Biod Mor

Rising dramatically above the sea cliffs of Waterstein Head, this Skye Marilyn offers a commanding perspective of the Duirinish peninsula. The climb across often-soggy moorland is rewarded by a vertiginous drop into the Minch, with the white tower of Neist Point lighthouse looking miniature far below.

• •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'Biod Mòr', which translates as 'Big Pointed Hill', a fitting description of its sharp profile when viewed from the coastal approaches at Moonen Bay.
• •The summit provides a superior vantage point for the Outer Hebrides; on a clear day, the entire island chain from the mountains of Harris down to the hills of South Uist is visible across the Minch.
• •It stands as the highest point of the cliffs at Waterstein Head, which are among the highest sea cliffs in Scotland, dropping almost vertically into the Atlantic from the western shoulder of the hill.
• •The hill is framed by the distinctive flat-topped summits of Macleod's Tables to the east, providing a sharp contrast between the jagged coastline and the inland plateau.
• •While the nearby path to Neist Point is often busy with tourists, the pathless, boggy slopes of Biod Mor remain largely quiet, frequented more by local sheep than by fellow walkers.