Meall na Caora East Top

About Meall na Caora East Top

Perched above the Strathyre forest, this Graham Top is the slightly shorter, more easterly sibling of the main Meall na Caora. It’s the kind of hill that makes you earn your views of Ben Vorlich by navigating a cocktail of dense heather and enthusiastic Scottish bogs.

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Did You Know?

• •The name translates from Gaelic as 'Hill of the Sheep,' a title so ubiquitous in the Highlands that the local livestock probably have an identity crisis every time they look at a map.
• •At 694 metres, it is officially classified as a Graham Top and a Simm, making it a mandatory tick for those dedicated baggers who find Munros a bit too mainstream.
• •The hill sits within the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, serving as a quiet lookout over the transition from the rugged Highlands to the softer rolling straths of the south.
• •Hikers usually approach via the winding forest tracks from Strathyre, which offer an excellent opportunity to practice your 'confused orienteering' face before even reaching the open hillside.
• •Reaching the East Top often involves a sophisticated navigation technique known as 'looking for the least-wet moss,' only to realize the summit is just a slightly drier bump in a very large puddle.