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Cuiltheann" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Cuiltheann" title="An Cuiltheann – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="An Cuiltheann" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuillin" title="Cuillin – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Cuillin" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menydhyow_an_Cuiltheann" title="Menydhyow an Cuiltheann – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Menydhyow 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class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">57.20°N 6.2°W</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">57.20; -6.2</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Mountain range on the Isle of Skye, Scotland</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media 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For the Cuillin of Rùm, see <a href="/wiki/R%C3%B9m" title="Rùm">Rùm</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">Cuillin Hills National Scenic Area</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sg%C3%B9rr_nan_Gillean_from_Sligachan,_Isle_of_Skye,_Scotland_-_Diliff.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sg%C3%B9rr_nan_Gillean_from_Sligachan%2C_Isle_of_Skye%2C_Scotland_-_Diliff.jpg/284px-Sg%C3%B9rr_nan_Gillean_from_Sligachan%2C_Isle_of_Skye%2C_Scotland_-_Diliff.jpg" decoding="async" width="284" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sg%C3%B9rr_nan_Gillean_from_Sligachan%2C_Isle_of_Skye%2C_Scotland_-_Diliff.jpg/426px-Sg%C3%B9rr_nan_Gillean_from_Sligachan%2C_Isle_of_Skye%2C_Scotland_-_Diliff.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sg%C3%B9rr_nan_Gillean_from_Sligachan%2C_Isle_of_Skye%2C_Scotland_-_Diliff.jpg/568px-Sg%C3%B9rr_nan_Gillean_from_Sligachan%2C_Isle_of_Skye%2C_Scotland_-_Diliff.jpg 2x" data-file-width="8000" data-file-height="5052" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The northern Cuillin (<a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_nan_Gillean" title="Sgùrr nan Gillean">Sgùrr nan Gillean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Am_Basteir" title="Am Basteir">Am Basteir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bruach_na_Fr%C3%ACthe" title="Bruach na Frìthe">Bruach na Frìthe</a>) from <a href="/wiki/Sligachan" title="Sligachan">Sligachan</a>.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><style 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.pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:284px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:284px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:284px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Highland_UK_relief_location_map.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Map showing the location of Cuillin Hills National Scenic Area"><img alt="Map showing the location of Cuillin Hills National Scenic Area" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Highland_UK_relief_location_map.jpg/284px-Highland_UK_relief_location_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="284" height="307" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Highland_UK_relief_location_map.jpg/426px-Highland_UK_relief_location_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Highland_UK_relief_location_map.jpg/568px-Highland_UK_relief_location_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="2159" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:66.667%;left:17.5%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Cuillin"><img alt="Map showing the location of Cuillin Hills National Scenic Area" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">The location of the Cuillin within Highland (map centred on <a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_Alasdair" title="Sgùrr Alasdair">Sgùrr Alasdair</a>)</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="locality"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Skye" title="Isle of Skye">Isle of Skye</a>, <a href="/wiki/Highland_(council_area)" title="Highland (council area)">Highland</a>, Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Cuillin&amp;params=57.20_N_6.2_W_region:GB_source:placeopedia_type:landmark_dim:16km"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">57°12′N</span> <span class="longitude">6°12′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">57.20°N 6.2°W</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">57.20; -6.2</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">227&#160;km<sup>2</sup> (88&#160;sq&#160;mi)<sup id="cite_ref-nsa-area_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-area-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1981</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Governing&#160;body</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NatureScot" title="NatureScot">NatureScot</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Cuillin</b> (<a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Gaelic language">Scottish Gaelic</a>: <i lang="gd">An Cuiltheann</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-ainmean_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ainmean-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> is a range of mostly jagged rocky mountains on the <a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Skye" title="Isle of Skye">Isle of Skye</a> in <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>. The main Cuillin ridge is also called the <b>Black Cuillin</b><sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> to distinguish it from the <b>Red Cuillin</b> (<i><span title="Scottish Gaelic-language text"><i lang="gd">na Beanntan Dearga</i></span></i>), which lie to the east of Glen Sligachan.<sup id="cite_ref-grahams_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grahams-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The peaks of the Black Cuillin are mainly composed of <a href="/wiki/Gabbro" title="Gabbro">gabbro</a>, a very rough <a href="/wiki/Igneous_rock" title="Igneous rock">igneous rock</a> which provides a superb grip for <a href="/wiki/Mountaineering" title="Mountaineering">mountaineers</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Basalt" title="Basalt">basalt</a>, which can be very slippery when wet.<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The rocks forming the ridge of the Black Cuillin (and outliers such <a href="/wiki/Bl%C3%A0_Bheinn" title="Blà Bheinn">Blà Bheinn</a>) are dark, particularly in the shade, but when in sunlight the Black Cuillin can appear grey to brown.<sup id="cite_ref-nsa-review_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-review-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The main ridge forms a narrow crest, with steep cliffs and <a href="/wiki/Scree" title="Scree">scree</a> slopes.<sup id="cite_ref-JNCC_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JNCC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The ridge is about <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>14 kilometres (<span class="frac">8<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>&#8260;<span class="den">2</span></span> miles) long (from Gars-bheinn in the south to <a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_nan_Gillean" title="Sgùrr nan Gillean">Sgùrr nan Gillean</a> in the northeast), and curves in an irregular semi-circle around <a href="/wiki/Loch_Coruisk" title="Loch Coruisk">Loch Coruisk</a>, which lies at the heart of the range.<sup id="cite_ref-sheet32_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sheet32-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JNCC_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JNCC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The highest point of the Cuillin, and of the Isle of Skye, is <a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_Alasdair" title="Sgùrr Alasdair">Sgùrr Alasdair</a> in the Black Cuillin at 992&#160;m (3,255&#160;ft).<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Red Cuillin are mainly composed of <a href="/wiki/Granite" title="Granite">granite</a>, which is paler than the gabbro (with a reddish tinge from some angles in some lights) and has weathered into more rounded hills with vegetation cover to summit level and long scree slopes on their flanks. These hills are lower and, being less rocky, have fewer scrambles or climbs.<sup id="cite_ref-nsa-review_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-review-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The highest point of the red hills is <a href="/wiki/Glamaig" title="Glamaig">Glamaig</a> at 775&#160;m (2,543&#160;ft), one of only two <a href="/wiki/Corbett_(hill)" class="mw-redirect" title="Corbett (hill)">Corbetts</a> on Skye (the other being Garbh-bheinn, part of the small group of gabbro outliers surrounding Blà Bheinn).<sup id="cite_ref-corbetts_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-corbetts-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The scenic beauty of the Cuillin has led to it being designated a <a href="/wiki/National_scenic_area_(Scotland)" title="National scenic area (Scotland)">national scenic area</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> one of forty such areas in Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-National_Scenic_Areas_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National_Scenic_Areas-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/NatureScot" title="NatureScot">Scottish Natural Heritage</a> review of the special qualities of the Cuillin stated: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>The mountains rise up dramatically from the sea creating formidable, enclosed sea lochs, with the absence of foothills enhancing their vast scale. Many iconic views of Scotland are centred here, whether Sgurr nan Gillean soaring above Sligachan, Loch Scavaig and the Cuillin ridge from Elgol, or Bla Bheinn above Torrin.</p><div class="templatequotecite">—&#8202;<cite>Scottish Natural Heritage<sup id="cite_ref-nsa-review_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-review-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></cite></div></blockquote> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuillin&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Isle_of_Skye_UK_relief_location_map_labels.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A map of Skye and the surrounding islands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Isle_of_Skye_UK_relief_location_map_labels.jpg/260px-Isle_of_Skye_UK_relief_location_map_labels.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="277" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Isle_of_Skye_UK_relief_location_map_labels.jpg/390px-Isle_of_Skye_UK_relief_location_map_labels.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Isle_of_Skye_UK_relief_location_map_labels.jpg/520px-Isle_of_Skye_UK_relief_location_map_labels.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2004" data-file-height="2137" /></a><figcaption>Skye and the surrounding islands, showing the location of the Cuillin.</figcaption></figure> <p>There are several theories about the derivation of the name 'Cuillin'. One suggestion is that it comes from the <a href="/wiki/Old_Norse" title="Old Norse">Old Norse</a> word <i>kjölen</i>, which literally means the <a href="/wiki/Keel" title="Keel">keel</a> of a boat, suggesting a similarity with an upturned <a href="/wiki/Viking" class="mw-redirect" title="Viking">Viking</a> <a href="/wiki/Longship" title="Longship">longship</a>. Peter Drummond, in <i>Scottish Hill and Mountain Names</i> (1991), noted that this is also a name of the <a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_Mountains" title="Scandinavian Mountains">Scandinavian Mountains</a> and says it can mean 'high rocky mountain'.<sup id="cite_ref-Drummond_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Drummond-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Drummond later considered the <a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a> placename element <i>cuilleann</i>, meaning 'a steep slope', which is found in mountain names such as <a href="/wiki/Slieve_Gullion" title="Slieve Gullion">Slieve Gullion</a>. However, he pointed out that the element is rare, and that most mountain names around Skye come from Norse.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Another suggestion is that it comes from <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Gaelic" title="Scottish Gaelic">Gaelic</a> <i>cuilionn</i>, meaning '<a href="/wiki/Holly" title="Holly">holly</a>', because of the mountains' jagged shape.<sup id="cite_ref-Drummond_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Drummond-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The name has also been linked to <a href="/wiki/Irish_mythology" title="Irish mythology">Gaelic mythology</a>, with the hills being the place where <a href="/wiki/C%C3%BA_Chulainn" title="Cú Chulainn">Cúchullin</a> learnt <a href="/wiki/Archery" title="Archery">archery</a> from the female warrior <a href="/wiki/Sc%C3%A1thach" title="Scáthach">Scáthach</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nsa-review_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-review-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Natural_history">Natural history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuillin&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Natural history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Cuillin are a diverse and complex geological landscape, and there is a clear distinction visible between the two mountain types.<sup id="cite_ref-nsa-review_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-review-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The mountains formed from the remains of the <a href="/wiki/Caldera" title="Caldera">magma chambers</a> which fed volcanic eruptions.<sup id="cite_ref-snh-geology_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-snh-geology-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the Black Cuillin the rocks cooled to form <a href="/wiki/Gabbro" title="Gabbro">gabbro</a>, the coarse-grained rock that makes up much of the range. Cracks and fissures in the rock provided pathways for later <a href="/wiki/Magma" title="Magma">magma</a> intrusions, leading to <a href="/wiki/Dike_(geology)" title="Dike (geology)">dykes</a> of <a href="/wiki/Basalt" title="Basalt">basalt</a> which are commonly seen across Skye.<sup id="cite_ref-snh-geology_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-snh-geology-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Red Cuillin also have volcanic origins, being formed from a later intrusion of acidic, <a href="/wiki/Granite" title="Granite">granitic</a> rock.<sup id="cite_ref-nsa-review_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-review-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This granite was more uniformly eroded by wind and water than the gabbro and basalt, causing the red hills to have smoother outlines.<sup id="cite_ref-snh-geology_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-snh-geology-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Cuillin provide classic examples of <a href="/wiki/Glacial_period" title="Glacial period">glacial</a> topography and were the subject of an early published account by <a href="/wiki/James_David_Forbes" title="James David Forbes">James Forbes</a> in 1846 (who had become a fellow of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh" title="Royal Society of Edinburgh">Royal Society of Edinburgh</a> aged only nineteen).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He partnered <a href="/wiki/Louis_Agassiz" title="Louis Agassiz">Louis Agassiz</a> on his trip to Scotland in 1840 and although they subsequently argued, Forbes went on to publish other important papers on Alpine glaciers.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1904 <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Harker" title="Alfred Harker">Alfred Harker</a> published <i>The Tertiary Igneous Rocks of Skye</i>, the first detailed scientific study of an extinct volcano.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Cuillin encompasses a wide range of habitats, changing with altitude. At the base there are <a href="/wiki/Conifer" title="Conifer">conifer</a> plantations, coastal <a href="/wiki/Woodland" title="Woodland">woodlands</a> and areas of <a href="/wiki/Calluna" title="Calluna">heather</a> <a href="/wiki/Moorland" title="Moorland">moorland</a> and rough grassland. The lower slopes are covered by various different types of bog, with grassland on the better-drained slopes that are found above 400&#160;m (1,300&#160;ft). Higher up, the rocky hills are largely bare, with exposed rock and scree.<sup id="cite_ref-JNCC_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JNCC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The entire area is designated as a <a href="/wiki/Special_Protection_Area" title="Special Protection Area">Special Protection Area</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Natura_2000" title="Natura 2000">Natura 2000</a> programme due particularly for its importance to <a href="/wiki/Golden_eagle" title="Golden eagle">golden eagles</a>. The site is of European importance for these birds, and holds one of the highest-density populations in Britain, having an unusually high breeding productivity.<sup id="cite_ref-JNCC_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JNCC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Eleven pairs were estimated in 1992; this representing about 3% of the breeding population in Great Britain at that time.<sup id="cite_ref-JNCC_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JNCC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Cuillin are protected as a <a href="/wiki/National_scenic_area_(Scotland)" title="National scenic area (Scotland)">national scenic area</a>, defined so as to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection from inappropriate development.<sup id="cite_ref-National_Scenic_Areas_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-National_Scenic_Areas-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The areas protected by the designation are considered to represent the type of scenic beauty "popularly associated with Scotland and for which it is renowned".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The <i>Cuillin Hills National Scenic Area</i> covers 27,320 hectares (67,500 acres), of which 22,726&#160;ha (56,160 acres) is on land, with a further 4,594&#160;ha (11,350 acres) being marine (i.e. below <a href="/wiki/Mean_low_water_spring" class="mw-redirect" title="Mean low water spring">low tide level</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-nsa-area_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsa-area-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuillin&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Isle_Of_Skye_A863_The_Cuillins.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Isle_Of_Skye_A863_The_Cuillins.jpg/350px-Isle_Of_Skye_A863_The_Cuillins.jpg" decoding="async" width="350" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Isle_Of_Skye_A863_The_Cuillins.jpg/525px-Isle_Of_Skye_A863_The_Cuillins.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Isle_Of_Skye_A863_The_Cuillins.jpg/700px-Isle_Of_Skye_A863_The_Cuillins.jpg 2x" data-file-width="9968" data-file-height="4571" /></a><figcaption>Views of the Cuillin Mountains on the <a href="/wiki/A863_road" title="A863 road">A863</a> towards <a href="/wiki/Sligachan" title="Sligachan">Sligachan</a> on the Isle of <a href="/wiki/Skye" class="mw-redirect" title="Skye">Skye</a>, Scotland.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Skye#History" class="mw-redirect" title="Skye">Skye §&#160;History</a></div> <p>Due to the rocky nature of the Cuillin they have historically been of little use for agriculture: this contrasts with the majority of the highlands, where the hills were used to provide <a href="/wiki/Transhumance" title="Transhumance">seasonal grazing</a> for <a href="/wiki/Cattle" title="Cattle">cattle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sheep" title="Sheep">sheep</a>. Despite the lack of earlier human presence in the hills themselves, there is much evidence of historic settlement in the surrounding glens, with prehistoric hut circles found in Glenbrittle,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and a <a href="/wiki/Stone_circle" title="Stone circle">stone circle</a> identified in Glen Sligachan.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rubha_an_D%C3%B9nain" title="Rubha an Dùnain">Rubha an Dùnain</a>, an uninhabited peninsula to the south of the main ridge, has a variety of archaeological sites dating from the <a href="/wiki/Neolithic" title="Neolithic">Neolithic</a> onwards. There is a 2nd or 3rd millennium BC <a href="/wiki/Chambered_cairn" title="Chambered cairn">chambered cairn</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Iron_Age" title="Iron Age">Iron Age</a> promontory fort and the remains of another prehistoric settlement dating from the <a href="/wiki/Bronze_Age" title="Bronze Age">Bronze Age</a> nearby. Loch na h-Airde on the peninsula is linked to the sea by an artificial "Viking" canal that may date from the later period of <a href="/wiki/Norsemen" title="Norsemen">Norse</a> settlement.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Norse held sway throughout the Hebrides from the 9th century until after the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Perth" title="Treaty of Perth">Treaty of Perth</a> in 1266. In the post–Norse period the most powerful clans on Skye were <a href="/wiki/Clan_MacLeod" title="Clan MacLeod">Clan MacLeod</a>, originally based in <a href="/wiki/Trotternish" title="Trotternish">Trotternish</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Clan_Macdonald_of_Sleat" title="Clan Macdonald of Sleat">Clan Macdonald of Sleat</a>. Following the disintegration of the <a href="/wiki/Lord_of_the_Isles" title="Lord of the Isles">Lordship of the Isles</a>, the Mackinnons also emerged as an independent clan, whose substantial landholdings in Skye were centred on Strathaird.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The MacDonalds and the MacLeods were bitter rivals, and two major battles of this period were fought between the clans at Harta Corrie and Coire Na Creich in the Cuillin: </p> <ul><li>In 1395 a force of <a href="/wiki/Clan_MacDonald" class="mw-redirect" title="Clan MacDonald">MacDonald</a> clansmen landed at Loch Eynort, and headed north along Glen Sligachan, intending to invade <a href="/wiki/Clan_MacLeod" title="Clan MacLeod">MacLeod</a> land.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They were met by a force of MacLeods at Harta Corrie, below <a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_nan_Gillean" title="Sgùrr nan Gillean">Sgùrr nan Gillean</a> at the head of Glen Sligachan.<sup id="cite_ref-RCAHMS-2_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RCAHMS-2-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The battle was a victory for the MacDonalds, who "fought the entire day till not one Macleod was left, and the bodies of the slain were piled round the base of a huge rock, topped by a <a href="/wiki/Rowan" title="Rowan">Rowan</a> tree and still called the 'Bloody Stone'" according to <a href="/wiki/Mary_Ethel_Muir_Donaldson" title="Mary Ethel Muir Donaldson">MEM Donaldson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Coire_Na_Creiche" title="Battle of Coire Na Creiche">Battle of Coire Na Creiche</a>, the last <a href="/wiki/Scottish_clan" title="Scottish clan">Scottish clan</a> battle fought on Skye, was fought on the slopes below <a href="/wiki/Bruach_na_Fr%C3%ACthe" title="Bruach na Frìthe">Bruach na Frìthe</a>, near the head of <a href="/wiki/Glenbrittle" class="mw-redirect" title="Glenbrittle">Glenbrittle</a> in 1601. The MacDonalds of Sleat defeated the MacLeods after a bitter feud.<sup id="cite_ref-RCAHMS-1_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RCAHMS-1-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/James_Boswell" title="James Boswell">Boswell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Johnson" title="Samuel Johnson">Johnson</a> visited Skye during their <a href="/wiki/A_Journey_to_the_Western_Islands_of_Scotland" title="A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland">tour of the Western Isles</a> in 1773, and observed snow falling on the summits of the range in September.<sup id="cite_ref-b&amp;j_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b&amp;j-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Boswell described the Cuillin as "a prodigious range of mountains, capped with rocks like pinnacles in a strange variety of shapes".<sup id="cite_ref-b&amp;j_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b&amp;j-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Uniquely for a group of Scottish mountains there are no records of the majority of the Cuillin summits having been climbed prior to the start of <a href="/wiki/Mountaineering" title="Mountaineering">mountaineering</a> as a leisure activity in the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_era" title="Victorian era">Victorian era</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-mitchell_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitchell-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> a situation reflected in the fact that around half the summits had no recorded name prior to this period, although names for corries and other features were in existence.<sup id="cite_ref-mitchell2_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mitchell2-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Many of the summits are thus named after early climbers such as <a href="/wiki/John_MacKenzie_(mountain_guide)" title="John MacKenzie (mountain guide)">John MacKenzie</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_MhicChoinnich" title="Sgùrr MhicChoinnich">Sgùrr MhicChoinnich</a>), <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Nicolson" title="Alexander Nicolson">Alexander Nicolson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_Alasdair" title="Sgùrr Alasdair">Sgùrr Alasdair</a>), and <a href="/wiki/J._Norman_Collie" title="J. Norman Collie">Norman Collie</a> (Sgùrr Thormaid).<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ownership">Ownership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuillin&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Ownership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Cuillin now consists of two estates divided by Glen Sligachan.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The hills on the west side of Glen Sligachan (the Black Cuillin) remained the property of Clan MacLeod despite the long history of conflict between them and Clan MacDonald. The earliest formal record of MacLeod ownership was in a land grant from <a href="/wiki/The_Crown" title="The Crown">the Crown</a> in 1611.<sup id="cite_ref-scotsman2017_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scotsman2017-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2000 the Cuillin were put on sale for £10&#160;million by the clan chief, <a href="/wiki/John_MacLeod_of_MacLeod" title="John MacLeod of MacLeod">John MacLeod of MacLeod</a>, in a scheme of land in exchange for repairs to <a href="/wiki/Dunvegan_Castle" title="Dunvegan Castle">Dunvegan Castle</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> however there was a dispute over ownership, as opponents of the sale argued that the charter referred to the MacLeod's Tables which stand across the loch from Dunvegan Castle and not to the Cuillin themselves. A deal was cut for the property to be gifted in return for repairs to the clan castle,<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> although it later fell through, with opponents arguing that the cost was out of proportion compared to other equivalent land sales.<sup id="cite_ref-scotsman2017_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scotsman2017-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Following the death of John MacLeod in 2007 his successor, <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Magnus_MacLeod_of_MacLeod" title="Hugh Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod">Hugh Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod</a>, found alternative funding sources, and as of 2017 ownership of the main range remains in the MacLeod family.<sup id="cite_ref-scotsman2017_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scotsman2017-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Strathaird" title="Strathaird">Strathaird</a>, <a href="/wiki/Torrin" title="Torrin">Torrin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sconser" title="Sconser">Sconser</a> Estate</i> lies on the eastern side of Glen Sligachan, encompassing the Red Cuillin and <a href="/wiki/Bla_Bheinn" class="mw-redirect" title="Bla Bheinn">Bla Bheinn</a>: it is owned by the <a href="/wiki/John_Muir_Trust" title="John Muir Trust">John Muir Trust</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> a charity that seeks to protect and enhance wild places.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Strathaird Estate was formerly owned by musician <a href="/wiki/Ian_Anderson" title="Ian Anderson">Ian Anderson</a>, the frontman for <a href="/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(band)" title="Jethro Tull (band)">Jethro Tull</a>, who sold the estate to the trust in 1994, for around £750,000.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climbing_and_hillwalking">Climbing and hillwalking</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuillin&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Climbing and hillwalking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Main_ridge_of_the_cuillin_in_skye_arp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Main_ridge_of_the_cuillin_in_skye_arp.jpg/300px-Main_ridge_of_the_cuillin_in_skye_arp.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Main_ridge_of_the_cuillin_in_skye_arp.jpg/450px-Main_ridge_of_the_cuillin_in_skye_arp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Main_ridge_of_the_cuillin_in_skye_arp.jpg/600px-Main_ridge_of_the_cuillin_in_skye_arp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3006" data-file-height="2026" /></a><figcaption>The main ridge</figcaption></figure> <p>The summits of the Cuillin are bare rock, jagged in outline and with steep cliffs and deep cut <a href="/wiki/Cirque" title="Cirque">corries</a> and gullies. Twelve Black Cuillin peaks are listed as <a href="/wiki/Munros" class="mw-redirect" title="Munros">Munros</a>, though one of them, <a href="/wiki/Blaven" class="mw-redirect" title="Blaven">Blaven</a>, is part of a group of outliers separated from the main ridge by Glen Sligachan.<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Scrambling" title="Scrambling">scrambler</a> can access most of the individual peaks by their easiest routes. Only the <a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_Dearg#The_Inaccessible_Pinnacle" title="Sgùrr Dearg">Inaccessible Pinnacle</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Grade_(climbing)" title="Grade (climbing)">graded</a> rock climb (Moderate) by its simplest line but several of the other summits require scrambling skills. Navigation on the ridge is difficult due to jagged terrain and magnetic abnormalities that make compass reading unreliable.<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The majority of scramblers heading on to the Black Cuillin do so via routes from Glenbrittle (where there is a campsite and a <a href="/wiki/Youth_hostel" class="mw-redirect" title="Youth hostel">youth hostel</a>) or Sligachan for the northern peaks: due to the remoteness of Loch Coruisk, which can only be reached by boat or a <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 10&#160;km (6.2&#160;mi) walk from <a href="/wiki/Elgol" title="Elgol">Elgol</a>, routes starting from this side are less frequented.<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div id="wpImageAnnotatorImageRules" class="wpImageAnnotatorDisplay wpImageAnnotatorThumbDisplay" style="display:none;"></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cuillin_ridgs,_Scotland,_sketch_map.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Cuillin_ridgs%2C_Scotland%2C_sketch_map.svg/300px-Cuillin_ridgs%2C_Scotland%2C_sketch_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="332" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Cuillin_ridgs%2C_Scotland%2C_sketch_map.svg/450px-Cuillin_ridgs%2C_Scotland%2C_sketch_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Cuillin_ridgs%2C_Scotland%2C_sketch_map.svg/600px-Cuillin_ridgs%2C_Scotland%2C_sketch_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1028" data-file-height="1138" /></a><figcaption>Sketch map of main Black Cuillin ridge</figcaption></figure> <p>In addition to climbing individual peaks, there is the challenge of a full <a href="/wiki/Traverse_(climbing)#In_mountaineering" title="Traverse (climbing)">mountain traverse</a> of the main Black Cuillin ridge. Although only 11&#160;km (7&#160;mi) in length, the average traverse is likely to take 15–20 hours from sea level at <a href="/wiki/Glenbrittle" class="mw-redirect" title="Glenbrittle">Glenbrittle</a> to the bar of the <a href="/wiki/Sligachan" title="Sligachan">Sligachan</a> Hotel, owing to the difficulty of the terrain and route-finding problems. The first recorded traverse in under 24 hours was on 10 June 1911 by Leslie Shadbolt and Alastair C. McLaren, in 12 hours 18 minutes top to top<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> (16.75 hours in total<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup>). The record for the full traverse, set by <a href="/wiki/Finlay_Wild" title="Finlay Wild">Finlay Wild</a> in October 2013, stands at 2 hours, 59 minutes and 22 seconds<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> (though this time is from Gars-bheinn to <a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_nan_Gillean" title="Sgùrr nan Gillean">Sgùrr nan Gillean</a> and does not include the initial ascent from <a href="/wiki/Glenbrittle" class="mw-redirect" title="Glenbrittle">Glenbrittle</a> or the final descent to Sligachan).<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A further issue for those attempting the full traverse is the fact that there are no natural sources of water on the ridge (except for winter snows and melt water), although there are a few high burns just off the main ridge from which water can be obtained.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some believe the ultimate mountaineering experience of the UK is the full traverse of the Cuillin Ridge, especially under winter conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Isle of Skye's position in the warm <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Stream" title="Gulf Stream">Gulf Stream</a> makes genuine winter conditions rare, and the very short winter days probably make a 24-hour traverse impractical. The first recorded, over two days, was in 1965 by D. Crabbe, B. Robertson, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Patey" title="Tom Patey">T. Patey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hamish_MacInnes" title="Hamish MacInnes">H. MacInnes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>A longer challenge, known as the "Greater Traverse" includes all the Skye Munros, though omitting some gabbro outliers: this involves continuing on to <a href="/wiki/Clach_Glas" title="Clach Glas">Clach Glas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blaven" class="mw-redirect" title="Blaven">Blaven</a> totalling some 20&#160;km (12&#160;mi) distance and 4,000&#160;m (13,000&#160;ft) ascent. This traverse was first done independently by two parties, in the summer of 1939, with I. Charleson and W. Forde claiming precedence over W. H. Murray &amp; R. G. Donaldon a few weeks later (see <a href="/wiki/W._H._Murray" title="W. H. Murray">W. H. Murray</a>'s book<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> for details of his traverse).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Extending the Greater Traverse even further is the Cullin Round. This takes in most of the major peaks of the Black and Red Cullin, totalling 54&#160;km (34&#160;mi), 7,000&#160;m (23,000&#160;ft) ascent and 12 Munros. The fastest time of 16 hours 46 minutes was set by Mark Shaw in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Trans Cullin Challenge is yet to be completed in under 24 hours. It is an east-west traverse of every Cullin top between Gars-bheinn and <a href="/wiki/Beinn_na_Caillich_(Red_Hills)" title="Beinn na Caillich (Red Hills)">Beinn na Caillich</a>, totalling some 61&#160;km (38&#160;mi), 9,000&#160;m (30,000&#160;ft) ascent and 70 tops.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_47-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_summits">List of summits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuillin&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: List of summits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The list below shows all the <a href="/wiki/Munro" title="Munro">Munros</a>, <a href="/wiki/Corbett_(hill)" class="mw-redirect" title="Corbett (hill)">Corbetts</a> and <a href="/wiki/Graham_(hill)" class="mw-redirect" title="Graham (hill)">Grahams</a> of the Cuillin. It, therefore, excludes peaks such as <a href="/wiki/Clach_Glas" title="Clach Glas">Clach Glas</a>, which do not meet the criteria for these hill listings. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Summit</th> <th>Range</th> <th>Classification</th> <th>Absolute height (m)</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Relative_height" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative height">Relative height</a> (m)</th> <th>Grade of easiest route</th> <th>Easiest route(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_nan_Gillean" title="Sgùrr nan Gillean">Sgùrr nan Gillean</a></td> <td>Black Cuillin</td> <td>Munro</td> <td>964</td> <td><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;">&#8201;204</span></td> <td>Grade 3 scramble</td> <td>South-east ridge<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Am_Basteir" title="Am Basteir">Am Basteir</a></td> <td>Black Cuillin</td> <td>Munro</td> <td>934</td> <td><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;">&#8201;55</span></td> <td>Grade 2 scramble</td> <td>East ridge avoiding the "Broken Step" on the left<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bruach_na_Fr%C3%ACthe" title="Bruach na Frìthe">Bruach na Frìthe</a></td> <td>Black Cuillin</td> <td>Munro</td> <td>958</td> <td><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;">&#8201;125</span></td> <td>Walk</td> <td>Ascent via Fionn Choire<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_a%27_Mhadaidh" title="Sgùrr a&#39; Mhadaidh">Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh</a></td> <td>Black Cuillin</td> <td>Munro</td> <td>918</td> <td><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;">&#8201;71</span></td> <td>Grade 2/3 scramble</td> <td>North-west or south ridges<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_a%27_Ghreadaidh" title="Sgùrr a&#39; Ghreadaidh">Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh</a></td> <td>Black Cuillin</td> <td>Munro</td> <td>973</td> <td><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;">&#8201;123</span></td> <td>Grade 3 scramble</td> <td>North ridge<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_na_Banachdaich" title="Sgùrr na Banachdaich">Sgùrr na Banachdaich</a></td> <td>Black Cuillin</td> <td>Munro</td> <td>965</td> <td><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;">&#8201;114</span></td> <td>Walk</td> <td>Ascent via Coire nan Eich<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Inaccessible_Pinnacle" class="mw-redirect" title="Inaccessible Pinnacle">Inaccessible Pinnacle</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_Dearg" title="Sgùrr Dearg">Sgùrr Dearg</a>)</td> <td>Black Cuillin</td> <td>Munro</td> <td>986</td> <td>182</td> <td>Moderate rock climb</td> <td>East ridge of Inaccessible Pinnacle<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_MhicChoinnich" title="Sgùrr MhicChoinnich">Sgùrr MhicChoinnich</a></td> <td>Black Cuillin</td> <td>Munro</td> <td>948</td> <td><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;">&#8201;56</span></td> <td>Grade 2 scramble</td> <td>North ridge<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_Alasdair" title="Sgùrr Alasdair">Sgùrr Alasdair</a></td> <td>Black Cuillin</td> <td>Munro</td> <td>992</td> <td>992</td> <td>Grade 2 scramble</td> <td>North-east ridge from top of Great Stone Chute<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_Dubh_M%C3%B2r" title="Sgùrr Dubh Mòr">Sgùrr Dubh Mòr</a></td> <td>Black Cuillin</td> <td>Munro</td> <td>944</td> <td><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;">&#8201;89</span></td> <td>Grade 2 scramble</td> <td>From Coir' a' Ghrunnda<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sg%C3%B9rr_nan_Eag" title="Sgùrr nan Eag">Sgùrr nan Eag</a></td> <td>Black Cuillin</td> <td>Munro</td> <td>924</td> <td><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;">&#8201;127</span></td> <td>Grade 1/2 scramble</td> <td>From Coir' a' Ghrunnda<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bl%C3%A0_Bheinn" title="Blà Bheinn">Blà Bheinn</a></td> <td>Outlier (Blaven group)</td> <td>Munro</td> <td>928</td> <td>301</td> <td>Walk</td> <td>Ascent via Coire Uaigneis<sup id="cite_ref-munros_3-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-munros-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Garbh-bheinn_(Skye)" title="Garbh-bheinn (Skye)">Garbh-bheinn</a></td> <td>Outlier (Blaven group)</td> <td>Corbett</td> <td>808</td> <td>172</td> <td>Walk</td> <td>From head of Loch Ainort<sup id="cite_ref-corbetts_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-corbetts-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamaig" title="Glamaig">Glamaig</a></td> <td>Red Cuillin</td> <td>Corbett</td> <td>775</td> <td><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;">&#8201;480</span></td> <td>Walk</td> <td>From Sligachan<sup id="cite_ref-corbetts_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-corbetts-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marsco" title="Marsco">Marsco</a></td> <td>Red Cuillin</td> <td>Graham</td> <td>736</td> <td>413</td> <td>Walk</td> <td>From Sligachan<sup id="cite_ref-grahams_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grahams-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beinn_Dearg_Mhor_(Sligachan)" title="Beinn Dearg Mhor (Sligachan)">Beinn Dearg Mhòr</a></td> <td>Red Cuillin</td> <td>Graham</td> <td>731</td> <td>152</td> <td>Walk</td> <td>From Sligachan<sup id="cite_ref-grahams_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grahams-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Belig" title="Belig">Belig</a></td> <td>Red Cuillin</td> <td>Graham</td> <td>702</td> <td>246</td> <td>Walk</td> <td>From head of Loch Ainort<sup id="cite_ref-grahams_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-grahams-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultural_references">Cultural references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuillin&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Cultural references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The Cuillin is a key thematic device in the Gaelic-language family film <i><a href="/wiki/Seachd:_The_Inaccessible_Pinnacle" title="Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle">Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>One of <a href="/wiki/Sorley_MacLean" title="Sorley MacLean">Sorley MacLean</a>'s best known poems is the epic <i><span title="Scottish Gaelic-language text"><i lang="gd">An Cuillithionn</i></span></i> ("The Cuillin").<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>"<span title="Scottish Gaelic-language text"><i lang="gd">'Stu Mo Leannan</i></span>/Nightfall on <a href="/wiki/Marsco" title="Marsco">Marsco</a>" is a track on the 1981 album <i>Recovery</i> by the band <a href="/wiki/Runrig" title="Runrig">Runrig</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The song "<a href="/wiki/The_Road_to_the_Isles" title="The Road to the Isles">The Road to the Isles</a>" mentions the Cuillin in the first verse and in each chorus.</li> <li>The murder mystery novel <i><a href="/wiki/Wildfire_at_Midnight" title="Wildfire at Midnight">Wildfire at Midnight</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Mary_Stewart_(novelist)" title="Mary Stewart (novelist)">Mary Stewart</a> is set in and around the Cuillin.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup></li> <li>The spy novel <i><a href="/wiki/Mr_Standfast" title="Mr Standfast">Mr Standfast</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/John_Buchan" title="John Buchan">John Buchan</a> has a chapter set around The Cuillin ("Coolins" in the book).</li> <li>The Inaccessible Pinnacle is the scene of a death in Val McDermid's <i>Trick of the Dark</i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup></li> <li>In the 2012 film <a href="/wiki/Prometheus_(2012_film)" title="Prometheus (2012 film)"> <i>Prometheus</i></a>, archaeologists discover an ancient petroglyph star map on the Isle of Skye in the Cuillin Hills.</li> <li>The 2012 film <a href="/wiki/Brave_(2012_film)" title="Brave (2012 film)"><i>Brave</i></a> contains a song which refers to a legendary bear being "bigger than a Cuillin".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup></li> <li>In Jethro Tull's song "Broadford Bazaar", reference is made to "wee plastic Cuillins".<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Black Cuillin Traverse is featured in episode 2 of <i>Running Wild with <a href="/wiki/Bear_Grylls" title="Bear Grylls">Bear Grylls</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_bike_trials" title="Mountain bike trials">Trials</a> cyclist <a href="/wiki/Danny_MacAskill" title="Danny MacAskill">Danny MacAskill</a>, who grew up on the Isle of Skye, filmed the mountain bike edit <i>The Ridge</i> on the Cuillin.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><i>The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains</i>, an illustrated novella by <a href="/wiki/Neil_Gaiman" title="Neil Gaiman">Neil Gaiman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Campbell" title="Eddie Campbell">Eddie Campbell</a>, features a legendary cave of gold in the Black Cuillin.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup></li> <li>There is a legend that the Cuillins are haunted by the ghost of an outlaw called MacRaing.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuillin&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Black_Cuillin_Mountains_Panorama_from_Blaven.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Black_Cuillin_Mountains_Panorama_from_Blaven.jpg/690px-Black_Cuillin_Mountains_Panorama_from_Blaven.jpg" decoding="async" width="690" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Black_Cuillin_Mountains_Panorama_from_Blaven.jpg/1035px-Black_Cuillin_Mountains_Panorama_from_Blaven.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Black_Cuillin_Mountains_Panorama_from_Blaven.jpg/1380px-Black_Cuillin_Mountains_Panorama_from_Blaven.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2800" data-file-height="723" /></a><figcaption>Panorama of the Black Cuillin from Blà Bheinn</figcaption></figure> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 245.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 243.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Elgol_Cuillin_Hills_geograph-3215406-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Black Cuillin seen from Elgol"><img alt="The Black Cuillin seen from Elgol" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Elgol_Cuillin_Hills_geograph-3215406-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg/365px-Elgol_Cuillin_Hills_geograph-3215406-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg" decoding="async" width="244" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Elgol_Cuillin_Hills_geograph-3215406-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg/547px-Elgol_Cuillin_Hills_geograph-3215406-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Elgol_Cuillin_Hills_geograph-3215406-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg/729px-Elgol_Cuillin_Hills_geograph-3215406-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="519" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Black Cuillin seen from Elgol</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:North_Cuillin_from_Portree.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The north Cuillin viewed from Portree"><img alt="The north Cuillin viewed from Portree" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/North_Cuillin_from_Portree.jpg/240px-North_Cuillin_from_Portree.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/North_Cuillin_from_Portree.jpg/360px-North_Cuillin_from_Portree.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/North_Cuillin_from_Portree.jpg/480px-North_Cuillin_from_Portree.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3803" data-file-height="2852" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The north Cuillin viewed from Portree</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:View_towards_Kilbride_and_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1593951.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Blà Bheinn from Loch Slapin"><img alt="Blà Bheinn from Loch Slapin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/View_towards_Kilbride_and_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1593951.jpg/240px-View_towards_Kilbride_and_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1593951.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/View_towards_Kilbride_and_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1593951.jpg/360px-View_towards_Kilbride_and_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1593951.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/View_towards_Kilbride_and_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1593951.jpg/480px-View_towards_Kilbride_and_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1593951.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Bl%C3%A0_Bheinn" title="Blà Bheinn">Blà Bheinn</a> from Loch Slapin</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 215.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 213.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Black_Cuillin.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Black Cuillin viewed from Loch Scavaig"><img alt="The Black Cuillin viewed from Loch Scavaig" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/The_Black_Cuillin.jpg/320px-The_Black_Cuillin.jpg" decoding="async" width="214" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/The_Black_Cuillin.jpg/480px-The_Black_Cuillin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/The_Black_Cuillin.jpg/640px-The_Black_Cuillin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1688" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Black Cuillin viewed from Loch Scavaig</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Cuillin_and_Loch_Coruisk_-_Flickr_-_Graham_Grinner_Lewis.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Loch Coruisk in the Cuillin"><img alt="Loch Coruisk in the Cuillin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/The_Cuillin_and_Loch_Coruisk_-_Flickr_-_Graham_Grinner_Lewis.jpg/240px-The_Cuillin_and_Loch_Coruisk_-_Flickr_-_Graham_Grinner_Lewis.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/The_Cuillin_and_Loch_Coruisk_-_Flickr_-_Graham_Grinner_Lewis.jpg/360px-The_Cuillin_and_Loch_Coruisk_-_Flickr_-_Graham_Grinner_Lewis.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/The_Cuillin_and_Loch_Coruisk_-_Flickr_-_Graham_Grinner_Lewis.jpg/480px-The_Cuillin_and_Loch_Coruisk_-_Flickr_-_Graham_Grinner_Lewis.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Loch_Coruisk" title="Loch Coruisk">Loch Coruisk</a> in the Cuillin</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 171.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 169.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sgurr_nan_gillean_arp.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sgùrr nan Gillean"><img alt="Sgùrr nan Gillean" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Sgurr_nan_gillean_arp.jpg/254px-Sgurr_nan_gillean_arp.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Sgurr_nan_gillean_arp.jpg/381px-Sgurr_nan_gillean_arp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Sgurr_nan_gillean_arp.jpg/507px-Sgurr_nan_gillean_arp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2751" data-file-height="1953" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sgùrr nan Gillean</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 188px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 186px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sgurr_alasdair.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sgùrr Alasdair, the highest peak"><img alt="Sgùrr Alasdair, the highest peak" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Sgurr_alasdair.jpg/279px-Sgurr_alasdair.jpg" decoding="async" width="186" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Sgurr_alasdair.jpg/419px-Sgurr_alasdair.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Sgurr_alasdair.jpg/558px-Sgurr_alasdair.jpg 2x" data-file-width="896" data-file-height="578" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Sgùrr Alasdair, the highest peak</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 188px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 186px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:In_Pin.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The &#39;Inaccessible Pinnacle&#39;, with climbers on the summit of Sgùrr Dearg"><img alt="The &#39;Inaccessible Pinnacle&#39;, with climbers on the summit of Sgùrr Dearg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/In_Pin.jpg/279px-In_Pin.jpg" decoding="async" width="186" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/In_Pin.jpg/419px-In_Pin.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/In_Pin.jpg/558px-In_Pin.jpg 2x" data-file-width="896" data-file-height="578" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The 'Inaccessible Pinnacle', with climbers on the summit of Sgùrr Dearg</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 219.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 217.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marsco_from_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1771555.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Red Cuillin, with the Black Cuillin in the distance"><img alt="The Red Cuillin, with the Black Cuillin in the distance" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Marsco_from_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1771555.jpg/326px-Marsco_from_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1771555.jpg" decoding="async" width="218" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Marsco_from_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1771555.jpg/489px-Marsco_from_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1771555.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Marsco_from_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1771555.jpg/651px-Marsco_from_Bla_Bheinn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1771555.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="1911" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Red Cuillin, with the Black Cuillin in the distance</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 180px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 178px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Red_Cuillin,_Isle_of_Skye,_Scotland_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The Red Cuillin (Glamaig and An Coileach, Beinn Dearg Mòr, Drum na Ruaige)"><img alt="The Red Cuillin (Glamaig and An Coileach, Beinn Dearg Mòr, Drum na Ruaige)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/The_Red_Cuillin%2C_Isle_of_Skye%2C_Scotland_01.jpg/267px-The_Red_Cuillin%2C_Isle_of_Skye%2C_Scotland_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="178" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/The_Red_Cuillin%2C_Isle_of_Skye%2C_Scotland_01.jpg/400px-The_Red_Cuillin%2C_Isle_of_Skye%2C_Scotland_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/The_Red_Cuillin%2C_Isle_of_Skye%2C_Scotland_01.jpg/533px-The_Red_Cuillin%2C_Isle_of_Skye%2C_Scotland_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1740" data-file-height="1176" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The Red Cuillin (Glamaig and An Coileach, Beinn Dearg Mòr, Drum na Ruaige)</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cuillin&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: 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Shiel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morar,_Moidart_and_Ardnamurchan_National_Scenic_Area" title="Morar, Moidart and Ardnamurchan National Scenic Area">Morar, Moidart and Ardnamurchan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_West_Sutherland_National_Scenic_Area" title="North West Sutherland National Scenic Area">North West Sutherland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Small_Isles" title="Small Isles">Small Isles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trotternish" title="Trotternish">Trotternish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wester_Ross" title="Wester Ross">Wester Ross</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Moray" title="Moray">Moray</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cairngorms" title="Cairngorms">Cairngorms</a> (part)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Outer_Hebrides" 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townships</a><br />and settlements</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Achachork" title="Achachork">Achachork</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aird_of_Sleat" title="Aird of Sleat">Aird of Sleat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ardvasar" title="Ardvasar">Ardvasar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armadale,_Skye" title="Armadale, Skye">Armadale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashaig" title="Ashaig">Ashaig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernisdale" title="Bernisdale">Bernisdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bornesketaig" title="Bornesketaig">Bornesketaig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boreraig" title="Boreraig">Boreraig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borreraig" title="Borreraig">Borreraig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borrodale" title="Borrodale">Borrodale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borve,_Skye" title="Borve, Skye">Borve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bracadale" title="Bracadale">Bracadale</a></li> <li><a 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title="Kilmaluag">Kilmaluag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilmarie" title="Kilmarie">Kilmarie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilmore,_Skye" title="Kilmore, Skye">Kilmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilmuir,_Skye" title="Kilmuir, Skye">Kilmuir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilvaxter" title="Kilvaxter">Kilvaxter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingsburgh,_Skye" title="Kingsburgh, Skye">Kingsburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kylerhea" title="Kylerhea">Kylerhea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lealt,_Skye" title="Lealt, Skye">Lealt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Breakish" title="Lower Breakish">Lower Breakish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luib,_Skye" title="Luib, Skye">Luib</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milovaig" title="Milovaig">Milovaig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mugeary" title="Mugeary">Mugeary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ollach" title="Ollach">Ollach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ose,_Skye" title="Ose, Skye">Ose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peinachorran" title="Peinachorran">Peinachorran</a></li> <li><a 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title="Caisteal Maol">Caisteal Maol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camastianavaig" title="Camastianavaig">Battle of the Braes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cill_Chriosd" title="Cill Chriosd">Cill Chriosd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corriechatachan" title="Corriechatachan">Corriechatachan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dun_Ringill" title="Dun Ringill">Dùn Ringill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duntulm_Castle" title="Duntulm Castle">Duntulm Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunvegan_Castle" title="Dunvegan Castle">Dunvegan Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairy_Flag" title="Fairy Flag">Fairy Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flora_MacDonald" title="Flora MacDonald">Flora MacDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Pasture_Cave" title="High Pasture Cave">High Pasture Cave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mugearite" title="Mugearite">Mugearite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Mackinnon" class="mw-redirect" title="Neil Mackinnon">Neil Mackinnon</a></li> <li><a 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