Cruach nan Caorach

Rising to 504 metres above the west coast of Scotland, this Dodd and Tump occupies terrain typical of the rougher Hebridean margins. The Gaelic name translates as 'stack of the sheep', reflecting centuries of pastoral use across these coastal slopes. Modest in height but characteristic of the region's working landscape.

• •The name Cruach nan Caorach comes from Scottish Gaelic, meaning 'stack of the sheep' or 'heap of the sheep', with 'cruach' referring to a conical hill or stack and 'caorach' meaning sheep – a name that speaks directly to the hill's long history as grazing land.
• •The hill's location at grid reference NM792738 places it in the Morvern or Sunart area of the western Highlands, a landscape shaped by ancient volcanic activity and later ice age erosion.
• •As a Dodd, this summit meets the threshold of 500 metres with at least 30 metres of prominence – a classification that identifies it as a distinct top rather than merely a shoulder of higher ground.