- Quiraing
Infobox Mountain
Name = Quiraing (Meall na Suiramach)
Photo = quiraing.jpg
Caption = Quiraing
Elevation = 543 m (2385 ft)
Location =Trotternish , Skye,Scotland
Range =
TopographicOrdnance Survey "Landranger" 23
Grid_ref_UK = NG446695
Listing = Marilyn
Translation = Unknown
Language = Old NorseThe Quiraing is a spectacular landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish Ridge on the
Isle of Skye . The whole of the Trotternish Ridge escarpment was formed by a great series of landslips; the Quiraing is the only part of the slip still moving, the road at its base near Flodigarry requires repairs each year.Parts of the distinctive landscape have earned particular names. The Needle is a jagged convert|120|ft|m|sing=on high landmark pinnacle, a remnant of landslipping. Northwest of it is The Table, a flat grassy area slipped down from the summit plateau, with vistas of the
Torridon Hills and the mountains ofWester Ross . Southwest is the Prison, a pyramidal rocky peak which can look like a medievalkeep when viewed from the right angle - the ascent of this is an airy scramble.
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