East Scaraben

A remote peat moorland summit in the Flow Country of Caithness, rising modestly above the blanket bog landscape. The ascent crosses open, pathless terrain typical of this northern region. Views extend north across Strath Halladale towards the distant Moray Firth coast, with the twin summit of West Scaraben visible nearby to the southwest.

• •The name 'Scaraben' derives from Old Norse, likely combining 'skarfr' (cormorant) with 'borg' or 'berg' (hill or rocky outcrop), suggesting the hill was a notable landmark for Norse settlers navigating these inland moors.
• •East Scaraben forms part of a low twin-summit ridge with West Scaraben (626m), the higher sibling lying barely a kilometre to the southwest and often climbed together in a single outing.
• •The hill sits within the Flow Country, one of Europe's largest expanses of blanket bog, a landscape more typically associated with northern Canada than Scotland.
• •Despite its modest height, East Scaraben offers extensive visibility across northern Caithness due to the exceptionally flat surrounding terrain, with few rivals to block the horizon in any direction.