Fells/Leitir Riabhach
Scotland
Leitir Riabhach
557M
1827FT
Rank
129th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Croick
About Leitir Riabhach
A remote Corbett-category Dodd standing in the Northwest Highlands, positioned between Strath Mulzie and Glen Golly. The ascent crosses rough, trackless terrain typical of Sutherland's interior, rewarding persistence with extensive views across a landscape of scattered lochans and distant peaks. The summit cairn marks a genuine point of solitude in seldom-visited country.
Key Statistics
Rank
129th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Croick
Prominence
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50
Geology
You are walking on garnet semipelite from the Vaich Pelite Formation. This is a metamorphic rock formed from ancient compressed sediments.
Classifications
Did You Know?
- •The name derives from Scottish Gaelic, with 'leitir' meaning hillside or slope and 'riabhach' meaning brindled or greyish, describing the hill's streaked appearance from a distance.
- •This hill sits in some of Scotland's remotest terrain, with the nearest significant settlement over 15 kilometres away across roadless moorland and multiple river crossings.
- •The summit offers views northwest to Ben Stack and Ben Loyal, with the distinctive profile of Foinaven visible to the north across empty miles of Sutherland peat bog.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NH415918
Latitude
57.8874°N
Longitude
4.6751°W
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