Beinn Tharsuinn

About Beinn Tharsuinn

Rising above the remote glens of Easter Ross, this broad-shouldered Corbett offers a quiet alternative to the neighbouring mass of Ben Wyvis. Its sprawling plateau and heathery slopes provide a sense of Highland isolation, rewarding those who navigate its notorious peat hags with expansive views across the Cromarty Firth.

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• •The name Beinn Tharsuinn is derived from the Scottish Gaelic for 'the transverse hill' or 'the hill across.' It is a common descriptive name in the Highlands for peaks that sit at right angles to the general trend of the surrounding ridges or glens.
• •This hill is often climbed from the north via the tracks of the Novar Estate or as a long extension to a Ben Wyvis circuit, though the intervening ground is a labyrinth of peat hags that demands careful route-finding.
• •The summit provides a distinctively earned perspective of the northern Highlands; on a clear day, the vista stretches from the massive rounded dome of Ben Wyvis to the sharp, sawtooth profiles of the Fannichs in the west.
• •The hill overlooks the Novar wind farm, one of the earliest large-scale developments of its kind in Scotland, which occupies the lower southern slopes leading down towards the town of Alness.
• •The terrain is a masterclass in the variety of Scottish bog; the ascent offers many opportunities to discover exactly how much suction a well-aged peat hag can exert on a standard hillwalking boot.