Cnoc Duail

Rising to 502 metres in the far north of Scotland, this remote Dodd occupies quiet ground near the Sutherland coast. The grid reference places it in sparsely populated terrain where hills are often bypassed en route to higher peaks. Its modest height belies genuine isolation, and the summit offers far-reaching views across a landscape shaped by ancient geology and peatland.

• •The name Cnoc Duail derives from Scottish Gaelic, with 'cnoc' meaning hill or knoll, though the precise meaning of 'duail' is less certain—it may relate to 'dùil' (expectation or hope) or could reference a personal name or local feature now lost to memory.
• •At just over 500 metres, this hill qualifies as a Dodd—a classification for hills between 500 and 609 metres in Scotland with at least 30 metres of prominence—placing it among the lower tier of Scottish summits but still distinct from its surroundings.