An Torc
An Torc is a mountain in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 2,425 feet. An Torc is situated nearby to the locality Pass of Drumochter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,425 feet
- Description: 739m high mountain in Scotland
- Also known as: “Badenoch Boar” and “Boar of Badenoch”
Places of Interest
Highlights include A’ Mharconaich and The Sow of Atholl.
A’ Mharconaich
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A' Mharconaich is a mountain near Dalwhinnie in the Scottish Highlands. It is a Munro with a height of 975 metres. It is in a group of mountains east of Loch Ericht and west of the A9 road and Pass of Drumochter, and are known accordingly as the Drumochter Hills.
The Sow of Atholl
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sow of Atholl is a Scottish hill which is situated 27 kilometres west-northwest of the town of Blair Atholl in Perth and Kinross council area. It stands on the western side of the Pass of Drumochter in a group of hills which lie around Coire Dhomhain.
Sgairneach Mhòr
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sgairneach Mhòr is a Scottish mountain which lies in a group of seven Munros near the summit of the Pass of Drumochter and are known as the Drumochter mountains or informerly as the “A9 Munros”. Sgairneach Mhòr is situated 2½ miles southwest of An Torc.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pass of Drumochter and Dalwhinnie.
Pass of Drumochter
Locality
Photo: Samoht2188, Public domain.
The Pass of Drumochter meaning simply 'high ridge' is the main mountain pass between the northern and southern central Scottish Highlands. The A9 road passes through here, as does the Highland Main Line, the railway between Inverness and the south of Scotland.
Dalwhinnie
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalwhinnie is a small village in the Scottish Highlands. Dalwhinnie is located at the head of Glen Truim and the north-east end of Loch Ericht, on the western edge of the Cairngorms National Park. Dalwhinnie is situated 5 miles north of An Torc.
An Torc
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“An Torc” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “An Torc”
- Dutch: “An Torc”
- Ladin: “An Torc”
- Swedish: “An Torc”
- Welsh: “An Torc”
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Explore places such as Badenoch and Kinloch Laggan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Creagan Doire Dhonaich and Bruach nan Iomairean.
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