Cunside

Cunside is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Cunside is situated nearby to the hamlet Ribigill, as well as near the locality Achnanclach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ben Loyal and Sgòr Chaonasaid.

Ben Loyal

Peak

Photo: Terry Jacombs, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ben Loyal is an isolated mountain of 764 m in Sutherland, the northwestern tip of the Scottish Highlands. It is a Corbett located south of the Kyle of Tongue and offers good views of the Kyle, Loch Loyal to the east, and Ben Hope to the west. Ben Loyal is situated 1½ miles south of Cunside.

Sgòr Chaonasaid

Peak

Photo: Neville Goodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sgòr Chaonasaid is a peak.

Loch Craggie

Lake

Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Loch Craggie is a lake, which is situated 2 miles east of Cunside.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braetongue and Tongue.

Braetongue

Hamlet

Braetongue is an area in northern Sutherland just north of the town of Tongue. Runrig mentions the "hills about Brae Tongue" in the song The Summer Walkers. Braetongue is situated 3 miles north of Cunside.

Tongue

Village

Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.

Tongue is a coastal village in northwest Highland, Scotland, in the western part of the former county of Sutherland. It lies on the east shore above the base of the Kyle of Tongue and north of the mountains Ben Hope and Ben Loyal on the A836. Tongue is situated 3½ miles north of Cunside.

Coldbackie

Village

Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coldbackie is a crofting township in Sutherland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Scotland. Coldbackie is situated 6 miles north of Cunside.

Cunside

Type: Locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.42822° or 58° 25′ 42″ north

Longitude

-4.42684° or 4° 25′ 37″ west

Open location code

9CCQCHHF+77

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8706325018

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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