Scotland
Cam Sgriob
485M
1591FT
About Cam Sgriob
Rising above the Spey Valley near Grantown-on-Spey, this modest moorland summit offers a quiet escape from the busier Cairngorm peaks. Its heather-clad slopes, often managed for grouse, lead to a broad top with clear views across to the Hills of Cromdale and the distant northern corries of the Cairngorm massif.
Key Statistics
Rank
409th Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Grampians
Prominence
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101m
Nearest Town
Highland
Geology
You are hiking across ancient, toughened sandstones and streaky, crystalline rocks. A foundation of hard granite also helps form the rugged ground beneath your boots.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NH974301
Latitude
57.3498°N
Longitude
3.7067°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Gaelic in origin, where 'cam' means crooked or wry and 'sgriob' refers to a furrow or track, likely describing a specific geological scar or an ancient path across the hill’s face.
- •Situated on the fringes of the Cairngorms National Park, the hill serves as a prominent lookout over the Strathspey landscape, positioned between the town of Grantown-on-Spey and the Hills of Cromdale.
- •The summit offers an earned view of the great northern corries of the Cairngorm massif, which appear as a jagged wall on the southern horizon beyond the pines of Abernethy.
- •Much of the lower approach involves navigating the managed forestry and tracks of the Revack Estate, a landscape typical of the lower-lying Grampian fringes.
- •Being classified as both a Hump and a Tump, it sounds more like a character from a nursery rhyme than a Highland peak, though the thick heather on the upper slopes will quickly remind your calves of its true nature.