Slioch

#969 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Slioch is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands situated in Wester Ross, eight kilometres north of the village of Kinlochewe. Slioch reaches a height of 981 metres and towers above the south east end of Loch Maree to give one of the best known and most photographed sights in the Highlands. VisitScotland, the Scottish national tourist agency, has used video footage of Slioch in its television advertisements. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3219 ftProminence: 2054 ftCoordinates: 57°40'2"N, 5°20'49"W

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

Nearby attractions include: A' Mhaighdean, Beinn Eighe, Ruadh-stac Beag, Meall a' Ghiubhais.

3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
A' Mhaighdean
93 min walk • A' Mhaighdean is one of the least accessible of the munros in northern Scotland. It is 8 miles north of Kinlochewe but most easily accessible from Poolewe, taking a private road South East to Kernsary. A good track then leads to the causeway between the Fionn Loch and Dubh Loch.
5.9 miSW
Mountain
Beinn Eighe, Torridon
151 min walk • Beinn Eighe is a complex mountain massif in the Torridon area of Wester Ross in the Highlands of Scotland. Lying to the south of Loch Maree, it forms a long ridge with many spurs and summits, two of which are classified as Munros.
5.2 miS
Mountain
Ruadh-stac Beag, Torridon
132 min walk • Ruadh-stac Beag is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. An outlier of the Munro Beinn Eighe but a mountain in its own right, it is located in the Torridon Hills of Wester Ross.
3.9 miSW
Mountain
Meall a' Ghiubhais
100 min walk • Meall a' Ghiubhais is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands, Scotland. It lies in Wester Ross, close to the village of Kinlochewe. The mountain is a steep, rugged peak, with a straightforward if pathless, unmarked climb to its summit from the Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve circular path.
4.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Maree
123 min walk • Loch Maree is a loch in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. At 21.7 km long and with a maximum width of four kilometres, it is the fourth-largest freshwater loch in Scotland; it is the largest north of Loch Ness.
6.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Glen Docherty
158 min walk • Glen Docherty is a glen in Wester Ross in Scotland, between Loch Maree and Kinlochewe to the west and Loch a'Chroisg and Achnasheen to the east.
5.2 miW
Island
Eilean Sùbhainn
134 min walk • Eilean Sùbhainn is the largest of several small islands in Loch Maree, Wester Ross, Scotland. It is the second largest freshwater island in Scotland after Inchmurrin. Lying 1 mile northeast of Talladale, the island is partially forested and uninhabited. It rises to 36 metres and extends to 118 hectares.