Cìr Mhòr

Cìr Mhòr
Cìr Mhòr from Glen Rosa
Highest point
Elevation	799 m (2,621 ft)
Prominence	175 m (574 ft)
Parent peak	Caisteal Abhail
Listing	Marilyn, Corbett
Geography
Location	North Ayrshire, Scotland
Parent 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

Arran

Main villages	Brodick Lamlash Lochranza Whiting Bay

Smaller villages and settlements	Birchburn Blackwaterfoot Catacol Cladach Corrie Dippen Kildonan Kilmory Lagg Machrie Pirnmill Sannox Shiskine Sliddery Whitefarland

Mountains and hills	Goat Fell Beinn Tarsuinn Caisteal Abhail Cìr Mhòr Creag Ghlas Laggan Tighvein Sleeping Warrior

History	Brodick Castle Lochranza Castle Kildonan Castle Hutton's Unconformity Bruce's Castle

Environment	Arran whitebeams Glenashdale Falls

Economy	The Arran Banner Arran distillery

Surrounding islands	Holy Isle Pladda Hamilton Isle Islands of the Clyde

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