Scotland
Creag a' Choire Dhuibh East Top
638M
2093FT
About Creag a' Choire Dhuibh East Top
Rising above the wild stretches of the Bunloinn Forest, this Tump offers a rugged, often pathless excursion for those exploring the hinterland between Glen Moriston and Glen Garry. The terrain is typical Highland moorland, rewarding a heathery ascent with clear perspectives across the Great Glen toward the distant Monadhliath mountains.
Key Statistics
Rank
123rd Highest in Region
Parent Range
North West Highlands
Prominence
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44m
Nearest Town
Tomich
Geology
You are walking on psammite from the Glenfinnan Group. This hard rock was once layers of sand, later squeezed and heated to form these rugged slopes.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
NH284308
Latitude
57.3353°N
Longitude
4.8525°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'Creag a' Choire Dhuibh', meaning 'Crag of the Black Corrie', a reference to the shadowed, north-facing hollow carved into the hillside below the main ridge.
- •The summit offers an earned view of the South Glen Shiel Ridge to the west, specifically the sharp peaks of Aonach air Chrith and Maol Chinn-dearg.
- •Most walkers approach this top from the forest tracks near Dundreggan in Glen Moriston, navigating a broad plateau that requires a keen eye for ground reading to avoid the worst of the peat hags.
- •It is frequently bagged alongside its slightly higher neighbour to the west, the Corbett Carn a' Choire Ghairbh, which provides a dramatic, bulky skyline from the East Top’s cairn.
- •The summit 'feature' is often little more than a modest pile of stones that occasionally loses a game of hide-and-seek with the surrounding heather and peat hags.