The Ross

The Ross is a peak in North Ayrshire, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,020 feet. The Ross is situated nearby to the locality Benlister Glen, as well as near the hamlet Glenkiln.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Meallach’s Grave,long cairn,Monamore Glen and Tighvein.

Meallach’s Grave,long cairn,Monamore Glen

Archaeological site

Photo: Alan Murray Walsh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Meallach’s Grave,long cairn,Monamore Glen is an archaeological site.

Tighvein

Peak

Photo: William Bartlett, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tighvein is a hill above Lamlash on the Isle of Arran in western Scotland. It is a Marilyn and the highest point on the south-eastern section of the island, south-east of the pass of Monamore Glen.

Eas Geal

Waterfall

Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isle of Arran and Lamlash.

The Isle of Arran is part of Ayrshire in southwest Scotland. It lies in the Firth of Clyde, the broad reach of sea southwest of Glasgow and enclosed by the Ayrshire coast to the east and the Kintyre peninsula to the west.

Lamlash

Village

Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lamlash is a town on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It lies three miles south of the island's main settlement and ferry port Brodick, in a sheltered bay on the island's east coast, facing the Holy Isle.

Brodick

Village

Photo: Andrew, CC BY 2.0.

Brodick is the main village on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It is halfway along the east coast of the island, in Brodick Bay below Goat Fell, the tallest mountain on Arran.

The Ross

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,020 feet
Category: landform
Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.5274° or 55° 31′ 39″ north

Longitude

-5.1654° or 5° 9′ 55″ west

Elevation

1,020 feet (311 metres)

Open location code

9C7PGRGM+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2935809495

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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