Rois-bheinn is the joint highest

hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, and is usually applied to peaks which are above elevation compared to the relative landmass, though not as prominent as Mountain, mountains. Hills ...

in the

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

region of

Moidart Moidart ( ; ) is part of the remote and isolated area of Scotland, west of Fort William, Highland, Fort William, known as the Rough Bounds. Moidart itself is almost surrounded by bodies of water. Loch Shiel cuts off the eastern boundary of the ...

, a title it shares with its neighbour

Beinn Odhar Bheag Beinn Odhar Bheag (882 m) is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, south of the village of Glenfinnan in Moidart, Lochaber. It shares the distinction of being the highest point in Moidart with Rois-bheinn, whose summit has the same ...

, whose summit has the same elevation. The mountain may be climbed by its west ridge from the small village of Roshven (a settlement that takes its name from a roughly phonetic spelling of Rois-bheinn's name), or from Inverailort to the north. The Moidart peninsula is separated from the lands to its north by the deep pass of

Loch Eilt Loch Eilt is a freshwater loch in Lochaber, in the West Highlands of Scotland. It is between the villages of Glenfinnan and Lochailort, 30 km west of Fort William. The A830 road runs along the north shore, while the West Highland Line rai ...

, making Rois-bheinn one of the more prominent hills in the

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External links

Rois-bheinn on MunroMagic.com
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