Scotland
Bruthach nan Creagan
855M
2803FT
About Bruthach nan Creagan
Rising to 854.5 metres within the Monadhliath range of the Grampians, this high moorland peak offers a wilder alternative to the busier summits near Newtonmore. It provides expansive, untamed terrain that requires navigational care, especially when cloud descends over its broad, rocky shoulders and the surrounding peat hags.
Key Statistics
Rank
66th Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Grampians
Prominence
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101.9m
Nearest Town
Highland
Geology
The ground beneath you is the Gaick Psammite Formation. This durable foundation consists of ancient sandstone that was compressed and hardened into solid rock.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN750805
Latitude
56.8989°N
Longitude
4.0539°W
Did You Know?
- •In Scottish Gaelic, the name translates as the 'Slope of the Little Crags', a fitting description for the stony outcrops that break up the otherwise rounded, heather-clad profile of its western face.
- •Located in the Monadhliath range, the hill is frequently bypassed by hikers heading for the Munro summit of A' Chailleach, which lies less than two miles to the south-east across the Allt a' Chaorainn.
- •From the summit, the view east is dominated by the vast trench of the Spey Valley and the massive, snow-retaining corries of the Cairngorm plateau, most notably the hulking form of Braeriach.
- •Despite standing at a respectable 2,803 feet, its lack of sufficient 'drop' from its neighbours leaves it with the somewhat unglamorous classification of a Hump—a title that does little justice to its commanding position.