Carn Mor

About Carn Mor

Rising from the heart of the Letterewe Forest, this Corbett offers a true sense of isolation. While the summit is a broad, stony plateau, its position provides a spectacular vantage point over the jagged peaks of An Teallach and the "Great Wilderness." The approach from Poolewe involves a long, atmospheric trek.

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• •The name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Càrn Mòr, meaning "great cairn." In the context of the Letterewe Forest, the "great" likely refers to the mountain's significant bulk and sprawling footprint rather than a specific man-made structure, marking it as a major landmark in an otherwise trackless landscape.
• •The hill is famously situated above the "Great Wilderness," overlooking the narrow causeway that separates Fionn Loch from the darker, deeper Dubh Loch to the west.
• •To the west of the summit lies the iconic Carnmore Crag, a formidable wall of Lewisian Gneiss that is highly prized by climbers for its extreme remoteness and high-quality traditional routes.
• •Hikers standing at the summit have a front-row seat to the Fisherfield Forest, with particularly clear views of the "remotest Munro," A' Mhaighdean, and the fortress-like bulk of Slioch across the glen to the south.
• •For a mountain named "Big Cairn," the actual summit marker is surprisingly modest, as if the hill felt its 804-metre bulk was already doing enough of the heavy lifting.