Creag Ghlas Laggan, Isle of Arran

Name: Creag Ghlas Laggan
Address: Isle of Arran, United Kingdom

#15 among attractions in Isle of Arran

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Creag Ghlas Laggan is a hill on the Isle of Arran in south-western Scotland. It is the highest point of the seven-mile-long ridge of land that runs north-west to south-east between the A841 road and the Sound of Bute in the north-eastern part of the island. It is classed as a Marilyn. ()

Elevation: 1457 ftProminence: 791 ftCoordinates: 55°41'55"N, 5°13'12"W

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Isle of Arran United Kingdom

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Creag Ghlas Laggan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lochranza Castle, Goat Fell, Skipness Castle, Caisteal Abhail.

2.8 miW
Forts and castles
Lochranza Castle, Lochranza
72 min walk • Lochranza Castle is an L-plan fortified tower house situated on a promontory in Lochranza, on the northern part of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. Most of the castle was built in the 16th century.
5.1 miS
Island's highest peak for hiking
Goat Fell, Isle of Arran
131 min walk • 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. The name is believed to mean 'Goat Mountain'.
6.6 miNW
Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Skipness Castle, Skipness
168 min walk • Skipness Castle stands on the east side of the Kintyre peninsula in Scotland, near the village of Skipness. Together with the nearby Kilbrannan Chapel it is a scheduled ancient monument.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Caisteal Abhail, Isle of Arran
88 min walk • 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.
6.3 miSW
Mountain
Beinn Bharrain, Isle of Arran
162 min walk • Beinn Bharrain is a mountain on the Isle of Arran, Scotland, located in the far northwest of the Island. Despite being less frequently visited than its eastern neighbours, it still provides fine views from the top.
5.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Tarsuinn, Isle of Arran
136 min walk • 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.
6.4 miNW
Ruins
St Brendan's Chapel, Skipness
163 min walk • St Brendan's Chapel, also known as Kilbrannan Chapel, and Skipness Chapel, is a medieval chapel near Skipness, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The chapel appears to have been built in the late 13th or early 14th century and was dedicated to St. Brendan. The chapel replaced an earlier chapel dedicated to St. Columba at nearby Skipness Castle.
4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cìr Mhòr, Isle of Arran
106 min walk • 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.
1.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Torr Meadhonach, Isle of Arran
44 min walk • Torr Meadhonach is a hill 332 metres high at the northernmost part of the Isle of Arran in western Scotland, east of the village of Lochranza.