Carn Dubh

Rising to 580 metres in the central Highlands, this modest summit sits northeast of Glen Artney in Perthshire. The name translates from Gaelic as 'black cairn', likely referring to dark rock formations or peat-stained ground near the top. A quiet hill offering solitude away from more prominent neighbours, classified as both a Dodd and a Tump.

• •The name 'Carn Dubh' derives from Scottish Gaelic, combining 'carn' (a cairn or rocky hill) with 'dubh' (black), most likely describing the dark, peaty appearance of the summit plateau or the colour of weathered rock formations visible from the surrounding glens.
• •This hill stands within the transition zone between the Highlands proper and the lower moorlands extending south towards Strathearn, positioned on the margins of what was historically wild hunting country associated with the Earls of Strathearn.
• •At 580 metres, Carn Dubh falls just short of the 600-metre threshold that defines a Graham, yet its Tump classification recognises its topographic prominence of at least 30 metres on all sides.
• •The grid reference NN980622 places this summit in relatively remote terrain, typically approached from Glen Artney to the southwest or from forestry tracks in Gleann a' Chilleine to the east.