Cruach nan Caorach
Cruach nan Caorach is a peak in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,896 feet. Cruach nan Caorach is situated nearby to the hamlet Ardtaraig, as well as near the locality Ardbeg Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cruach nan Capull and Loch Tarsan.
Cruach nan Capull
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cruach nan Capull is a mountain on the Cowal Peninsula near Loch Striven, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It stands on the north western side of Loch Striven, south of Glen Lean, and rises to a height of 612m.
Loch Tarsan
Reservoir
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Tarsan is a freshwater loch and impounding reservoir located 13 kilometres northwest of Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. This three-armed Reservoir extends into both Glen Tarsan and Glen Lean.
Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme
Power station
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme is a small-scale hydro-electric power station, built by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board and commissioned in 1951.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardtaraig and Rashfield.
Ardtaraig
Hamlet
Ardtaraig is a hamlet lying at the head of Loch Striven on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, West of Scotland. The hamlet is on the single track B836 road.
Rashfield
Hamlet
Rashfield is a hamlet on the Cowal peninsula, situated between Loch Eck and the head of Holy Loch, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The hamlet is on the A815 road and the River Eachaig flows past from Loch Eck to the Holy Loch. Rashfield is situated 4½ miles east of Cruach nan Caorach.
Colintraive
Village
Colintraive is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Once the site where cattle were swum across the narrows to the Isle of Bute, the MV Loch Dunvegan — a ferry operated by Caledonian MacBrayne — now provides a link to the island. Colintraive is situated 5 miles southwest of Cruach nan Caorach.
Cruach nan Caorach
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,896 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.98403° or 55° 59′ 3″ northLongitude
-5.08718° or 5° 5′ 14″ westElevation
1,896 feet (578 metres)Open location code
9C7PXWM7+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 960873854OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12611471
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