Meall nan Caorach
Meall nan Caorach is a peak in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland and has an elevation of 614 feet. Meall nan Caorach is situated nearby to the hamlet Torinturk, as well as near Whitehouse.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dùn a’ Choin Duibh and Dunmore House.
Dùn a’ Choin Duibh
Archaeological site
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dùn a' Choin Duibh is a hillfort located near Torinturk, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. According to the local shanachies, the fort is named after a black wolfhound which was half wolf, which defended the fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torinturk and Whitehouse.
Torinturk
Hamlet
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torinturk is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Torinturk is 5 miles from Tarbert. Torinturk comes from the Gaelic for the hill of the boar. This is where the last wild boar in Scotland was killed.
Whitehouse
Hamlet
Photo: Johnny Durnan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehouse is a hamlet on the Kintyre Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. It is located around 5.5 miles southwest of Tarbert and around 25 miles north of Campbeltown.
Ardpatrick
Hamlet
Photo: Lambert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardpatrick is a village at the southwestern extremity of the Knapdale, Argyll, Scotland. The village is built along the north western shore of West Loch Tarbert.
Meall nan Caorach
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 614 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.8123° or 55° 48′ 44″ northLongitude
-5.5476° or 5° 32′ 51″ westElevation
614 feet (187 metres)Open location code
9C7PRF62+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3626953301OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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