Creag Bac na Faire

Rising as a significant shoulder within the Fannichs, this rugged 809-metre height provides a feeling of immense scale and isolation. Most often crossed during a high-level traverse between the range's bigger peaks, its rocky slopes offer a grounded, wild experience far above the remote waters of Loch Fannich.

• •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'Creag Bac na Faire', meaning the 'crag of the hollow of the watch', a title likely earned from its use as a vantage point for deer stalkers or shepherds monitoring movement in the glens below.
• •It offers a particularly clear and imposing view of the great eastern face of Sgùrr Mòr, the highest peak in the Fannichs, which dominates the immediate skyline to the north-west.
• •The terrain is typical of the high Fannichs, consisting of a mix of mossy plateaus and shattered stone that can become notoriously disorienting when the mist rolls in from the Atlantic.
• •At over 800 metres, it is considerably higher than many mountains elsewhere in the UK, yet here it is frequently reduced to the status of a mere navigational waypoint for those focused on the neighbouring Munros.