Scotland
Maol a' Chapuill Far West Top
515M
1690FT
About Maol a' Chapuill Far West Top
Located on the rugged Cowal peninsula, this subsidiary shoulder of Maol a’ Chapuill offers a quiet, pathless experience. Its grassy, undulating terrain overlooks the silver expanse of Loch Fyne, providing an excellent vantage point to survey the hills of Knapdale and the distant, jagged skyline of the Isle of Arran.
Key Statistics
Rank
404th Highest in Region
Parent Range
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Prominence
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25
Nearest Town
Corriehichon
Geology
You are walking on the Ben Ledi Grit, a landscape of ancient sandy and muddy rocks that have been squeezed and hardened into a solid foundation.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN360075
Latitude
56.2323°N
Longitude
4.6471°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'Maol a' Chapuill', which translates as the ‘rounded hill of the horse’. In landscape terms, 'maol' refers to a bare or blunt summit, accurately describing the soft, heathery profiles found across this part of Argyll.
- •From this specific western vantage point, the view looks directly across the narrowest part of Loch Fyne towards the village of Tarbert and the forested hills of the Kintyre Peninsula.
- •The ground here is archetypal Cowal terrain; expect a testing mix of deep purple moor-grass and hidden boggy hollows that make a pair of sturdy gaiters feel like a very wise investment.