Clach Sgoilte

This modest summit rises above the Great Glen near Invermoriston, classified as both a Dodd and a Tump. The name translates from Gaelic as 'split rock', suggesting a distinctive geological feature at or near the top. Views extend across Loch Ness and to the surrounding Highland hills, rewarding a straightforward ascent.

• •The name Clach Sgoilte derives from Scottish Gaelic, meaning 'split rock' or 'cleft stone', likely referring to a prominent fractured rock formation on or near the summit that would have served as a landmark for local inhabitants.
• •At 573 metres, this hill sits just below the 610-metre threshold for Corbett status, placing it among the many mid-height peaks that characterise the forestry-clad slopes flanking the Great Glen.
• •The summit location at NH418770 positions it on the south-eastern flank of Glen Moriston, where it overlooks one of the historic routes between the west coast and Loch Ness used by cattle drovers and Jacobite forces alike.