Beinn a' Chlaidheimh South Top

About Beinn a' Chlaidheimh South Top

Tucked away in the remote Fisherfield Forest, this subsidiary peak sits on the high ridge connecting the main Corbett of Beinn a’ Chlaidheimh with Sgùrr Bàn. It offers a rugged, quartzite-strewn vantage point over the 'Great Wilderness', with exceptional views across Loch na Sealga toward the jagged spires of An Teallach.

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• •The name Beinn a' Chlaidheimh translates from Gaelic as 'Mountain of the Sword', likely referring to the sharp, blade-like profile of the mountain's ridge when viewed from certain angles in the glen below.
• •This peak is a key navigation marker on the high-level traverse between the main summit and Sgùrr Bàn, crossing some of the most remote and ancient Lewisian gneiss and Torridonian sandstone terrain in the Highlands.
• •The summit offers a direct, earned view into the deep trough of Gleann na Muice, framed by the massive sandstone tiers of Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair to the south.
• •Visitors to this top are almost certainly attempting the 'Fisherfield Five' or 'Six', a legendary mountain circuit that usually begins with a long approach from Dundonnell and a river crossing at the Strath na Sealga.
• •Given the legendary remoteness of the area, the most common wildlife you are likely to encounter here is the Scottish midge, which possesses a tenacity unmatched by even the most determined hillwalker.