Suilven, Lochinver

Name: Suilven
Address: Lochinver, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Lochinver

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Suilven is a mountain in Scotland. Lying in a remote area in the west of Sutherland, it rises from a wilderness landscape of moorland, bogs, and lochans known as Inverpolly National Nature Reserve. Suilven forms a steep-sided ridge some two kilometres in length. The highest point, Caisteal Liath, lies at the northwest end of this ridge. There are two other summits: Meall Meadhonach at the central point of the ridge is 723 metres high, whilst Meall Beag lies at the southeastern end. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 2398 ftProminence: 1627 ftCoordinates: 58°6'56"N, 5°8'12"W

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Lochinver United Kingdom

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Suilven – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stac Pollaidh, Ardvreck Castle, Canisp, Cùl Mòr.

5.6 miSW
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Stac Pollaidh, Achiltibuie
142 min walk • Stac Pollaidh IPA: is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The peak displays a rocky crest of Torridonian sandstone, with many pinnacles and steep gullies.
6.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Ardvreck Castle, Lochinver
160 min walk • Ardvreck Castle is a ruined castle dating to about 1490 when the lands were owned by the Macleods of Assynt. It stands on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt in Sutherland, Scotland.
3.1 miE
Mountain
Canisp, North West Highlands Geopark
79 min walk • Canisp is a mountain in the far north west of Scotland. It is situated in the parish of Assynt, in the county of Sutherland, 25 kilometres north of the town of Ullapool. Canisp reaches a height of 847 metres and qualifies as a Corbett and Marilyn hill. The mountain's name translates from the Old Norse language as “White Mountain”.
4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cùl Mòr
103 min walk • Cùl Mòr is a shapely, twin summited mountain in the far north west of Scotland whose higher summit is the highest point of Inverpolly. It is almost completely separated from its southern neighbour, Cùl Beag.
2.6 miW
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Falls of Kirkaig, Lochinver
66 min walk • The Falls of Kirkaig are a waterfall in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland in the county of Sutherland. The fall is located on the River Kirkaig, south by southeast of the village of Lochinver, on the main approach footpath to Suilven mountain.
6.1 miSE
58°2'5"N • 5°4'13"W
Knockan Crag Visitor Centre, North West Highlands Geopark
156 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park
5.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Assynt
134 min walk • Loch Assynt is a freshwater loch in Sutherland, Scotland, 8 kilometres east-north east of Lochinver. Situated in a spectacular setting between the heights of Canisp, Quinag and Beinn Uidhe, it receives the outflow from Lochs Awe, Maol a' Choire, and Leitir Easaich.
4.8 miSW
Neighbourhood
Inverpolly, Achiltibuie
122 min walk • Inverpolly is the name given to a large area of northern Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, north of Ullapool. The area contains several prominent hills, rising up from a rough landscape of bogs and lochans.
6.1 miSE
National park
Knockan Crag
156 min walk • Knockan Crag lies within the North West Highlands Geopark in the Assynt region of Scotland 21 kilometres north of Ullapool.