| Beinn Dhorain | |
|---|---|
 Beinn Dhorain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 628 m (2,060 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
| Listing | Graham, Marilyn |
| Coordinates | 58°07′00″N3°49′34″W / 58.1168°N 3.8260°W Coordinates: 58°07′00″N3°49′34″W / 58.1168°N 3.8260°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sutherland, Scotland |
| Parent range | Northwest Highlands |
| OS grid | NC925156 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 17 |
Beinn Dhorain (628 m) is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands. It lies in Sutherland in the far north of Scotland, west of the village of Helmsdale.[ citation needed ]A rounded sandstone peak, it rises steeply above Glen Loth. [2]
The Northwest Highlands are located in the northern third of Scotland that is separated from the Grampian Mountains by the Great Glen. The region comprises Wester Ross, Assynt, Sutherland and part of Caithness. The Caledonian Canal, which extends from Loch Linnhe in the south-west, via Loch Ness to the Moray Firth in the north-east splits this area from the rest of the country. The city of Inverness and the town of Fort William serve as gateways to the region from the south.
Sutherland is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the Highlands of Scotland. Its county town is Dornoch. Sutherland borders Caithness and Moray Firth to the east, Ross-shire and Cromartyshire to the south and the Atlantic to the north and west. Like its southern neighbour Ross-shire, Sutherland has some of the most dramatic scenery in the whole of Europe, especially on its western fringe where the mountains meet the sea. These include high sea cliffs, and very old mountains composed of Precambrian and Cambrian rocks.
Helmsdale is a village on the east coast of Sutherland, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The modern village was planned in 1814 to resettle communities that had been removed from the surrounding straths as part of the Highland Clearances.
