A' Chralaig | |
Other Name: | Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: '''A' Chràileag''' |
Elevation M: | 1120 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 786 |
Prominence Ref: | Ranked 38th in British Isles |
Parent Peak: | Carn Eige |
Listing: | Munro, Marilyn |
Translation: | the basket [2] |
Language: | Gaelic |
Pronunciation: | in Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic əˈxɾaːl̪ˠɛkʲ/ English approximation: |
Location: | Highland, Scotland |
Range: | Northwest Highlands |
Map: | Scotland Highland |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 57.1847°N -5.1544°W |
Grid Ref Uk: | NH094148 |
Topo: | OS Landranger 33 / 34 |
Type: | mountain |
A' Chralaig (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: '''A' Chràileag''')[3] is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, north of Loch Cluanie and south of Glen Affric. It is a Munro with a height of . It is the highest peak along Glen Shiel and can be easily climbed from the Cluanie Inn on the A87.[4] The eastern slopes of the mountain, are owned by the Forestry Commission and are part of the Kintail National Scenic Area.
Despite being the highest peak on the ridge, it is considered less interesting than the route over Stob Coire na Cràlaig to the nearby Mullach Fraoch-choire.[5] These two peaks may be combined with the neighbouring peaks of Sgurr nan Conbhairean and Sail Chaorainn to make the so-called "Cluanie Horseshoe", although no path connects A' Chràlaig with the peaks to the east.[6]
Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland
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