Tighvein

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Tighvein
Tighvein.jpg
Tighvein from the north
Highest point
Elevation 458 m (1,503 ft)
Prominence 181 m (594 ft)
Parent peak A' Chruach
Listing Marilyn
Naming
English translation???
Language of name Gaelic
Geography
Location Isle of Arran, Scotland
OS grid NR997274
Topo map OS Landranger 69

Tighvein is a hill above Lamlash on the Isle of Arran in western Scotland. [1] It is a Marilyn (a hill with topographic prominence of at least 150m) 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.

Footnotes

  1. "Overview of Tighvein". Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved 2 October 2008.

Coordinates: 55°29′57″N5°10′18″W / 55.49917°N 5.17167°W / 55.49917; -5.17167


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