Cruach Innse

About Cruach Innse

Tucked behind the more famous Grey Corries, this shapely Corbett offers a rugged, quieter perspective of the Lochaber wilderness. Rising steeply above the Lairig Leacach, its summit provides an intimate look at the massive eastern flanks of Stob Choire Claurigh and the nearby, craggy peak of Sgùrr Innse.

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• •The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic 'Cruach', meaning a stack or bold hill, and 'Innse', which refers to a meadow or a 'pasture island' within marshy ground. This likely describes the grazing land found in the glens surrounding the hill.
• •Cruach Innse is almost always climbed in tandem with its neighbour, Sgùrr Innse. While Sgùrr Innse is more topographically dramatic with its rocky prows, Cruach Innse is the higher of the two and holds the official Corbett status.
• •The hill overlooks the Lairig Leacach, an ancient through-route used by Highland drovers moving cattle. The nearby Lairig Leacach bothy remains a popular shelter for walkers and is the traditional starting point for the final ascent.
• •The summit offers one of the best vantage points for appreciating the scale of the Grey Corries; the view south is dominated by the quartzite screes of Stob Choire Claurigh and the long, high ridge leading toward the Easains.
• •At 857 metres, it stands comfortably as a Corbett, safely clear of the 762-metre threshold but far enough from 914 metres that no one has ever seriously accused it of being a Munro.