Northwest Highlands
The Northwest Highlands are located in the northern third of Scotland that is separated from the Grampian Mountains by the Great Glen. The region comprises Wester Ross, Assynt, Sutherland and part of Caithness.Photo: Ritchyblack, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Càrn Eige and Mam Sodhail.
Càrn Eige
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carn Eighe is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Rising to 1,183 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Scotland north of the Great Glen, the twelfth-highest in the British Isles, and, in terms of relative height, it is the second-tallest mountain in the British Isles after Ben Nevis.
Mam Sodhail
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mam Sodhail, or Màm Sabhail in Gaelic, sometimes anglicised "Mam Soul", is a mountain with a height of 1,181 metres in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.
Beinn Fhionnlaidh
Peak
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beinn Fhionnlaidh is a mountain in the Highlands of Scotland. It is situated on the south side of Loch Mullardoch, at the end of Glen Cannich, about 60 km west of Inverness.
Northwest Highlands
- Type: Mountain range
- Description: located in the northern third of Scotland
- Categories: region and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.28° or 57° 16′ 48″ northLongitude
-5.1° or 5° 6′ westOpen location code
9C9P7WJ2+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 5595879822OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mountain_rangeWikidata ID
Q1084560
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Northwest Highlands” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西北高地”
- Czech: “Kaledonské hory”
- Dutch: “Northwest Highlands”
- Esperanto: “Nordokcidenta Altaĵo de Skotlando”
- French: “Northwest Highlands”
- German: “Northwest Highlands”
- Hungarian: “Északnyugati-felföld”
- Irish: “Garbhchríocha an Iarthuaiscirt”
- Japanese: “北西ハイランド”
- Japanese: “北西高地地方”
- Polish: “Góry Kaledońskie”
- Polish: “Góry Północnoszkockie”
- Serbian: “Kaledonske planine”
- Serbian: “Каледонске планине”
- Ukrainian: “Північно-західне Шотландське нагір’я”
- Ukrainian: “Північно-Західне Шотландське нагір’я”
- Western Panjabi: “نارتھویسٹ ہائیلینڈز”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Creag na h-Eige and Bealach na h-Eige.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stob a‘ Choire Dhomhain and Mam Sodhail - An Tudair.
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