Meallan Odhar

Rising above the Great Glen near Aberchalder, this 536m peak offers a quiet alternative to the neighboring Munros. Its heathery slopes provide a grandstand view over Loch Oich and the Caledonian Canal, looking directly across to the forests of Glengarry and the steep, rugged flanks of the South Loch Ness hills.

• •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'Meallan Odhar', which translates as the 'little dun-coloured hill', describing the muted brown and grey tones of its winter heather and peat.
• •The summit provides a bird's-eye view of the 'Laggan Locks' section of the Caledonian Canal, where Thomas Telford’s 19th-century engineering cuts through the narrow strip of land between Loch Oich and Loch Lochy.
• •Positioned on the edge of the Great Glen, the hill serves as a topographical gateway between the managed forestry of the canal corridor and the wilder, pathless terrain of the central Highlands to the west.