Meall na Cloiche

About Meall na Cloiche

Standing at a respectable 664 meters, this Graham is the quieter sibling to neighbor Creag Mac Ranaich. It offers a front-row seat to the Crianlarich giants without the Munros' social anxiety-inducing crowds. It’s perfect for hikers who find Loch Earn too wet and Ben More too steep.

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• •Translating from Gaelic as 'Hill of the Stone,' it serves as a prominent landmark on the northern skyline of Lochearnhead, marking the transition into more rugged Highland terrain.
• •The hill is one half of the 'Lochearnhead Grahams,' a pair of summits usually tackled together to justify the drive, despite the saturated col that separates them.
• •Its lower slopes contain remnants of historical shielings, where high-altitude summer grazing once took place before the Highland Clearances reshaped the local economy.
• •The summit plateau provides a strategic vantage point over the Highland Boundary Fault, offering a clear visual divide between the Lowland plains and the Grampian Mountains.
• •The 'Stone' for which the hill is named is surprisingly elusive; most hikers spend more time navigating the pathless heather than actually finding a rock worth writing home about.