Scotland
Craig Tiribeg
486M
1594FT
About Craig Tiribeg
Overlooking the Spey Valley near Grantown-on-Spey, this heather-clad Hump marks the northern start of the Cromdale ridge. The ascent through managed moorland is straightforward, offering a grandstand view across the strath to the northern corries of the Cairngorm plateau and, on clear days, the Moray Firth.
Key Statistics
Rank
408th Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Grampians
Prominence
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141m
Nearest Town
Dava
Geology
You are walking on ancient sandstones and mudstones that were squeezed and partially melted into tough, crystalline rocks and layers of hard quartzite.
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NH985360
Latitude
57.4030°N
Longitude
3.6908°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is likely derived from the Gaelic 'Creag Tìr Beag', meaning the 'crag of the little land', possibly referring to a specific parcel of grazing or a small farmstead that once sat at its foot.
- •It forms part of the Cromdale Hills, a range historically significant for the Battle of Cromdale in 1690, where Jacobite forces were surprised and defeated on the lower slopes near the River Spey.
- •The summit offers an exceptional perspective of the Cairngorm giants to the south, with the deep 'V' of the Lairig Ghru pass clearly visible between the masses of Braeriach and Ben Macdui.
- •Unlike the higher, more rounded summits of the southern Cromdales, this hill is classified as a Hump due to its relative isolation and 137 metres of prominence from its neighbours.
- •The local red grouse are the hill's most vocal critics, frequently offering a frantic, staccato 'go-back, go-back' commentary to any walker who dares to disturb the heather.