Bràigh nan Uamhachan
Braigh nan Uamhachan is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is located north of Glenfinnan in Lochaber. Taking the form of a long ridge, the climb is steep and pathless, but provides fantastic views of all the neighbouring peaks from its summit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,510 feet
- Description: 765m high mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Braigh nan Uamhachan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sròn Liath and Gaor Bheinn.
Gaor Bheinn
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gaor Bheinn, also known in English as Gulvain, is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is in Lochaber, south of Loch Arkaig and north of the road west of Fort William.
Streap
Peak
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Streap is a mountain in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. It lies on a long ridge that separates Glen Finnan from Gleann Dubh Lighe, about 5 km north-east of the village of Glenfinnan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinlocheil and Glenfinnan.
Kinlocheil
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinlochiel is a hamlet on the north west shore of Loch Eil in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is a small, rural area that consists of a few scattered houses on the A830 to Mallaig, after Fassfern and before Glenfinnan. Kinlocheil is situated 4½ miles south of Bràigh nan Uamhachan.
Glenfinnan
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glenfinnan is a village in the Western Highlands of Scotland, between Fort William and Mallaig. Standing at the head of Loch Shiel, it's famous as the place where "Bonnie Prince Charlie" launched his 1745 Jacobite rebellion.
Bràigh nan Uamhachan
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.92663° or 56° 55′ 36″ northLongitude
-5.32914° or 5° 19′ 45″ westElevation
2,510 feet (765 metres)Open location code
9C8PWMGC+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 901504766OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Ladin to Welsh—“Bràigh nan Uamhachan” goes by many names.
- Ladin: “Bràigh nan Uamhachan”
- Welsh: “Braigh nan Uamhachan”
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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 “Bràigh nan Uamhachan”. Photo: Dreamer, CC BY-SA 2.0.