Sgùrr na Coinnich
Sgùrr na Coinnich is the highest peak on the Sleat peninsula at the east end of the Isle of Skye. Together with its slightly lower neighbour, Beinn na Caillich, it overlooks the Skye Bridge that links the towns of Kyle of Lochalsh and Kyleakin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,425 feet
- Description: mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Sgurr na Coinnich”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beinn na Caillich and Kylerhea Minor Light.
Beinn na Caillich
Peak
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beinn na Caillich is a mountain with a height of 732 metres, overlooking Kyle Rhea at the eastern end of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is often climbed along with its slightly higher south-western neighbour, Sgurr na Coinnich.
Kylerhea Minor Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kylerhea Minor Light is a lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kylerhea and Kyleakin.
Kylerhea
Village
Photo: Wfmiller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kylerhea is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish Highlands, overlooking Kyle Rhea, a strait splitting Skye from the Scottish mainland.
Kyleakin
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kyleakin is a village on the island of Skye, traditionally a ferry port. It has become quieter since the Skye Bridge replaced the ferry from the mainland, but is an attractive small place worth a stop. In 2011 the population was around 300.
Kyle of Lochalsh
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kyle of Lochalsh is a village in Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 590 in 2020. It is just across the water from Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye and was the traditional route to Skye by ferry.
Sgùrr na Coinnich
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.23626° or 57° 14′ 11″ northLongitude
-5.7092° or 5° 42′ 33″ westElevation
2,425 feet (739 metres)Open location code
9C9P67PR+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2301524983OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sgùrr na Coinnich” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sgurr na Coinnich”
- Dutch: “Sgùrr na Coinnich”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سجور نا كوينيتش”
- Irish: “Sgùrr na Coinnich”
- Ladin: “Sgùrr na Coinnich”
- Swedish: “Sgurr na Coinnich”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sgùrr na Coinnich”. Photo: Viewfinder, Public domain.