![Beinn Stacach [Ceann na Baintighearna] [Stob Fear-tomhais] [Beinn Stacath]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Peaty_hillock%2C_Beinn_Stacach_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4921457.jpg)
Scotland
Beinn Stacach [Ceann na Baintighearna] [Stob Fear-tomhais] [Beinn Stacath]
772M
2532FT
About Beinn Stacach [Ceann na Baintighearna] [Stob Fear-tomhais] [Beinn Stacath]
Rising steeply above the village of Strathyre, this Corbett offers a rugged alternative to the busier Trossachs peaks. It is a steep-sided, heathery hill that provides a quieter, more tactile experience than its popular neighbours, requiring careful navigation across pathless slopes to reach its prominent, rewarding summit cairn.
Key Statistics
Rank
88th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
Prominence
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364m
Nearest Town
Strathyre
Geology
You are walking across a mix of ancient volcanic ash and seafloor sediments. Over time, these layers were squeezed into the tough, gritty sandstone beneath your boots.
Find It
Latitude
56.3145°N
Longitude
4.4687°W
Did You Know?
- •The primary name, Beinn Stacach, translates from Gaelic as 'The Craggy Hill,' while its alternative title, Ceann na Baintighearna, means 'The Lady’s Head,' likely referring to the profile of its rocky outcrops when viewed from the strath below.
- •To reach the summit from the east, walkers must negotiate the 'Stob Fear-tomhais' or 'Peak of the Gauger,' an intermediate top named after a land measurer or excise officer.
- •The summit offers a commanding view directly down the length of Loch Lubnaig towards the Menteith Hills, with the massive northern faces of Ben More and Stob Binnein clearly visible to the north on a clear day.
- •The hill possesses an unusually high number of aliases on various maps, a testament to the fact that it is far easier to give it a new name than it is to haul a pack up its unrelenting, trackless southern slopes.