Ruighe Chnoc

Ruighe Chnoc is a peak in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,211 feet. Ruighe Chnoc is situated nearby to the locality Sgonnan Mòr, as well as near the hamlet Lyne.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loch Ailsh.

Loch Ailsh

Lake

Loch Ailsh is a freshwater loch in Sutherland, Scotland, located 2.6km northeast of the A837. It sits on the River Oykel among plantation woodland. The loch's name likely derives from the same Scottish Gaelic root as Loch Alsh, Loch Aillse, meaning "foaming lake".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elphin.

Elphin

Hamlet

Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elphin is a crofting township in Assynt, in the Sutherland area of Highland in Scotland. It lies about 15 miles north of Ullapool. The village contains a telephone box, a post box, a tearoom, a Scottish Mountaineering Club Hut, Grampian Speleological Group Hut, a small caravan site and many self-catering options. Elphin is situated 4½ miles west of Ruighe Chnoc.

Ruighe Chnoc

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,211 feet
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.06818° or 58° 4′ 5″ north

Longitude

-4.90382° or 4° 54′ 14″ west

Elevation

1,211 feet (369 metres)

Open location code

9CCQ339W+7F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2723322233

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12611579

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