Quinag | |
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Scottish Gaelic: A’ Chuineag | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | Sàil Gharbh: 808 m (2,651 ft) Sàil Ghorm: 776 m (2,546 ft) Spidean Coinich: 764 m (2,507 ft) |
Prominence | c. 553 m, 158 m, 192 m |
Listing | Corbett, Marilyn (both x3) |
Naming | |
English translation | Little milk pail |
Language of name | Gaelic |
Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic: [ə ˈxɯɲak] English: /ˈkʊnjæɡ/ KUUN-yag |
Geography | |
Location | Assynt, Scotland |
Range coordinates | 58°12′54″N 5°03′02″W / 58.21506°N 5.05053°W |
OS grid | NC209292 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 15 |
Quinag (Scottish Gaelic: A’ Chuineag) is an 808 m high mountain range in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, with an undulating series of peaks along its Y-shaped crest. The name Quinag is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Cuinneag, a milk pail, reflecting its distinctive shape.[1]
Geologically, Quinag is made of Torridonian sandstone, resting on a substrate of Lewisian gneiss. The highest peaks are capped by a thin skin of Cambrian quartzites with the gentle eastern slope of Spidean Coinich being a dip slope formed along the quartzite beds. The massif is an excellent place to appreciate the relationship between these three major rock units of the NW Highland.