Carn nam Feithean

Rising from the sprawling peatlands of the Moine in Sutherland, this unassuming Hump offers a quiet perspective on the North West Highlands. The terrain is characteristically boggy, but the rewards are significant: clear views across to the massive bulk of Ben Hope and the jagged profile of Ben Loyal.

• •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Càrn nam Feithean, meaning 'the cairn of the boggy streams'—a literal description of the saturated, peat-scarred landscape that surrounds the summit.
• •Its position on the Moine peninsula provides a rare angle on the western face of Ben Hope, the most northerly Munro, and the distinct granite peaks of Ben Loyal to the southeast.
• •The ascent usually involves navigating the Moine, a vast expanse of blanket bog that is historically significant as one of the most extensive and undisturbed areas of its kind in Europe.
• •If your boots aren't full of peat-stained water by the time you reach the summit, you have either cheated or found a secret dry path across the Moine that has eluded walkers for centuries.