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Scotland
Crogearraidh na Thobha [Crogary na Hoe]
154M
505FT
About Crogearraidh na Thobha [Crogary na Hoe]
Rising from the water-webbed landscape of North Uist, this modest Marilyn offers a rugged, rocky character that belies its 154-metre stature. The terrain is quintessential Hebridean moorland—untamed and often sodden—rewarding climbers with a grandstand view over the Sound of Harris toward the distant, jagged silhouettes of the Harris hills.
Key Statistics
Rank
270th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Data coming soon
Prominence
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151
Nearest Town
Bagh a' Chàise
Geology
You are walking on rocks ground down and reshaped by intense pressure within an ancient fault line known as the Outer Hebrides Thrust Zone.
Nearby Fells
Grodaigh
Beinn Thacleit
Cnoc Mor an t-Sagairt
Hermetray [Thernatraigh]
Taghaigh
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NF974724
Latitude
57.6398°N
Longitude
7.0716°W
Did You Know?
- •The name reflects the island's Viking heritage, combining the Old Norse kró-garðr (a pen or enclosure) with haugr (a hill or mound), which became 'Hoe' in the anglicised form.
- •From the summit, the view reveals the extraordinary 'water-scape' of North Uist, where the peatland appears to barely float amongst a labyrinth of sea-lochs and freshwater lochans.
- •Because it rises from near sea level with 154 metres of prominence, it qualifies as a Marilyn, making it a mandatory ascent for peak-baggers despite being shorter than many foothills on the mainland.
- •It is one of the few places where you can experience a genuine sense of mountain isolation while remaining comfortably within sight of the ferry terminal at Lochmaddy.