Craighorn

Rising to 583 metres in the Ochil Hills north of the Forth valley, this Dodd stands above the rolling plateau landscape characteristic of the range. The southern approaches climb the steep escarpment face created by the Ochil Fault, while gentler slopes descend northward towards Glen Devon and Strathallan.

• •The name Craighorn combines Scots 'craig' (rocky outcrop or crag) with 'horn' (a projecting peak or spur), describing its profile when viewed from the settlements along the southern Hillfoots.
• •The hill sits on the Devonian lava plateau that forms the Ochils, a landscape shaped by volcanic extrusion around 400 million years ago and later tilted dramatically by fault movement.
• •The Ochil Fault running along the southern edge of the range creates the distinctive steep southern face visible from towns like Tillicoultry and Alva, while Craighorn's northern slopes fall away more gradually towards Perthshire.
• •Historically, these hills formed a natural barrier between the Lowlands and Highlands, with Castle Campbell built prominently at Dollar Glen in the late 15th century to demonstrate Campbell control over the strategic route through the range.