Cnoc an Fhreiceadain
Cnoc an Fhreiceadain | |
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Gaelic | |
Geography | |
Location | Coldbackie, Sutherland, Scotland |
OS grid | NC611594 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 9 |
Cnoc an Fhreiceadain (Hill of Watching or Watch Hill) is a coastal mountain peak in northern
Tongue with the crofting township of Coldbackie at its foot and looks across the Kyle of Tongue and Tongue Bay to the Rabbit Islands
.
Cnoc an Fhreiceadain is an Old Red Sandstone conglomerate, and dates from the Paleozoic era, around 400 million years ago.[2]
In 2004 as part of the
Top Gear motoring programme, Jeremy Clarkson drove a Land Rover Discovery 3 from sea level to the summit of Cnoc an Fhreiceadain.[3] The programme was criticised by the Mountaineering Council for Scotland for the potential impact of the climb on peat bogs and heather environments.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Cnoc an Fhreiceadain (The Watch Hill)". Summitsbase. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "The Watch Hill". Coldbackie. 2004. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Top Gear: Series 5, Episode 3". Top Gear Box. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Clarkson in deep peat over 4x4 ride". The Guardian. 4 November 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2014.