The Munros:
Glen Shiel and Kintail.
Glen Shiel and Kintail.
The Munros of Glen Shiel and Kintail, the highest first. See them on the map.
A' Chraileag.
1,120 metres
A' Chraileag stands on the north side of Loch Cluanie, the long hydro reservoir that runs beside the A87 on the road to Skye.
Read about A' ChraileagSgurr nan Conbhairean.
1,109 metres
Sgurr nan Conbhairean is the high point of three Munros that stand close together, with Sail Chaorainn about a kilometre and a half to the north and Carn Ghluasaid about two kilometres to the south-east. It is number 43 of the 282 Munros by height.
Read about Sgurr nan ConbhaireanMullach Fraoch-choire.
1,101 metres
Mullach Fraoch-choire is one of the high hills between Glen Affric and Glen Moriston, and at just over 1,100 metres it ranks 49th of the 282 Munros. Its nearest neighbour, A' Chraileag, is higher still and about two and a half kilometres to the south.
Read about Mullach Fraoch-choireSgurr Fhuaran.
1,069 metres
Sgurr Fhuaran stands in Kintail, among the hills of the Five Sisters above Glen Shiel. It is among the seventy highest of the 282 Munros and stands higher than any of its four nearest. Sgurr na Carnach is under a kilometre to the south, and Sgurr na Ciste Duibhe a little beyond.
Read about Sgurr FhuaranSgurr a' Bhealaich Dheirg.
1,036 metres
Sgurr a' Bhealaich Dheirg stands in Kintail, in the hills between Loch Duich and Cannich. It is the middle one of three Munros that stand close together, and the highest of them.
Read about Sgurr a' Bhealaich DheirgBeinn Fhada.
1,032 metres
Beinn Fhada, also written Ben Attow, is one of the high hills of Kintail. Gleann Licht runs between it and the Five Sisters, and Glenlicht House, a climbing club's hut, stands in the glen.
Read about Beinn FhadaSgurr na Ciste Duibhe.
1,027 metres
Sgurr na Ciste Duibhe is one of the Five Sisters of Kintail, the pointed peaks above Glen Shiel, and not to be confused with Ciste Dhubh on the other side of Kintail.
Read about Sgurr na Ciste DuibheAonach air Chrith.
1,020 metres
Aonach air Chrith stands in the hills between Glen Shiel and Loch Quoich. Loch Cluanie, the long reservoir beside the A87 on the road to Skye, lies under these Munros.
Read about Aonach air ChrithThe Saddle.
1,012 metres
The Saddle stands above Glen Shiel, with the Five Sisters of Kintail facing it across the glen. It carries the Forcan Ridge, and its nearest neighbour is Sgurr na Sgine, about two kilometres to the south-east.
Read about The SaddleSgurr an Doire Leathain.
1,010 metres
Sgurr an Doire Leathain stands on the south side of Glen Shiel, in the hills that run between the glen and Loch Quoich.
Read about Sgurr an Doire LeathainSgurr an Lochain.
1,004 metres
Sgurr an Lochain stands on the south side of Glen Shiel, towards the western end of the South Glen Shiel ridge. Sgurr an Doire Leathain is about a kilometre to the south-east and only six metres higher, and Creag nan Damh is under two and a half kilometres to the west.
Read about Sgurr an LochainSgurr na Carnach.
1,002 metres
Sgurr na Carnach stands in Kintail, in the hills between Loch Duich and Cannich, with a higher Munro close on either side.
Read about Sgurr na CarnachAonach Meadhoin.
1,001 metres
Aonach Meadhoin stands in Kintail, at the east end of a line of three Munros: Saileag, Sgurr a' Bhealaich Dheirg and Aonach Meadhoin itself. Sgurr a' Bhealaich Dheirg is the nearest, about a kilometre and a half to the west, and Ciste Dhubh is about three kilometres to the north-east.
Read about Aonach MeadhoinSail Chaorainn.
999 metres
Sail Chaorainn stands in the hills between Glen Affric and Glen Moriston, north of Loch Cluanie. At 999.2 metres it falls just 80 centimetres short of the thousand.
Read about Sail ChaorainnDruim Shionnach.
985 metres
Druim Shionnach is one of the four Munros at the eastern end of the South Glen Shiel ridge, in the hills between Glen Shiel and Loch Quoich.
Read about Druim ShionnachCiste Dhubh.
981 metres
Ciste Dhubh stands in the hills between Loch Duich and Cannich. Aonach Meadhoin is to the south-west and Mullach Fraoch-choire to the east, each a little over three kilometres away, and A' Chraileag, higher than all of them, is to the south-east.
Read about Ciste DhubhMaol Chinn-dearg.
980 metres
Maol Chinn-dearg stands in the hills between Glen Shiel and Loch Quoich, on what Kintail Mountain Rescue Team calls the South Shiel Ridge. It is not to be confused with Maol Chean-dearg in Torridon.
Read about Maol Chinn-deargBeinn Sgritheall.
974 metres
Beinn Sgritheall stands on the mainland above Arnisdale, on the north side of Loch Hourn, across the loch from Knoydart.
Read about Beinn SgritheallCarn Ghluasaid.
956 metres
Carn Ghluasaid sits in the hills between Glen Affric and Glen Moriston, at the end of a line of three Munros. Sgurr nan Conbhairean, the highest of the three, is about two kilometres to the north-west, and Sail Chaorainn lies beyond it.
Read about Carn GhluasaidSaileag.
956 metres
Saileag stands in Kintail, among the hills between Loch Duich and Cannich. It is the west end of a line of three Munros: Sgurr a' Bhealaich Dheirg is under two kilometres to the east, Aonach Meadhoin is beyond that, and Saileag is the lowest of the three.
Read about SaileagCreag a' Mhaim.
946 metres
Creag a' Mhaim stands in the hills between Glen Shiel and Loch Quoich. Druim Shionnach, its nearest Munro, is about a kilometre and a half to the north-west, and Aonach air Chrith is further along to the west.
Read about Creag a' MhaimSgurr na Sgine.
946 metres
Sgurr na Sgine stands south of Glen Shiel, in the hills between the glen, Loch Hourn and Loch Quoich. The Saddle is its close neighbour, about two kilometres to the north-west, and Creag nan Damh is a little under four kilometres to the east.
Read about Sgurr na SgineA' Ghlas-bheinn.
918 metres
A' Ghlas-bheinn stands in Kintail, in the hills between Loch Duich and Cannich. Its bigger neighbour Beinn Fhada is about four kilometres to the south, and Sgurr nan Ceathramhnan is about five to the east.
Read about A' Ghlas-bheinnCreag nan Damh.
917 metres
Creag nan Damh stands on the south side of Glen Shiel, in the hills that run from the glen to Loch Hourn and Loch Quoich. Sgurr an Lochain is its nearest Munro, about two and a half kilometres to the east, with Sgurr na Sgine a little further off to the west.
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