Quinag

#509 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Quinag is an 808 m high mountain range in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, with an undulating series of peaks along its Y-shaped crest. The name Quinag is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Cuinneag, a milk pail, reflecting its distinctive shape. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 58°12'54"N, 5°3'0"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Ardvreck Castle, Eas a' Chual Aluinn, Calbha Beag, Loch Assynt.

3.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Ardvreck Castle, Lochinver
101 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.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Eas a' Chual Aluinn, North West Highlands Geopark
115 min walk • Eas a' Chual Aluinn in the parish of Assynt, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, is the highest waterfall in the United Kingdom with a sheer drop of 200 m. When in full flow it is over three times higher than Niagara Falls.
5.8 miNW
Area
Calbha Beag, Assynt
149 min walk • Calbha Beag is an uninhabited island in Eddrachillis Bay, off Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. It is immediately to the west of Calbha Mor.
2.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Assynt
74 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.
2.8 miNE
Bridge
Kylesku Bridge
72 min walk • The Kylesku Bridge is a distinctively curved concrete box girder bridge in north-west Scotland that crosses the Loch a' Chàirn Bhàin in Sutherland. It is listed as category A, the highest grade.

Quinag

Facts and practical information

Quinag plan & book

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

Ardvreck Castle, Lochinver

Eas a' Chual Aluinn, North West Highlands Geopark

Calbha Beag, Assynt

Loch Assynt

Kylesku Bridge