Sgùrr nan Ceannaichean

#3706 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Sgùrr nan Ceannaichean is a Scottish mountain situated 13 kilometres southwest of the village of Achnasheen on the southern side of Glen Carron within the Glencarron and Glenuig Forest in the Ross and Cromarty district of the Highland council area. ()

Elevation: 2997 ftProminence: 594 ftCoordinates: 57°28'59"N, 5°11'35"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Sgùrr nan Ceannaichean – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich, Sgùrr Choinnich, Lurg Mhòr, Loch Scaven.

4.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich
124 min walk • Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich is a remote 945-metre mountain, a Munro, in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland at the western end of an east–west range of hills comprising a Munro Top Meall Mor, the Munro at the highest point of the ridge Lurg Mhòr, and Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich itself.
2.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr Choinnich
59 min walk • Sgùrr Choinnich is a Munro in the highlands of Scotland, located in the Achnashellach Forest area between Glen Carron and Loch Monar. It is mostly a hill of steep, grassy slopes, with a narrow summit ridge that runs east/west. There are crags on the northern side of this ridge, looking down into the corrie of Coire Choinnich.
5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lurg Mhòr
127 min walk • Lurg Mhòr is a remote 986-metre mountain, a Munro, in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland at the high point of an east–west range of hills comprising Meall Mor, Lurg Mhòr and Bidein a' Choire Sheasgaich.
3.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Scaven
78 min walk • Loch Scaven is a small freshwater loch at the head of Glen Carron near the source of the River Carron, Wester Ross, Scotland. It is about 4 mi southwest of Achnasheen and 2 mi from Loch Gowan.
1.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mòruisg
41 min walk • Mòruisg is a Scottish mountain situated in the Glencarron and Glenuig Forest, 10 kilometres south west of the village of Achnasheen in the Highland council area.
5.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Monar
150 min walk • Loch Monar is a freshwater loch situated at the head of Glen Strathfarrar, in the West Highlands of Scotland. Since the 1960s, it has been dammed as part of the Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme.