Glas Bheinn

Glas Bheinn is a mountain in the of Scotland. It lies in the Assynt area of , in the far north of the country. A steep and rugged mountain in its own right, Britain's highest waterfall, the , falls from its slopes.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,546 feet
  • Description: 776m mountain in the Assynt area, in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Glasven”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eas a’ Chual Aluinn and Ardvreck Castle.

Waterfall
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Eas a' Chual Aluinn in the parish of Assynt, , , , is the tallest waterfall in the with a drop of 200 m. The waterfall can be reached by a 6-mile walk across boggy ground from the road 3 mi south of in Sutherland.

Castle
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is a castle, now ruinous, standing on a rocky promontory in , , Scotland, UK. The structure dates from about 1490 and is associated with the then landowners, the Macleods of Assynt.

Historic building
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is a historic building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inchnadamph and Kylesku.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in Assynt, , . The name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Innis nan Damh meaning "meadow of the stags". Assynt is a remote area with a low population density.

Hamlet
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is a fishing hamlet in in the . Until 1984, it was the site of a free ferry. It takes its name from Caolas Cumhann, Gaelic for "narrow strait", which is the channel just to the west of the village that connects Loch Glencoul and Loch Glendubh to Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin. is situated 4½ miles north of Glas Bheinn.

Hamlet
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is a village on the north shore of , 2 miles northwest of Unapool, in , and is in the council area of Highland. is situated 5 miles northwest of Glas Bheinn.

Glas Bheinn

Latitude
58.19262° or 58° 11′ 33″ north
Longitude
-4.97077° or 4° 58′ 15″ west
Elevation
2,546 feet (776 metres)
Open location code
9CCQ52VH+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 613558916
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2648593
Wiki­data ID
Q13128645
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Glas Bheinn” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Glas Bheinn (bukid sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Highland, lat 58,20, long -4,97)”
  • Cebuano: “Glas Bheinn”
  • Dutch: “Glas Bheinn (berg i Storbritannien, Highland, lat 58,20, long -4,97)”
  • Dutch: “Glas Bheinn”
  • Hausa: “Glas Bheinn (Assynt)”
  • Hausa: “Glas Bheinn”
  • Ladin: “Glas Bheinn”
  • Swedish: “Glas Bheinn (berg i Storbritannien, Highland, lat 58,20, long -4,97)”
  • Swedish: “Glas Bheinn”
  • Welsh: “Glas Bheinn (776m)”
  • Welsh: “Glas Bheinn”

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