Meall a' Charra East Top

Tucked away in the wild Sutherland hinterland, this secondary summit offers a rugged, pathless experience characteristic of the Reay Forest. While overshadowed by its higher Graham parent to the west, it provides a quieter vantage point over the lochans of the Moine and the distant, jagged silhouettes of Assynt.

• •The name is Gaelic in origin, with 'Meall' meaning a rounded hill and 'a' Charra' typically referring to a pillar or a specific rock feature, suggesting a prominent stone or crag was once a landmark on these slopes.
• •This summit is an outlying top of Meall a’ Charra, a 628m Graham; walkers usually visit this point to complete the high-level ridge traverse that overlooks the vast, watery expanse of the Moine.
• •Looking west from the summit, the jagged skyline is dominated by the iconic silhouettes of Quinag and Suilven, which rise dramatically out of the surrounding Lewisian gneiss platform.
• •The approach requires a long, pathless trek through the Sutherland interior where the local deer are likely the only witnesses to your struggle through the peat hags.