Extreme points of Scotland

This is a list of the extreme points and extreme elevations in Scotland.

The northermost and westernmost points of Scotland coincide with those of the UK (both for the mainland and including the islands).

General

*Northernmost point – Out Stack, Shetland Islands at coord|60|51|N|0|52|W
*Northernmost settlement – Skaw, Unst, Shetland Islands at coord|60|49|N|0|47|W

*Southernmost point – Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire at coord|54|38|N|4|52|W
*Southernmost settlement – Cairngaan, Wigtownshire at coord|54|38|N|4|54|W

*Westernmost point – Rockall¹ at coord|57|35|N|13|41|W
*Westernmost settlement – Caolas, Bhatarsaigh (Vatersay), Outer Hebrides at coord|56|56|N|7|32|W

*Easternmost point – Bound Skerry, Out Skerries, Shetland Islands at coord|60|25|N|0|43|W
*Easternmost settlement – Bruray, Out Skerries, Shetland Islands at coord|60|26|N|0|45|W

Mainland

*Northernmost point – Dunnet Head at coord|58|40|N|3|22|W, known also as Easter Head, Caithness, Highland, Scotland
*Northernmost settlement – Scarfskerry, Caithness, Highland, Scotland at coord|58|39|N|3|15|W

*Southernmost point – Mull of Galloway, Wigtownshire at coord|54|38|N|4|52|W
*Southernmost settlement – Cairngaan, Wigtownshire at coord|54|38|N|4|54|W

*Westernmost point – Corrachadh Mòr, Highland at coord|56|42|N|6|13|W
*Westernmost settlement – Grigadale, Highland at coord|56|43|N|6|11|W

*Easternmost point – Keith Inch, Aberdeenshire at coord|57|30|N|1|46|W
*Easternmost settlement – Peterhead, Aberdeenshire at coord|57|30|N|1|46|W

Centre point

* Between Blair Atholl and Dalwhinnie, Perthshire (coord|56|49|0.257|N|4|11|2.267|W|region:GB_type:landmark|name=Centre of Scotland; gbmapping|NN6678471599) [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2271926.stm|title=Brave hearts of Scotland|publisher=BBC]

Schiehallion, a mountain in Perthshire, is sometimes described as the centre of Scotland.

However, 2002 studies by the Ordnance Survey pinpointed the centres more precisely, and it is their results that are quoted here. However, this is obviously dependent on whether or not Scotland's islands are included, and there is more than one way to measure it.

Elevation extremes

*Scotland: Ben Nevis (Aonach Mòr, 1,344 metres)

The ten tallest mountains in the UK are all found in Scotland.

Wanlockhead claims to be the highest settlement in Scotland.

Many points are on, or near sea level, but due to high rainfall, there are no natural dry pieces of land below sea level - see rivers and lochs below.

Rivers and lochs

;Main articles:
*List of lochs in Scotland;
*Rivers of Scotland;

The longest river in Scotland is the River Tay (117 mi, 188 km).

The largest (freshwater) loch in Scotland is:
*Scotland: Loch Lomond (27.46 sq mi, 71.12 km²)

The deepest freshwater loch is Loch Morar with a maximum depth of 309 metres (Loch Ness is second at 228 metres deep).

Notes about Rockall

Rockall is claimed by several countries, including the UK (as part of Scotland's Outer Hebrides).

¹ If Rockall is not considered part of the UK, Soay, St Kilda, west of the Outer Hebrides, is the westernmost point.

²The village on Hirta, St Kilda was abandoned in 1930, and was until then the westernmost settlement in Scotland. The island now has a military base, and is staffed during the summer months.

ee also

*Extreme points of the British Isles
*Extreme points of Ireland