Meall Mor

Rising above the northwestern shores of Loch Ness, this rounded Highland summit offers a grandstand view of the Great Glen. Situated near the community-owned Abriachan forest, the ascent through Scots pine and heather leads to a broad top overlooking the dark waters of the loch and the distant Monadhliath range.

• •The name Meall Mòr is Scottish Gaelic for 'big rounded hill' or 'large lump,' accurately describing the bulky, undulating profile this hill presents when viewed from the Great Glen.
• •The hill is located within the Abriachan Forest, which in 1998 became one of the first major community-owned woodlands in Scotland, rescued from commercial plantation to be managed for local biodiversity and recreation.
• •From the summit, walkers are rewarded with a specific view south-west toward the distinctive profile of Meall Fuar-mhonaidh, the highest point on the northern side of Loch Ness.
• •Its classification as a Hump (a hill with a prominence of at least 100 metres) sounds quite substantial, though its modest 407m altitude makes it more of a brisk afternoon leg-stretcher than a serious mountaineering undertaking.