Beinn na Caillich North Top

Overlooking the village of Kyleakin and the Skye Bridge, this rugged subsidiary summit on the Lochalsh peninsula offers a steep, pathless ascent. While smaller than its 732m neighbor, it provides a more intimate perspective of the Inner Sound and the tidal currents swirling through the Kyles of Skye.

• •The name is Gaelic for 'Mountain of the Old Woman' or 'Hag,' likely a reference to the Cailleach, the divine creator-figure of Gaelic mythology who is said to have formed the Highland landscape with a hammer.
• •From this 665m vantage point, the views are dominated by the nearby Red Hills of Skye and the distinctive flat-topped profile of Dun Caan on the Isle of Raasay.
• •The hill is frequently climbed as a northern extension to the traverse of the main Beinn na Caillich summit, where a massive stone cairn marks the supposed 10th-century resting place of a Norwegian princess known as 'Saucy Mary.'
• •The northern slopes are a notorious sanctuary for West Highland peat bogs, providing a damp reminder that the shortest route on a map is rarely the driest on the ground.