Gars-bheinn

Gars-bheinn is a peak in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 2,933 feet. Gars-bheinn is situated nearby to the locality Coir‘ a’ Chruidh, as well as near Coire Beag.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sgurr nan Eag and Sgùrr Alasdair.

Sgurr nan Eag

Peak

Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sgùrr nan Eag is a mountain 924 metres high in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is the southernmost Munro of the Cuillins and it lies between Coir' a' Ghrunnda to the west, Gars-bheinn to the east, and Garb-choire to the north.

Sgùrr Alasdair

Peak

Photo: A‘ chachaileith, Public domain.

Sgùrr Alasdair is the highest peak of the Black Cuillin, and the highest peak on the Isle of Skye and in the Inner Hebrides, and indeed in all the Scottish islands, at 992 m.

Sgùrr Dubh Mòr

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Sgùrr Dubh Mòr is a 944-metre mountain, a Munro, in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is slightly to the east of the main Cuillin ridge at the highest point of the Dubh ridge which extends eastwards to Loch Coruisk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camasunary and Glenbrittle.

Camasunary

Locality

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.

Camasunary is a bay on the Strathaird peninsula of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Camasunary is the Scots form of the Gaelic name Camas Fhionnairigh, and means "Bay of the White Shieling". The township has about 10 ruined houses.

Glenbrittle

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Glenbrittle is a remote area of Skye. It is most useful as a base for walking and climbing the Black Cuillin, including the famous "Inaccessible Pinnacle".

Bualintur

Hamlet

Photo: Ross Young, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bualintur is a remote township, which lies at the head of Loch Brittle on the island of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Gars-bheinn

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,933 feet
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.18897° or 57° 11′ 20″ north

Longitude

-6.19278° or 6° 11′ 34″ west

Elevation

2,933 feet (894 metres)

Open location code

9C9M5RQ4+HV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1668680173

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12608713

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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