Tighvein Explained

Tighvein
Elevation M:458
Prominence M:181
Parent Peak:A' Chruach
Listing:Marilyn
Translation:Side mountain
Language:Gaelic
Location:Isle of Arran, Scotland
Grid Ref Uk:NR997274
Topo:OS Landranger 69

Tighvein (Gaelic; 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

55.4992°N -5.1717°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview of Tighvein. Gazetteer for Scotland. 2008-10-02.