Meall nan Caorach

Rising above the moorlands south of Comrie, this rounded Perthshire hill offers a quieter alternative to the busier peaks of the southern Highlands. Characterised by heathery slopes and sheep-grazed ridges, it provides an excellent vantage point for surveying the transition between the Lowlands and the rugged skyline of the Ben Vorlich massif.

• •The name is Gaelic, translating as 'Hill of the Sheep,' a practical label used by generations of shepherds to identify the quality of the upland grazing here.
• •Situated near the Highland Boundary Fault, the summit provides a clear perspective on the geological split between the flat Lowlands and the rising peaks of Breadalbane.
• •It is frequently climbed as part of a longer, trackless circuit through the rolling moorland of Glen Artney, often paired with the neighbouring Meall Clachach.
• •True to its name, you are considerably more likely to encounter a group of Blackface ewes at the summit than another hillwalker.