Arkle (hill)
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| Arkle | |
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 Arkle above the shores of Loch Stack |
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| Elevation | 787 m (2580 ft) |
| Location | Sutherland, Scotland |
| Prominence | 690 m |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 9 |
| OS grid reference | NC302461 |
| Listing | Marilyn, Corbett |
| Translation | Elm tree hill (Scottish Gaelic) |
| Pronunciation | [ɑɹkəl] |
Arkle is a mountain in Scotland, situated in the far north-west corner of the Scottish Highlands. Like many of the monolithic mountains that surround it, the mountain is made up of quartzite on a bed of Lewisian gneiss. The quartzite, being tougher, resisted erosion of the surrounding gneiss.
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