Cnoc Ailein
Cnoc Ailein is a hill in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 722 feet.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stac Pollaidh and Cùl Beag.
Stac Pollaidh
Peak
Photo: Amtiskaw, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Stac Pollaidh is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The peak displays a rocky crest of Torridonian sandstone, with many pinnacles and steep gullies.
Cùl Beag
Peak
Photo: Foxie001, Public domain.
Cùl Beag is a mountain in Coigach, in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is 15 km north of Ullapool and lies to the south of Cùl Mòr, and to the east of the better-known but lower Stac Pollaidh. Cùl Beag is situated 2½ miles southeast of Cnoc Ailein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North West Highlands Geopark and Polglass.
North West Highlands Geopark
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North West Highlands Geopark is a UNESCO Geopark in Caithness and Sutherland in the north-west Scottish Highlands. The 2,000 km2 Geopark has coastal cliffs, beaches, mountains caves and waterfalls and a variety of unique geological features.
Polglass
Village
Polglass is a long crofting township, lying on the north shore of the sea loch, Loch Broom in Ullapool Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Polglass is situated 6 miles southwest of Cnoc Ailein.
Achiltibuie
Achiltibuie is a community straggling along the west coast of Ross and Cromarty, north of Ullapool in the Scottish Highlands. As well as the village, the name applies to all the coast between Achduart and Reiff, taking in the hamlets of Polglass, Polbain and Altandhu.Cnoc Ailein
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 722 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.05701° or 58° 3′ 25″ northLongitude
-5.19133° or 5° 11′ 29″ westElevation
722 feet (220 metres)Open location code
9CCP3R45+RFGeoNames ID
12614340
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