Sgurr na Dubh-chreige

Rising above the rugged Ardnish Peninsula, this modest but exceptionally rocky Marilyn offers a quintessential West Highland experience. Its heathery slopes and craggy outcrops provide a challenging underfoot approach, rewarded by clear views over the silver sands of Loch nan Uamh and the winding tracks of the West Highland Line.

• •The name is Gaelic, translating as the 'Peak of the Black Crag', a fitting description for a hill that is defined by dark, weathered rock and steep, broken ground.
• •The hill sits on the Ardnish Peninsula, a landscape of quiet ruins and abandoned settlements like Peanmeanach, which were largely depopulated during the 19th-century clearances.
• •From the summit, the view west looks directly over Loch nan Uamh toward the Small Isles of Eigg and Rum, encompassing the historic area where Bonnie Prince Charlie departed Scotland in 1746.
• •Hillwalkers often time their ascent to coincide with the passage of the Jacobite steam train, which skirts the northern foot of the hill on the scenic route between Fort William and Mallaig.
• •Its status as a Marilyn ensures it receives more visitors than many hills twice its height, though most arrive expecting a gentle stroll and leave with a newfound respect for Ardnish heather.