Carn a' Chlaiginn

A modest Corbett-height summit overlooking the hydro-engineered landscape of the Conon valley in Easter Ross. The hill sits amid forestry and reservoir infrastructure north of Loch Vaich, offering a quiet vantage point over one of Scotland's most extensively modified river systems. Rough moorland and commercial plantation characterise the ascent.

• •The name derives from Gaelic 'càrn a' chlaiginn', meaning 'cairn of the skull', though whether this refers to a skull-shaped rock formation or a darker historical association is now lost to time.
• •The hill stands surrounded by the Conon Hydro Scheme's infrastructure, including tunnels that divert water from nearby Loch Vaich through the hillside to Mossford Power Station below.
• •Its classification as a Dodd reflects the meticulous work of hill-listers cataloguing Scotland's more obscure summits with at least 30 metres of prominence – a far cry from the celebrity Munros.