Scotland
Carn Dallaig West Top
667M
2189FT
About Carn Dallaig West Top
Rising above the wild moors north of Blair Atholl, this Tump offers a quiet, heather-clad vantage point within the Forest of Atholl. Often overlooked in favour of the nearby Munros, its rounded slopes provide a sense of true Grampian isolation and expansive views across the rolling, peat-scarred plateau towards Glen Tilt.
Key Statistics
Rank
162nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Grampians
Prominence
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31.8m
Nearest Town
Perth and Kinross
Geology
You’re walking across ancient layers of transformed mud and sand. These heat-altered rocks are mixed with dark, tough stones that were reshaped deep beneath the earth.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NO003756
Latitude
56.8611°N
Longitude
3.6368°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Gaelic 'Càrn', meaning a stony hill, and likely 'Dallaig', a diminutive of 'dail' (meadow) or related to the nearby Allt Dallaig stream.
- •The summit offers a clear, uninterrupted profile of the massive Beinn a' Ghlo massif to the east and the shapely peak of Carn a' Chlamain across the deep trench of Glen Tilt.
- •Hillwalkers typically reach this top by utilizing the well-maintained estate tracks that run deep into the Atholl glens, followed by a rougher cross-country traverse through classic Highland heather and peat hags.
- •As a Tump with a relatively small drop between it and the main Carn Dallaig summit, it is the kind of hill climbed primarily by those who find a peculiar joy in ticking off every minor bump on a contour map.