Talk:Cuillin

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I've moved this across form Cuillin Hills, the Cuilin are just the Cuillin, the suffix hills is not need (and quite wrong, these are mountains). Grinner 14:32, Sep 13, 2004 (UTC)

Singular/plural

The Cuillin (Scottish Gaelic: An Cuilthionn) are a range of rocky mountains located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.

I always thought that the Cuillin was singular (as it is in Gaelic) in which case the opening sentence should The Cuillin is a range of....

That said, I'm a lowlander.

Any "beachdan" from the locals? Prof Wrong (talk) 12:18, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Magnetic deviations?

I was surprised to see no mention of the magnetic deviations that affect compass needles in the Cuillin. DFH (talk) 07:50, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Rock outcrops near Glenbrittle beach have core/bore holes where samples were taken to research this phenomena. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.109.209.210 (talk) 21:18, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

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"Rock coring is done for research of rocks' chemical make up and investigations into how the earth's magnetic field has changed." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-19011505 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.109.209.210 (talk) 21:34, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Pronunciation, please!

Nandt1 (talk) 17:46, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Wording/citations

To me the article comes across more like a persons description and less like an encyclopedic article. It would benefit from an expert's attention and should probably be re-worded. The intro is somewhat confusing to me as it tries to introduce the differences between the Cullin, Cullins and Red Hills all with little info on the actual subject matter, or at least doesn't clearly distinguish the differences and why they're important to be in the lead. Also, it lacks a lot of in-line citations so it's difficult to know what is fact and what is opinion (example: the final sentence in the Black Cuillin Traverse section). Just some thoughts from a casual reader. I'll make what changes I can. Coinmanj (talk) 04:17, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

I think this article should be nothing more than a simple geo-comparison between the two sites on Skye ; being a springboard to the Red Cullins and the Black Cullins.--Pytchblend (talk) 18:20, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

The Cioch and the Pin

The Cioch and the Pin are two unusual geographic features and notable rock climbs/scrambles. I've looked at each of the individual mountain's articles for them but they're not there. I'd like to see them mentioned on the host mountain's article? --Pytchblend (talk) 18:08, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

The Pin or Pinn is shorthand for the Inaccessible Pinnacle, also known as Sgùrr Dearg. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.9.70.103 (talk) 09:28, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

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Photos are dull dull dull! Better photos on Gaelic Wiki page An Cuilthionn - mind you I did take them myself! A' chachaileith (talk) 23:09, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

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mentioned in the birth of britain documentary

some info in here about the size of the volcano prior to erosion EdwardLane (talk) 12:32, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

Golden Eagle population

The article states that "The entire area is designated as a Special Protection Area under the Natura 2000 programme due particularly for its importance to golden eagles. The site is of European importance for these birds, and holds one of the highest-density populations in Britain, having an unusually high breeding productivity.[5] 911 pairs were estimated in 1992, this representing at least 2.8% of the breeding population in Great Britain at that time."

The notion that there might be 911 pairs of this uncommon (in the UK) apex predator in the quite small area of the Cuillin is laughable - according to the article here on this species, typical territories vary between 20 and 200 square km, so 5 pairs in the Cuillin would be a lot. Looks like someone has misread a source.Freewheeling frankie (talk) 14:20, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for reporting this. Volume 2 page 200 of the referenced report gives 11 pairs and 3% of the national population. It looks to me it was a typo rather than anything else. Thincat (talk) 15:16, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the swift response. Even 11 pairs seems high, though I guess they range well outside the Cuillin, which would on the other hand provide good, inaccessible nesting sites. Freewheeling frankie (talk) 15:52, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

"Red Cuillin"

I know the use of this name for the granite hills between Sligachan and Broadford is quite widespread, but it is likely a 20th Century formulation not originated by local people - I've never seen a completely Gaelic version (Cuillin Dearg? apologies if my syntax is wrong) anywhere. The granite hills are not collectively named on maps but are also widely known as "the Red Hills", surely a better description given that, strictly speaking, they are not part of the Cuillin; the article on the Isle of Skye describes them as the Red Hills, with a Gaelic version (Am Binnean Dearg), giving "Red Cuillin" only as an alternative name.

Cuillin was surely originally understood locally to mean only the main Cuillin ridge running from Sgùrr nan Gillean to Gars-bheinn so arguably this article shouldn't include the "Red Cuillin", though there's a good argument for mentioning the geologically related "Cuillin outliers" Blà Bheinn, Clach Glas and Garbh-bheinn. Either the mention of the Red Hills under Isle of Skye: Geography (a similar paragraph to the one that appears here) is adequate or they should have their own article. Freewheeling frankie (talk) 13:06, 2 August 2024 (UTC)