Cuillin Hills

The Cuillin () is a range of mostly jagged rocky mountains on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The main Cuillin ridge is also called the Black Cuillin to distinguish it from the Red Cuillin (''''), which lie to the east of Glen Sligachan.

Key facts

Protected area.name: Cuillin Hills National Scenic Area
Protected area.image: Sgùrr nan Gillean from Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Scotland - Diliff.jpg
Protected area.image_caption: The northern Cuillin (Sgùrr nan Gillean, Am Basteir and Bruach na Frìthe) from Sligachan.
Protected area.location: Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland
Protected area.map: Scotland Highland
Protected area.relief: 1
Protected area.map_caption: The location of the Cuillin within Highland (map centred on Sgùrr Alasdair)
Protected area.area_km2: 227
Protected area.established: 1981
Protected area.governing_body: NatureScot

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: mountain range
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: Highland
Elevation: 992
Highest point: Sgùrr Alasdair
Material used: volcanic rock
Image: Main ridge of the cuillin in skye arp.jpg

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Commons category: Cuillin
located in/on physical feature: Isle of Skye
historic county: Inverness-shire

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Cuillin Hills (Schots-Gaelisch: An Cuilthionn of An Cuiltheann) zijn een paar rotsige bergen op Isle of Skye in Schotland. De hoogste en rotsachtigste bergen van de Cuillin Hills heten de Black Cuillin en de lagere bergen heten de Red Hills. De hoogste berg in de Cuillin Hills is de met een hoogte van 992 meter. De Cuillin Hills is een van de 40 in Schotland.

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