Beinn Alligin
Beinn Alligin is one of the classic mountains of the Torridon region of Scotland, lying to the north of Loch Torridon, in the Highlands. The name Beinn Alligin is from the Scottish Gaelic, meaning Jewelled Hill.Photo: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 3,235 feet
- Description: mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bein Alligin”, “Beinn Alligin - Sgurr Mor”, “Ben Alligin”, “Sgurr Mhor”, and “Sgùrr Mhòr”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beinn Dearg and Stuc Loch na Cabhaig.
Beinn Dearg
Peak
Photo: Grinner, Public domain.
Beinn Dearg is the fourth highest of the Torridon Hills in the highlands of Scotland. Beinn Dearg offers all the typical features of a Torridon hill, with steeply terraced rocky sides dissected by near vertical gullies. Beinn Dearg is situated 2 miles east of Beinn Alligin.
Stuc Loch na Cabhaig
Peak
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stuc Loch na Cabhaig is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles east of Beinn Alligin.
An Ruadh-mheallan
Peak
Photo: Rob Woodall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Ruadh-mheallan is a peak, which is situated 2 miles west of Beinn Alligin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torridon and Shieldaig.
Torridon
Photo: Oliver Clarke, CC BY 2.0.
Torridon is an area on the west coast of Ross and Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands. The settlement straggles along the shores of Loch Torridon and takes in Torridon village, Inveralligin and Diabaig to the north of the loch, Annat to the south-east, Shieldaig to the west, and Kinlochewe to the east.
Shieldaig
Village
Photo: SIMON PHILLIPS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shieldaig is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands, in the Scottish council area of Highland. Shieldaig is situated 5 miles southwest of Beinn Alligin.
Beinn Alligin
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Beinn Alligin” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Beinn Alligin”
- Dutch: “Beinn Alligin”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بين اليجين”
- German: “Beinn Alligin”
- Irish: “Beinn Áilleagan”
- Ladin: “Beinn Alligin”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Beinn Alligin”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beinn Alligin”
- Norwegian: “Beinn Alligin”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Beinn Àilleagain”
- Swedish: “Beinn Alligin”
- Welsh: “Beinn Alligin”
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Localities in the Area
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