Fells/Carn a' Chullaich
Scotland

Carn a' Chullaich

530M
1739FT
Rank
225th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Data coming soon

About Carn a' Chullaich

A modest Corbett-height summit in the southern Grampians, reached via open hillside and offering quiet walking away from busier routes. The name derives from Gaelic, and though it lacks the prominence for mainstream classification lists, it holds appeal for those seeking solitude on less-tramped ground north of the Highland Boundary Fault.

Key Statistics

Rank
225th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Data coming soon
Prominence
?
50
Geology
As you hike Carn a' Chullaich, you're walking across metamorphic sandstone, sliced through by microdiorite—a fine-grained igneous rock formed from underground magma.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Carn a' ChullaichMeall na MaoileMeall Dubh-ghlasDruim Ruighe ChailFiacail Mhor

Did You Know?

  • The name 'Carn a' Chullaich' translates from Scottish Gaelic as 'cairn of the old woman', likely referring to an ancient summit cairn that may have been thought to resemble a hunched figure, or marking a site connected to local folklore about an elderly woman.
  • At 530 metres, the hill falls just short of the 610-metre threshold required for Corbett status, placing it instead among the Dodds—a classification for Scottish hills between 500 and 609 metres with sufficient topographic prominence.

Find It

OS Grid Reference
NN791729
Latitude
56.8318°N
Longitude
3.9830°W

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Scotland Guide
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NN791729

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