Glas Bheinn
Glas Bheinn is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the Assynt area of Sutherland, in the far north of the country. A steep and rugged mountain in its own right, Britain's highest waterfall, the Eas a' Chual Aluinn, falls from its slopes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Eas a’ Chual Aluinn
Waterfall
Photo: colin price, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eas a' Chual Aluinn in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, is the tallest waterfall in the United Kingdom with a sheer drop of 200 m.
Ardvreck Castle
Castle
Photo: StaraBlazkova, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ardvreck Castle is a castle, now ruinous, standing on a rocky promontory in Loch Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland, UK. The structure dates from about 1490 and is associated with the then landowners, the Macleods of Assynt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inchnadamph and Kylesku.
Inchnadamph
Hamlet
Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inchnadamph is a hamlet in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland. 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.
Kylesku
Hamlet
Photo: Reboelje, Public domain.
Kylesku is a fishing hamlet in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. 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. Kylesku is situated 4½ miles north of Glas Bheinn.
Kylestrome
Hamlet
Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kylestrome is a village on the north shore of Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin, 2 miles northwest of Unapool, in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Kylestrome is situated 5 miles northwest of Glas Bheinn.
Glas Bheinn
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.19262° or 58° 11′ 33″ northLongitude
-4.97077° or 4° 58′ 15″ westElevation
2,546 feet (776 metres)Open location code
9CCQ52VH+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 613558916OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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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”
- 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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