Cnapan a' Choire Odhair Mhoir South Top

Resting on the quiet eastern fringes of the Monadhliath, this rounded heathery shoulder provides an immersive sense of Highland isolation. While lacking a sharp peak, it offers a superb vantage point across the desolate Gaick Forest towards the higher massifs of the Cairngorms and the prominent Drumochter hills.

• •The name is derived from the Gaelic 'Cnapan a' Choire Odhair Mhòir', which translates as the hillock of the great dun-coloured corrie, referring to the pale, sallow grasses that dominate the local landscape.
• •The hill is situated within the remote Gaick Forest area, a region famously associated with the 'Great Gaick Catastrophe' of 1800, where an avalanche destroyed a local hunting lodge.
• •From the summit, walkers are rewarded with a clear perspective of the Drumochter hills to the west, specifically the bulky profiles of A’ Mharconaich and Geal-charn across the A9 corridor.
• •With a name consisting of seven syllables and thirty-four characters, it takes considerably more effort to pronounce correctly than it does to walk from the main summit to this south top.