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 translationSide mountain
Language of name Gaelic
Geography
OS grid NR997274
Topo map OS Landranger 69

Tighvein (Scottish Gaelic : Taobh Bheinn) 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 Monamore 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.

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