Cnoc Damh

About Cnoc Damh

Tucked away in the North West Highlands near Loch Broom, this 588m Marilyn offers a quieter perspective on a famous landscape. The terrain is largely pathless, heathery moorland, rewarding the climb with a spectacular, front-row view across the glen to the jagged eastern spires and dramatic corries of An Teallach.

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• •The name is Gaelic, translating as 'Hill of the Stag,' a common naming convention across the Highlands for peaks noted for their red deer populations.
• •Most walkers approach from the A832 'Destitution Road' to the south, where a steady ascent over trackless ground eventually opens up views across Loch Broom towards the distinctive silhouettes of Stac Pollaidh and Ben More Coigach.
• •Despite its modest height, its position makes it one of the finest vantage points for studying the complex geology of An Teallach’s eastern flank, specifically the massive Torridonian sandstone terraces of Glas Mheall Mor.
• •It is the quintessential 'forgotten neighbour,' often only climbed by those who have already finished the major Munros nearby and find themselves with two hours of daylight and a lingering sense of incompletion.