Fells/Creag an Fhudair [Kenmore Hill]
Scotland

Creag an Fhudair [Kenmore Hill]

515M
1690FT
Rank
404th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Kenmore

About Creag an Fhudair [Kenmore Hill]

Rising above Kenmore at the eastern end of Loch Tay, this 515-metre Dodd offers a straightforward ascent through mixed woodland and open hillside. The summit provides clear views across the loch to the Tarmachan Ridge and Ben Lawers massif, with Strathtay stretching eastward below. A modest hill with genuine reward for the effort involved.

Key Statistics

Rank
404th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Kenmore
Prominence
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37
Geology
As you hike Kenmore Hill, you are walking across a foundation of transformed sedimentary and igneous rocks belonging to the Dalradian Supergroup.
Classifications

Did You Know?

  • The name derives from Gaelic 'Creag an Fhùdair', meaning 'crag of the powder' or 'gunpowder rock', though the precise historical reason for this explosive designation remains unclear—possibilities include military stores, quarry blasting, or a long-forgotten incident.
  • The alternative name Kenmore Hill reflects the summit's position directly above the planned estate village of Kenmore, built in the 1760s by the Campbells of Breadalbane at the point where the River Tay flows from Loch Tay.
  • The hill is often climbed in combination with Drummond Hill to the east, forming a pleasant ridge walk above the north shore of Loch Tay with continuously changing perspectives across Scotland's sixth-largest loch.

Find It

OS Grid Reference
NN780436
Latitude
56.5684°N
Longitude
3.9871°W

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TrailTrack location
NN780436

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