Scotland
Beinn Uidhe South Top
640M
2100FT
About Beinn Uidhe South Top
Rising above the limestone glens of Inchnadamph, this rugged Tump offers a quiet, pathless alternative to the busier Assynt Munros. The terrain is characterized by fractured quartzite and boggy troughs, typical of the Sutherland interior, providing a lonely, wild atmosphere with an excellent perspective on the surrounding shattered peaks.
Key Statistics
Rank
88th Highest in Region
Parent Range
North West Highlands
Prominence
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33m
Nearest Town
Highland
Geology
You are walking over ancient banded rocks and dark crystalline layers, topped by a crust of tough, white sandstone made from pure quartz.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NC288235
Latitude
58.1677°N
Longitude
4.9106°W
Did You Know?
- •The name Beinn Uidhe comes from the Scottish Gaelic for 'mountain of the way' or 'stretch', likely referring to the high-level passage it guards between the Inchnadamph glens and the remote northern hinterlands.
- •The summit offers a distinctive, earned view of the 'Great Trough' of the Traligill Valley and the massive quartzite-capped ridge of Conival to the east.
- •This top sits on a high plateau of Cambrian quartzite, a rock type that gives the Assynt hills their characteristic 'snow-capped' appearance even in the height of summer.
- •As a minor summit on the approach to the higher Beinn Uidhe main top, it is frequently bypassed, making it a reliable spot for solitude in a popular walking district.
- •It is a peak perfectly suited for the walker who finds the occasional company on the nearby Munros to be an intolerable crowd.