Tighvein, Isle of Arran

Name: Tighvein
Address: Isle of Arran, United Kingdom

#10 among attractions in Isle of Arran

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Tighvein is a hill above Lamlash on the Isle of Arran in western Scotland. It is a Marilyn and the highest point on the south-eastern section of the island, south-east of the pass of Monambre Glen. Two miles from the nearest road, the top is a heathery, boggy moor, almost entirely ringed by thick forestry plantations. It is rarely climbed as there are no paths to the top. ()

Elevation: 1503 ftProminence: 594 ftCoordinates: 55°29'59"N, 5°10'12"W

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Isle of Arran United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Machrie Moor Stone Circles, Eas a' Chrannaig, Kildonan Castle, Brodick.

6.2 miNW
Ruins, Archaeological site
Machrie Moor Stone Circles, Machrie
158 min walk • Machrie Moor Stone Circles is the collective name for six stone circles visible on Machrie Moor near the settlement of Machrie on the Isle of Arran, Scotland.
2.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Eas a' Chrannaig, Lamlash
62 min walk • Eas a' Chrannaig also known as the Glenashdale Falls is a waterfall on the island of Arran, Scotland. There are a series of falls on the Glenashdale Burn, which flows from moorland near the summit of Tighvein eastwards towards Whiting Bay, from which there is a tourist trail leading some 4 kilometres up Glenashdale.
4.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Kildonan Castle, Isle of Arran
119 min walk • Kildonan Castle stands in the small village of Kildonan on the southern coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. The castle's name is derived from the name of a former resident, Saint Donan, who is said to be buried on the island.
5.4 miN
Town
Brodick
138 min walk • Brodick is the main village on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It is halfway along the east coast of the island, in Brodick Bay below Goat Fell, the tallest mountain on Arran. The name is derived from the Norse "breda-vick" meaning "Broad Bay".
3.2 miSE
Archaeological site
Giants' Graves, Isle of Arran
83 min walk • The Giants' Graves are the remains of two Neolithic chambered tombs on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. They are situated within 40 metres of each other, and stand on a ridge 120 metres above the sea in a clearing in a forest, overlooking Whiting Bay to the south.
4.8 miSW
Archaeological site
Torrylin Cairn, Isle of Arran
123 min walk • Torrylin Cairn is the remains of a Neolithic chambered tomb. It is located near Kilmory on the Isle of Arran in Scotland.
4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Àrd Bheinn, Isle of Arran
120 min walk • Àrd Bheinn is a small mountain of 1678 feet on central Isle of Arran in western Scotland.
5.5 miS
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Pladda Lighthouse, Pladda
142 min walk • Pladda Lighthouse is an active 18th century lighthouse situated at the southern end of the island of Pladda. The lighthouse dates from 1790 and was designed by Thomas Smith.
5.4 miSW
Archaeological site
Torr a'Chaisteal, Isle of Arran
139 min walk • Torr a'Chaisteal is an Iron Age fort, located about 1 mile northeast of the village of Sliddery, on the Isle of Arran in Scotland.
5.8 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Arran Coastal Way, Isle of Arran
150 min walk • The Arran Coastal Way is a 107 kilometre long-distance trail that goes around the coastline of Arran in Scotland.
0.9 miSW
Archaeological site
Carn Ban, Isle of Arran
24 min walk • Carn Ban is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on the Isle of Arran in Scotland.