Clashenteple Hill

Rising above the northern shores of Loch Eishort, this rounded heathery height offers a quieter alternative to Skye’s jagged Cuillin peaks. The terrain is typical of the island’s moorland—often boggy and pathless—but the summit rewards hikers with a stunning perspective across the water toward the Sleat peninsula and the distant Knoydart hills.

• •The name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic Clais an Teampuill, meaning 'hollow of the temple', referring to the sheltered glen that sits between this summit and the neighbouring Beinn Bhuidhe.
• •The summit provides an exceptional, unobstructed profile of the Black Cuillin ridge and the massive bulk of Blà Bheinn across the valley of Strath Mòr.
• •Its position provides a superior vantage point for looking south across the Sound of Sleat toward the rugged mountains of Knoydart on the Scottish mainland.
• •If you are searching for the 'temple' suggested by the name, you will find the local terrain requires a level of penance involving heavy heather and exceptionally deep peat bogs.