Cìr Mhòr

Cìr Mhòr
Cìr Mhòr

Cìr Mhòr from Glen Rosa
Elevation 799 m (2,621 ft)
Prominence 175 m (574 ft)
Parent peak Caisteal Abhail
Listing Marilyn, Corbett
Location
Location North Ayrshire,  Scotland
Range Isle of Arran
OS grid NR972431

Cìr Mhòr (Scottish Gaelic, usually with definite article, A' Chìr Mhòr) is a Corbett known as the Matterhorn of Arran. Its name means the "big comb", referring its resemblance to a cockscomb. It is separated from the island's highest peak, Goat Fell by a col called The Saddle

Coordinates: 55°38′22.34″N 5°13′18.76″W / 55.6395389°N 5.2218778°W / 55.6395389; -5.2218778



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