Ainshval

Ainshval
Ainshval (left) with Askival on the right.
Highest point
Elevation781 m (2,562 ft)[1]
Prominence326 m (1,070 ft)
Parent peakAskival
ListingMarilyn, Corbett
Naming
Language of nameNorse
Geography
Map
LocationRùm, Scotland
Parent rangeThe Cuillin of Rum
OS gridNM378943
Topo mapOS Landranger 39

Ainshval is the second highest mountain on the island of Rùm, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, after Askival.

It is part of the Rùm Cuillin, a range of rocky hills in the south of the island.[2] The mountain is usually climbed as part of the classic travail of the Cuillin range[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ainshval - Hillbagging.co.uk". hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ^ Emeleus, C. H. (Charles Henry) (2008). A geological excursion guide to Rum : the Palaeocene igneous rocks of the Isle of Rum, Inner Hebrides. Troll, V. R. Edinburgh [Scotland]: Edinburgh Geological Society. ISBN 978-1-905267-22-4. OCLC 437092879.
  3. ^ "walkinghighlands Ainshval". walkhighlands.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2019.

56°57′56″N 6°18′53″W / 56.96563°N 6.314678°W / 56.96563; -6.314678