A' Chràlaig Explained

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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: walkhighlands A' Chralaig . . 2014 . walkhighlands.co.uk . 9 January 2014.
  2. Web site: A' Chralaig. MunroMagic.com .
  3. Web site: A' Chralaig . Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba

    Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland

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  4. On Diurnal Variations in the Remoteness and Tranquillity of the Highlands . 67 . Wild Land News . Autumn 2006 . David Jarman. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011173648/http://www.swlg.org.uk//WLN67f.htm . October 11, 2008 . dead.
  5. Web site: Scotland's Munros: A' Chralaig . Walking Scotland.
  6. Web site: The Cluanie Horseshoe . Anthony Dyer . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305105938/http://mountainhiking.org.uk/scotland-mountains/glenshiel/shiel2.shtml . 2016-03-05 .