Glen Shiel

For the politician, see Glen Sheil.

Glen Shiel
Four of the Five Sisters of Kintail and the river Shiel from Shiel Bridge at the foot of Glen Shiel
Glen Shiel is located in Highland
Glen Shiel
Glen Shiel
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  • Glenshiel
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57°12′37″N 5°25′26″W / 57.2103°N 5.4239°W / 57.2103; -5.4239

Glen Shiel (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Seile; also known as Glenshiel) is a glen in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.

The glen runs approximately nine miles (14 kilometres) from southeast to northwest, from the Cluanie Inn (216 metres or 709 feet) at the western end of Loch Cluanie and the start of Glenmoriston to sea level at the village of Shiel Bridge and Loch Duich.[1] The northern side of the glen lies within the Kintail and Morvich estate owned by the National Trust for Scotland.[2] The lower part of Glen Shiel, including both sides of the glen from the site of the Battle of Glen Shiel down to Dornie on the shores of Loch Duich, lies within the Kintail National Scenic Area,[3] one of the forty national scenic areas in Scotland.[4]

  1. ^ Murray, p. 251
  2. ^ National Trust for Scotland information on Kintail Accessed 28 January 2009
  3. ^ "Map: Kintail National Scenic Area". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. ^ "National Scenic Areas". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 17 January 2018.