Cuillin, Isle of Skye

Name: Cuillin
Address: Isle of Skye, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Isle of Skye

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Volcano

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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. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1981 (43 years ago)Coordinates: 57°12'0"N, 6°12'0"W

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

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

1 miNW
Soaring peak popular for rock climbing
Sgùrr Alasdair, Glenbrittle
26 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.
0.5 miSW
Mountain
Sgùrr nan Eag, Glenbrittle
13 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.
0.6 miNW
Mountain
Sgùrr Dubh Mòr, Glenbrittle
15 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.
1.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Coruisk, Isle of Skye
32 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.
1.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr MhicChoinnich, Glenbrittle
28 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.