Sgurr Dubh

About Sgurr Dubh

Tucked into the eastern shadow of Sgùrr nan Clach Geala, this rugged Munro Top offers a spectacular perspective on the Fannichs’ dramatic interior. Its rocky crest provides a grandstand view over Loch Fannich, contrasting the steep, shattered crags of the parent peak with the rolling, peat-stained moors of the Ross-shire wilderness.

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• •Sgùrr Dubh translates from Scottish Gaelic as 'Black Peak'. In the context of the Fannichs, this name likely references the dark, moody Moine schists that form its rugged upper slopes, distinguishing it from the brighter, light-catching rock found on some of the neighbouring Ross-shire summits.
• •Positioned on the eastern flank of Sgùrr nan Clach Geala, the hill is most commonly bagged as part of a traverse of the Fannichs ridge. The connecting col offers a dizzying perspective of the parent peak’s eastern face, which is one of the most impressive inland precipices in the Highlands.
• •The summit provides a clear, uninterrupted sightline across the length of Loch Fannich toward the rounded silhouettes of Meall a' Chrasgaidh and Sgùrr nan Each. To the north, the distinctive serrated skyline of An Teallach and the peaks of the Fisherfield Forest are clearly visible on a clear day.
• •At precisely 3,003 feet, it scrapes into the Munro Top tables with less than a yard to spare—a fact that provides great comfort to those gasping for air on the final pull up from the col.