A' Chailleach

Sitting high in the Grampian Mountains, this 902-metre peak offers a rugged, high-plateau experience characteristic of the Scottish Highlands. Classified as both a Hump and a Tump, it possesses enough prominence to guarantee a sense of isolation and expansive views over the surrounding glens and neighboring Grampian giants.

• •The name is Scottish Gaelic for 'The Old Woman' or 'The Hag.' In Highland mythology, the Cailleach is a powerful creator deity and the personification of winter, said to have shaped the Scottish landscape with a magic hammer.
• •At 902.1 metres, the summit sits just shy of the 914.4-metre (3,000ft) threshold for Munro status, which often results in a far more tranquil atmosphere than is found on the busier 'bagged' peaks nearby.
• •The summit provides a superb vantage point for looking across the broad Spey Valley toward the high, often snow-flecked plateaus of the Cairngorms to the east.
• •The hill's classification as a Hump signifies that it has a prominence of at least 100 metres, ensuring that the final approach to the cairn feels like reaching a distinct and significant high point.
• •True to its name, the 'Old Woman' is famously temperamental; she has a habit of wrapping herself in a thick, grey shawl of mist just as walkers arrive to claim the view.