Beinn a’ Chaolais
Beinn a' Chaolais is the lowest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It stands at 733 metres above sea level, and with over 300 metres of relative height is therefore a Graham.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,411 feet
- Description: mountain in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Beinn a‘ Chaolais”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beinn an Òir and Beinn Shiantaidh.
Beinn an Òir
Peak
Photo: KPiG, Public domain.
Beinn an Òir is the highest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It is the highest peak on the island, standing at 785 metres, and is thereby a Corbett.
Beinn Shiantaidh
Peak
Photo: KPiG, Public domain.
Beinn Shiantaidh is the second highest peak of the Paps of Jura on the island of Jura, Scotland. It stands at 757 metres above sea level, and with over 300 metres of relative height is therefore a Graham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Isle of Jura and Bunnahabhain.
Isle of Jura
Photo: Bjarne Henning Kvaal…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jura is an island in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. It's 30 miles long by 7 miles wide, with a population of only 196 in 2011. It has poor boggy soil and three conical hills known as the Paps of Jura.
Bunnahabhain
Hamlet
Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.
Bunnahabhain is a village on the northeast coast of the isle of Islay, which is in the Argyll and Bute area of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides group of islands. It is also the name of a malt whisky distillery located there.
Port Askaig
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Port Askaig is a port village on the east coast of the island of Islay, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village lies on the Sound of Islay across from Jura.
Beinn a’ Chaolais
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.88826° or 55° 53′ 18″ northLongitude
-6.0183° or 6° 1′ 6″ westElevation
2,411 feet (735 metres)Open location code
9C7MVXQJ+8MOpenStreetMap ID
node 278496077OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Beinn a’ Chaolais” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Beinn a‘ Chaolais”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بين ا تشاولايس”
- German: “Beinn a’ Chaolais”
- Irish: “Beinn a‘ Chaolais”
- Irish: “Beinn a’ Chaolais”
- Ladin: “Beinn a‘ Chaolais”
- Ladin: “Beinn a’ Chaolais”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beinn a‘ Chaolais”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beinn a’ Chaolais”
- Polish: “Beinn a‘ Chaolais”
- Polish: “Beinn a’ Chaolais”
- Welsh: “Beinn a’Chaolais”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Inver Cottage and Feolin Farm.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cnoc na Sgrioba and Loch an T-Sìob‘.
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