Carn Tarsuinn

Situated high above the southern tip of Loch Ness, this rounded Tump offers a quiet, pathless experience in the rugged moorland near Fort Augustus. The terrain is classic Highlands: expansive peat hags and rolling heather. It provides a stark, lonely vantage point directly overlooking the massive Glendoe Hydro-electric reservoir.

• •The name Carn Tarsuinn translates from Scottish Gaelic as the 'transverse hill' or 'hill lying across,' a common descriptor for summits that sit at an angle to the main grain of a range or glen.
• •The hill's southern slopes were significantly altered during the construction of the Glendoe Hydro Scheme, which utilizes the 600-metre drop between the plateau and Loch Ness to generate enough electricity to power a city the size of Glasgow.
• •A clear day on the summit provides an earned perspective of the Great Glen's geometry, looking directly across the water to the steep-sided Meall Fuar-mhonaidh and the distant, jagged peaks of the South Ross forest.
• •Despite its modest height, the summit is situated in one of the most sparsely populated areas of the UK, where the surrounding Monadhliath moorland stretches for miles without a single public road.
• •It is a summit where you can truly appreciate the silence, provided you don't mistake the distant hum of a hydro-tunnel for a brewing Highland storm.