Fells/Druim Comhnard
Scotland
Druim Comhnard
560M
1837FT
Rank
285th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Wester Brinacory
About Druim Comhnard
Rising to 560 metres in the Scottish Highlands, this modestly elevated Dodd sits west of Loch Linnhe in Morvern. The name derives from Gaelic, meaning 'level ridge' or 'shared ridge', and the terrain lives up to it—broad-backed rather than peaked, with heather moorland and wet ground typical of this remote, forested peninsula.
Key Statistics
Rank
285th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Wester Brinacory
Prominence
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36
Geology
As you hike Druim Comhnard, you are walking across bedrock made of quartzite, metamorphosed sandstone and mudstone, and orthogneiss.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Druim ComhnardDruim Comhnard North TopSithean Mor [Sidhean Mor]Sgurr Nighean Mhic ChoinichSgurr Nighean Mhic Choinich
Did You Know?
- •The name 'Druim Comhnard' comes from Scottish Gaelic, with 'druim' meaning 'ridge' or 'back' and 'comhnard' translating as 'level' or 'flat', accurately describing the hill's broad, undramatic summit plateau rather than a sharp peak.
- •Located in Morvern, one of the least populated and most tranquil peninsulas in the western Highlands, this hill sits within a landscape still largely defined by forestry and empty glens rather than settlements or through-routes.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NM732874
Latitude
56.9222°N
Longitude
5.7283°W
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