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Also known as Sùlabheinn

Suilven () is a Graham mountain in Scotland. Lying in a remote area in the west of Sutherland, it rises from a wilderness landscape of moorland, bogs and lochans known as Inverpolly National Nature Reserve. Suilven forms a steep-sided ridge some in length. The highest point, Caisteal Liath ("Grey Castle" in Scottish Gaelic), lies at the northwest end of this ridge. There are two other summits: Meall Meadhonach ("Middle Round Hill") at the central point of the ridge is high, whilst Meall Beag ("Little Round Hill") lies at the southeastern end.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Suilven
Mountain.other_name
Sùlabheinn
Mountain.photo
2011 Schotland Suilven 31-05-2011 14-58-40.png
Mountain.photo_caption
Suilven
Mountain.elevation_m
731
Mountain.prominence_m
496
Mountain.listing
Graham, Marilyn
Mountain.translation
Pillar mountain
Mountain.language
Old Norse + Scottish Gaelic
Mountain.location
Inverpolly, Scotland
Mountain.map
Scotland Highland
Mountain.grid_ref_UK
NC153183
Mountain.topo
OS Landranger 15

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
mountain
Official name
Suilven
Located in
Highland
Elevation
731
Image
Suilven looking east.jpg
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native label
Sùlabheinn
Commons category
Suilven
historic county
Sutherland
OS grid reference
NC153183
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • Geology
  • Management
  • Ascent
  • In popular culture
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Suilven () is a Graham mountain in Scotland. Lying in a remote area in the west of Sutherland, it rises from a wilderness landscape of moorland, bogs and lochans known as Inverpolly National Nature Reserve. Suilven forms a steep-sided ridge some in length. The highest point, Caisteal Liath ("Grey Castle" in Scottish Gaelic), lies at the northwest end of this ridge. There are two other summits: Meall Meadhonach ("Middle Round Hill") at the central point of the ridge is high, whilst Meall Beag ("Little Round Hill") lies at the southeastern end.

==Name== The name is Viking in origin, coming from the Old Norse súla fjell, meaning "pillar mountain" (with the later substitution of Gaelic bheinn for fjell).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Suilven” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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