Maiden Pap
The Maiden Pap is a hill located in Caithness, Scotland. It is an inselberg, formed of Devonian conglomerates, rising steeply out of the surrounding plain and visible from as far away as Hoy and the Moray Firth.Photo: bill copland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Ailith Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,588 feet
- Description: 484m hill in Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Maiden Pap, Caithness”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braemore and Borgue.
Braemore
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braemore is a location in Berriedale in the Highland council area of Scotland. It can be approached from the A9 road at Dunbeath. Braemore Lodge is a 19th century shooting lodge, situation on the site of an earlier church building.
Borgue
Hamlet
Borgue is a village in the historical county of Caithness, 3 miles south of Dunbeath in the local authority are of Highland, Scotland. Rev Samuel Smith was minister of Borgue from 1834 to 1861, transferring to the Free Church of Scotland at the Disruption of 1843. Borgue is situated 6 miles southeast of Maiden Pap.
Newport
Village
Newport is a small remote village on the eastern shore of Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Ramscraig lies 1 mile northeast along the A9 road coast road, with Dunbeath lying 2 miles further north. Newport is situated 6 miles southeast of Maiden Pap.
Maiden Pap
- Categories: mountain, hill, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.2427° or 58° 14′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.62288° or 3° 37′ 22″ westElevation
1,588 feet (484 metres)Open location code
9CCR69VG+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1432606959OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Maiden Pap” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Maiden Pap”
- Dutch: “Maiden Paps, Caithness”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مايدين پاپس (المملكه المتحده)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مايدين پاپس”
- Irish: “Beinn Cíoch na Íghne”
- Japanese: “処女の両乳房 (ケイスネス)”
- Japanese: “処女の両乳房”
- Japanese: “処女の乳房”
- Swedish: “Maiden Pap”
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