Ben Klibreck - Meall nan Con

About Ben Klibreck - Meall nan Con

Standing as the second-most northerly Munro, this isolated Sutherland giant dominates the empty moors between Lairg and Tongue. While its western slopes are uniform and heathery, the summit of Meall nan Con reveals a more complex eastern side, featuring steep, grassy corries that drop away toward the remote Loch Coire.

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• •The name Klibreck is thought to derive from the Gaelic 'Beinn Clìbric', potentially rooted in the Old Norse words 'klif' and 'brekka', meaning 'cliff slope'. The summit name, Meall nan Con, translates as 'hill of the dogs', referring to the hounds once used for deer stalking in these high corries.
• •From this isolated vantage point, the views are expansive. To the north, the four-peaked profile of Ben Loyal rises above the Kyle of Tongue, while the vast, peat-rich expanse of the Flow Country stretches eastward toward the distant Caithness peaks of Morven and Scaraben.
• •The mountain is most frequently climbed from the south near the Crask Inn, one of Scotland's most remote hostelries. This approach involves navigating the notoriously damp Vagastie moorland before the terrain finally firms up on the long ascent of the south ridge.
• •In 1955, a de Havilland Vampire jet crashed into the mountain’s eastern slopes during a training exercise from RAF Lossiemouth. Remnants of the wreckage remain scattered within the remote Choire na h-Uibhe, a site far removed from the standard walking routes.
• •In a region defined by the Flow Country’s world-class peat bogs, the initial approach serves as a definitive test of your gaiters’ integrity long before you gain a single metre of elevation.