Beinn Mhòr
Beinn Mhòr is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With a height of 620 metres, it is the highest point on the island and the most westerly mountain in Scotland and Great Britain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,034 feet
- Description: 620m high mountain on South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Beinn Mhor”, “Ben More”, and “Benmore”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beinn Choradail and Hecla.
Hecla
Peak
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hecla or Thacla is a mountain on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. With a height of 606 metres, it is the second-highest hill on the island. The name Hecla is Norse for "serrated".
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Uist and Stoneybridge.
South Uist
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Uist is an island in the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides of Scotland, with a population in 2011 of 1897. It extends 25 miles north-south and 5 miles east-west, and has long been linked by road north to Benbecula and North Uist, and since 2002 it has been linked south to Eriskay.
Stoneybridge
Village
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoneybridge is a village on the island of South Uist in Scotland. The Crois Chnoca Breaca standing stone is situated to the west of the village. Stoneybridge is within the parish of South Uist and the chapel was also situated west of the settlement at Ardmichael, having been in existence prior to 1854.
Bornish
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bornish is a village and community council area on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Bornish is also within the civil parish of South Uist. The A865 passes through Bornish, on the route between Lochmaddy and Lochboisdale.
Beinn Mhòr
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.25874° or 57° 15′ 32″ northLongitude
-7.29484° or 7° 17′ 41″ westElevation
2,034 feet (620 metres)Open location code
9C9J7P54+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 3395158094OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Beinn Mhòr” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Beinn Mhòr”
- Dutch: “Beinn Mhòr”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بين مهور”
- German: “Beinn Mhòr”
- Irish: “Beinn Mhòr”
- Japanese: “ベン・モール山”
- Ladin: “Beinn Mhòr”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beinn Mhòr”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Beinn Mhòr”
- Swedish: “Beinn Mhòr”
- Welsh: “Beinn Mhor”
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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 “Beinn Mhòr”. Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.