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Tighvein

Coordinates: 55°29′57″N 5°10′18″W / 55.49917°N 5.17167°W / 55.49917; -5.17167
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Tighvein
Tighvein from the north
Highest point
Elevation458 m (1,503 ft)
Prominence181 m (594 ft)
Parent peakA' Chruach
ListingMarilyn
Naming
English translationSide mountain
Language of nameGaelic
Geography
Map
LocationIsle of Arran, Scotland
OS gridNR997274
Topo mapOS 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

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

55°29′57″N 5°10′18″W / 55.49917°N 5.17167°W / 55.49917; -5.17167