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Eye sketch of the Cuillin Hills

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LOCATION: Cuillin Hills
PERIOD: 1850s
DISTRICT: Skye
OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS:Strath
CONTRIBUTOR: Highland Libraries
COLLECTION NAME: Fraser Mackintosh (maps)
DATE OF ORIGINAL: 1854

A sketch of a bird's eye view of the Cuillin Hills, a range of mountains in the south of Skye. The Cuillin are thought to be named after Cu Chulainn, the legendary Irish hunter who came to Skye from Ireland in two strides. The Cuillin are made up of the Black Cuillin with the lower Red Cuillin to the east.

The mountain range has eleven Munros (Scottish mountains over 3000ft) and nine Munro tops (peaks over 3000ft but not classed as separate mountains.) The highest mountain is Sgurr Alasdair at 3255ft.

This illustration was taken from 'Guide to the Island of Skye' by Adam and Charles Black

IDENTIFIER: QZP40_180_P019

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