Stone Cross Hill

Stone Cross Hill is a hill in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 272 feet. Stone Cross Hill is situated nearby to the locality Lone, as well as near the village Achfary.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ben Stack and Arkle.

Ben Stack

Peak

Ben Stack is a mountain in Sutherland, in the northwest of Scotland. It is 721 m high. It lies southeast of Laxford Bridge and northwest of Loch More along the A838 road, and just west of Loch Stack.

Arkle is a mountain in Sutherland, in the far north-west corner of the Scottish Highlands. Like its sister Foinaven, the mountain is made up of glistening white Cambrian quartzite, laid down around 530 million years ago on an uneven basement of much older Lewisian gneiss. Arkle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Stone Cross Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achfary and Rhiconich.

Achfary

Village

Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Achfary is a hamlet in the Scottish council area of Highland. To the east of the village lies Loch nan Ealachan. It is owned by the Grosvenor Estate and is renowned for its unusual black and white telephone box, erected in the 1960s. Achfary is situated 2½ miles southeast of Stone Cross Hill.

Rhiconich

Hamlet

Rhiconich is a remote hamlet, located at the head of Loch Inchard, in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands in the Scottish council area of Highland. Rhiconich is situated 3 miles north-east of Laxford Bridge and 11 miles south-west of Durness on the A838 road. Rhiconich is situated 6 miles north of Stone Cross Hill.

Achlyness

Hamlet

Achlyness is a crofting hamlet on the shores of Loch Inchard, located near Rhiconich, Sutherland, Scotland, within the council area of Highland. Achlyness is situated 6 miles north of Stone Cross Hill.

Stone Cross Hill

Type: Hill with an elevation of 272 feet
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.34422° or 58° 20′ 39″ north

Longitude

-4.94545° or 4° 56′ 44″ west

Elevation

272 feet (83 metres)

Open location code

9CCQ83V3+MR

GeoNames ID

12621522

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