Canisp From The East
Canisp (Scottish Gaelic: ''Canasp'') is a mountain in the far north west of Scotland. It is situated in the parish of Assynt, in the county of Sutherland, north of the town of Ullapool. Canisp reaches a height of and qualifies as a Corbett and Marilyn hill. The mountain's name translates from the Old Norse language as ''“White Mountain”''. Geography and geology Canisp is an isolated mountain that stands in the Glencanisp Forest, a large rock and water wilderness. It has a topographic prominence of . Canisp has little vegetation, even on its lower slopes large areas of Gneiss (one of the oldest rocks in the world) are visible on the surface. Canisp stands in a geologically important area. It is part of the Moine Thrust Belt and is typical of many of the Assynt hills in that it rises from a base of Lewisian Gneiss and is composed of Torridonian sandstone capped by Cambrian quartzite giving the hill a distinctive light grey crown.Canisp was formed when surrounding rocks ...
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Conival
Conival (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cona Mheall'') is a Scottish mountain situated in Assynt in the Sutherland area of the Highland Council Area, north-northeast of Ullapool. Overview Conival is a distinct landmark when viewed from the A837 road to the west from where its conspicuous western face is well seen, this flank is made up of light coloured and distinctive Cambrian quartzite rock thickened by geological thrusting.University of Leeds Geology Site.
Describes western face. The mountain reaches a height of 987 metres (3,238 feet) and is classified as a . It is connected to the adjoining and better known Munro of
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