Creag Chathalain

Rising to 557 metres in the central Highlands, this forested Dodd sits amid Trossachs-influenced terrain north of Loch Earn. The summit lies within commercial plantation, though clearing work has opened some views. Its Gaelic name translates as 'Cathal's crag', suggesting either a personal memorial or a territorial marker from the era of clan domains.

• •The name derives from Gaelic 'Creag Chathalain', meaning 'Cathal's crag' or 'rock of Cathal', likely commemorating a long-forgotten local figure or clan chief who held influence in this part of Strathearn.
• •The hill sits in an area historically contested between the MacGregors to the west and the Murrays of Strathearn to the east, its forested slopes offering refuge during the turbulent centuries of clan warfare.
• •Modern forestry operations have significantly altered the hillside, though recent felling has inadvertently improved access and opened summit views that were previously blocked by dense Sitka spruce.