Loch Brittle, Glenbrittle

Name: Loch Brittle
Address: Glenbrittle, United Kingdom

#9 among attractions in Glenbrittle

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Loch Brittle is a sea loch on the southwest coast of Skye in Scotland. A sandy beach separates Glen Brittle from Loch Brittle. The land to the sides of the loch contains the hills of Beinn an Eoin and Ceanne na Beinne and the point of Rubh' an Dunain. ()

Coordinates: 57°11'4"N, 6°18'36"W

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Glenbrittle United Kingdom

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Loch Brittle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sgùrr Dearg, Sgùrr Alasdair, Sgùrr nan Eag, Sgùrr Dubh Mòr.

3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Sgùrr Dearg, Glenbrittle
88 min walk • Sgùrr Dearg is a mountain in the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is topped by the Inaccessible Pinnacle, a fin of rock measuring 50 metres along its longest edge. The top of the Inaccessible Pinnacle, which at 985.8 m is the highest point of Sgùrr Dearg and the only Munro with a peak that can only be reached by rock climbing.
3.6 miNE
Soaring peak popular for rock climbing
Sgùrr Alasdair, Glenbrittle
91 min walk • Sgùrr Alasdair is the highest peak of the Black Cuillin, and the highest peak on the Isle of Skye and in the Inner Hebrides, and indeed in all the Scottish islands, at 992 m. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering.
3.8 miE
Mountain
Sgùrr nan Eag, Glenbrittle
97 min walk • Sgùrr nan Eag is a 924-metre mountain, a Munro, in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is the southernmost Munro on the Cuillin ridge and it lies between Loch Brittle to the west and the Scavaig River, the outlet from Loch Coruisk, to the east.
3.9 miE
Mountain
Sgùrr Dubh Mòr, Glenbrittle
101 min walk • Sgùrr Dubh Mòr is a 944-metre mountain, a Munro, in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is slightly to the east of the main Cuillin ridge at the highest point of the Dubh ridge which extends eastwards to Loch Coruisk.
6.2 miNE
Mountain with hiking and climbing routes
Sgùrr nan Gillean, Sligachan
159 min walk • Sgùrr nan Gillean is a mountain in the northern section of the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. With a height of 966.1 metres, it is one of eleven Munros in the Cuillin ridge.
5.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Coruisk, Isle of Skye
140 min walk • Loch Coruisk is an inland fresh-water loch, lying at the foot of the Black Cuillin in the Isle of Skye, in the Scottish Highlands. Loch Coruisk is reputed to be the home of a kelpie or water horse, a shape-shifting creature that can assume human form.
4.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Cuillin, Isle of Skye
109 min walk • The Cuillin is a range of rocky mountains located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The main Cuillin ridge is also known as the Black Cuillin to distinguish it from the Red Cuillin, which lie to the east of Glen Sligachan.
5.9 miNE
Natural attraction, Mountain
Am Basteir, Sligachan
151 min walk • Am Basteir is a mountain in the northern Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is 934 metres high and classed as a Munro. It forms a narrow blade of rock, which bears comparison with the Inaccessible Pinnacle.
3.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr MhicChoinnich, Glenbrittle
93 min walk • Sgùrr MhicChoinnich is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is in the Black Cuillin range of mountains and is classified as a Munro. Like all the other Black Cuillin mountains it is made predominantly of gabbro rock and has little vegetation. The mountain is named after the mountain guide, John MacKenzie.
5.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bruach na Frìthe, Isle of Skye
145 min walk • Bruach na Frìthe is one of the principal summits on the Black Cuillin ridge, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering.
3.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr na Banachdaich, Glenbrittle
92 min walk • Sgùrr na Banachdaich is most difficult of the main Black Cuillin peaks to ascend. The simplest route ascends via Coire nan Eich from Glen Brittle. Knowledge of ropes are likely to be required until the summit is reached.