Beinn Uidhe South Top

Rising above the limestone glens of Inchnadamph, this rugged Tump offers a quiet, pathless alternative to the busier Assynt Munros. The terrain is characterized by fractured quartzite and boggy troughs, typical of the Sutherland interior, providing a lonely, wild atmosphere with an excellent perspective on the surrounding shattered peaks.

• •The name Beinn Uidhe comes from the Scottish Gaelic for 'mountain of the way' or 'stretch', likely referring to the high-level passage it guards between the Inchnadamph glens and the remote northern hinterlands.
• •The summit offers a distinctive, earned view of the 'Great Trough' of the Traligill Valley and the massive quartzite-capped ridge of Conival to the east.
• •This top sits on a high plateau of Cambrian quartzite, a rock type that gives the Assynt hills their characteristic 'snow-capped' appearance even in the height of summer.
• •As a minor summit on the approach to the higher Beinn Uidhe main top, it is frequently bypassed, making it a reliable spot for solitude in a popular walking district.
• •It is a peak perfectly suited for the walker who finds the occasional company on the nearby Munros to be an intolerable crowd.