Cnoc Reamhar

Rising above the Machrie Moor on Arran’s west coast, this stout moorland Marilyn offers a gentler alternative to the island's jagged northern peaks. The terrain is typically rough and heathery, rewarding walkers with an uninterrupted perspective across the Kilbrannan Sound toward the long finger of the Kintyre peninsula.

• •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Cnoc Reamhar, which translates literally as 'Fat Hill' or 'Thick Hill,' a description of its broad, rounded profile compared to the sharp granite ridges nearby.
• •The summit offers an excellent vantage point over the Kilbrannan Sound to the Kintyre peninsula, allowing walkers to trace the coastline from the Mull of Kintyre north toward Saddell.
• •The hill overlooks the prehistoric landscape of Machrie Moor; its position makes it a prominent landmark when viewed from the site of the famous Neolithic standing stones and stone circles below.
• •Despite its modest height of 266 metres, its topographical isolation gives it enough prominence to be classified as a Marilyn, a status it shares with much higher peaks like Goatfell.
• •On an island where the northern skyline is dominated by jagged, needle-like peaks, Cnoc Reamhar is arguably the most honestly named hill on Arran; it is unashamedly a broad, heather-clad hump.