Scotland
Beinn Chreagach
326M
1070FT
About Beinn Chreagach
Rising from the moors of central Skye, this modest Marilyn offers a rugged, heathery ascent far from the island's busier honey-pots. The summit provides an excellent, earned perspective of the jagged Black Cuillin ridge to the south and the massive, rounded profiles of Glamaig and the Red Hills.
Key Statistics
Rank
272nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Isle of Skye
Prominence
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220m
Nearest Town
Highland
Geology
You are walking on volcanic rocks from the Skye Lava Group. This foundation was formed by layers of cooling lava, creating the solid basalt beneath your feet.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NG289534
Latitude
57.4898°N
Longitude
6.5257°W
Did You Know?
- •Derived from the Scottish Gaelic, the name translates simply as 'Rocky Hill', a fitting description for the basalt-strewn slopes and broken ground that characterise the climb.
- •Positioned at the head of Glen Drynoch, the summit acts as a natural grandstand for viewing the flat-topped MacLeod’s Tables to the west and the steep scree of the Cuillin's Great Stone Shoot to the south.
- •Because it meets the criteria for a Marilyn—having a prominence of at least 150 metres—this 326-metre hill commands a sense of isolation and scale that belies its relatively low altitude.
- •While it lacks the sheer vertical drama of the neighbouring Cuillin, it also lacks the queues, making it a rare spot on Skye where your only company is likely to be a disinterested sheep.