Goat Fell
Goat Fell is the highest point on the Isle of Arran. At 874 metres, it is one of four Corbetts on the island. The mountain, along with nearby Brodick Castle, is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Email: goatfell@nts.org.uk
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: Mountain in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Goatfell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cìr Mhòr and Beinn Tarsuinn.
Cìr Mhòr
Peak
Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cìr Mhòr is a Corbett known as the Matterhorn of Arran. Its name means the "big comb", referring its resemblance to a cockscomb. It is separated from the island's highest peak, Goat Fell, by a col called The Saddle.
Beinn Tarsuinn
Peak
Photo: Alex Mcnaughton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beinn Tarsuinn is a mountain on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. It is the southernmost of the four Corbetts on the island, lying between Glen Rosa to the east and Glen Iorsa to the west. Beinn Tarsuinn is situated 2 miles west of Goat Fell.
Caisteal Abhail
Peak
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caisteal Abhail is a mountain on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. It is the northernmost Corbett on the island. The mountain forms the main part of a view known as The Sleeping Warrior due to its distinctive outline as seen from the mainland. Caisteal Abhail is situated 2 miles northwest of Goat Fell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corrie and Cladach.
Corrie
Village
Photo: Clydecoast, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corrie is a village on the north east coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland, 6 miles north of Brodick. It lies 2 mi due east under the island's highest mountain, Goat Fell. Corrie is situated 2½ miles northeast of Goat Fell.
Cladach
Hamlet
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Note: Cladach is a general Scottish Gaelic word for "beach" or "shore" and occurs in many Scottish placenames Cladach is a tiny settlement on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. Cladach is situated 2½ miles southeast of Goat Fell.
Sannox
Village
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sannox is a village on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kilbride. The name comes from the name the Vikings gave to the area, Sandvik, meaning the Sandy Bay. Sannox is situated 3 miles northeast of Goat Fell.
Goat Fell
- Categories: mountain, tourism, and peak
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.62583° or 55° 37′ 33″ northLongitude
-5.19199° or 5° 11′ 31″ westElevation
2,867 feet (874 metres)Open location code
9C7PJRG5+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 58706525OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q1533452
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Goat Fell” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Goat Fell”
- Bulgarian: “Гоатфел”
- Catalan: “Goat Fell”
- Cebuano: “Goatfell”
- Chinese: “山羊山丘”
- Danish: “Goat Fell”
- Dutch: “Goat Fell”
- Dutch: “Goatfell”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جوات فيل”
- French: “Goat Fell”
- German: “Goat Fell”
- German: “Goatfell”
- Greek: “Γκόατ Φελλ”
- Irish: “Gaoda Bheinn”
- Japanese: “ゴート・フェル山”
- Ladin: “Goat Fell”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Goat Fell”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Goat Fell”
- Norwegian: “Goat Fell”
- Romanian: “Goat Fell”
- Russian: “Готфелл”
- Russian: “Гоут-Фелл”
- Russian: “Гоутфелл”
- Scots: “Goat Fell”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Gaoda Bheinn”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Gaoithe Bheinn”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Goat Fell”
- Spanish: “Gaoda Bheinn”
- Spanish: “Goat Fell”
- Spanish: “Goatfell”
- Swedish: “Goatfell”
- Welsh: “Gaoda Bheinn (Goatfell)”
- Welsh: “Gaoda Bheinn”
- Welsh: “Goatfell”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Goat Fell and Glenrosa Falls.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Goat Fell”. Photo: Clydecoast, CC BY-SA 3.0.