Nevis and Meall an t-Suidhe.
Ben Nevis
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Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom, at 1344.527 m / 4413 ft - it gained about a metre during a 2016 official survey. It's near the town of Fort William in the Scottish Highlands, at the southwest end of the Great Glen.
Meall an t-Suidhe
Peak
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Meall an t-Suidhe is a mountain in Scotland, located close to the Ben Nevis. Meall an t-Suidhe is situated 1½ miles north of Glen Nevis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achriabhach and Fort William.
Achriabhach
Hamlet
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Achriabhach is a hamlet in Glen Nevis, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. Achriabhach is adjacent to the Ben Nevis Site of Special Scientific Interest as designated by Scottish Natural Heritage.
Fort William
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Fort William is a town at the foot of the Great Glen, on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands. It's the main transport, commercial and visitor hub for the area: its attractions include Ben Nevis, Nevis Range ski resort, the Caledonian Canal, and "The Jacobite" steam train.
Glen Nevis
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 115 feet
- Description: glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: glen, waterfall, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Scottish Gaelic—“Glen Nevis” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غلين نيفيس”
- Armenian: “Գլեն Նևիս”
- Basque: “Glen Nevis”
- Catalan: “Glen Nevis”
- Cebuano: “Glen Nevis”
- Dutch: “Glen Nevis”
- French: “Glen Nevis”
- Galician: “Glen Nevis”
- German: “Glen Nevis”
- Irish: “Gleann Nibheis”
- Japanese: “ネビス峡谷”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Glen Nevis”
- Polish: “Glen Nevis”
- Scots: “Glen Nevis”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Gleann Nibheis”
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