Carn Coire na Coille

Rising to 522 metres in the remote northwest Highlands, this modest Dodd overlooks the rugged country between Loch Carron and Glen Shiel. The Gaelic name translates as 'cairn of the corrie of the wood', hinting at the scattered birch and pine remnants on its lower slopes in an otherwise bare landscape.

• •The name Carn Coire na Coille derives from Scottish Gaelic, meaning 'cairn of the corrie of the wood', likely referring to the scattered native birch and pine remnants that cling to the sheltered corrie while the surrounding hillsides remain largely treeless.
• •At 522 metres, the summit sits just below the 610-metre threshold for Corbett status, placing it among Scotland's lower but often more characterful hills that require genuine navigation in poor weather despite their modest height.