Mam an Doire Dhuinn

Rising to 564 metres in the western Highlands, this Dodd and Tump occupies rugged terrain south of Glen Shiel. The Gaelic name translates as 'pass of the little brown thicket', suggesting sheltered ground amid otherwise exposed moorland. Its remote position demands committed navigation across rough hillside.

• •The name Mam an Doire Dhuinn comes from Scottish Gaelic, where 'mam' means a rounded hill or pass, 'doire' refers to a thicket or grove, and 'dhuinn' means brown or dark-coloured, describing what was likely a small patch of darker woodland in an otherwise open landscape.
• •At 564 metres, this hill just qualifies as a Dodd, a classification requiring hills between 500 and 600 metres with at least 30 metres of prominence, originally devised to identify worthwhile objectives in the Scottish lowlands and lesser-known Highland fringes.