Buachaille Breige

Tucked away in the wild eastern Grampians near Braemar, this rounded summit offers a quieter alternative to the nearby Munros. Its broad, heathery slopes rise between Glen Ey and the Baddoch, providing a grandstand view of An Socach’s long ridge and the remote, high plateaus of the southern Cairngorms.

• •The name Buachaille Brèige translates from Scottish Gaelic as the 'False Shepherd'. In Highland topography, this often describes a hill or a stone pillar that, from a distance, deceptively resembles a person or a more significant summit than it actually is.
• •The hill is frequently climbed as part of a circuit from the Baddoch farm, often paired with the neighbouring Munro of An Socach which looms immediately to the west.
• •The summit offers a particularly clear perspective of the deep, glacial trough of Glen Ey and the remote ruins of Altanour Lodge to the south-west.
• •True to its name as the 'False Shepherd', the broad, undulating nature of the summit plateau means you may find yourself wandering through several deceptive peat hags before being certain you have actually reached the highest point.