Brishneal, a hill in Bracadale parish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire. It is situated on the coast, behind Talisker; it has a circular shape and a basaltic formation; it greatly resembles the Scuir of Eig, both in its form and in its columnar and reticulated features; it rises to an altitude of about 800 feet above sea-level; and it commands a magnificent view of the Storr, the Cuchullin Mountains, and a great extent of the Inverness-shire Hebrides.
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