Scotland
Druim Garbh
804M
2637FT
About Druim Garbh
Rising as a rugged shoulder on the Ben More massif, this rocky height provides a dramatic approach to Mull’s only Munro. The terrain is appropriately rough for its name, offering a wilder alternative to the main tourist path with commanding views across Loch na Keal towards the Treshnish Isles.
Key Statistics
Rank
17th Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Isle of Mull
Prominence
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143.5m
Nearest Town
Ariundle
Geology
You are hiking over a foundation of striped, granite-like rock and veins of coarse-grained minerals that formed from cooling molten liquid deep underground.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NM881683
Latitude
56.7585°N
Longitude
5.4667°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Gaelic for 'Rough Ridge,' an apt description of the shattered basalt and gabbro terrain that characterises this part of Mull’s volcanic heart.
- •It is most frequently visited by walkers tackling the spectacular scramble over the nearby peak of A' Chìo. This horseshoe route is widely considered the finest way to experience the island's high ground, avoiding the more eroded standard tracks.
- •The summit offers a bird's-eye view of the 'Dutchman’s Cap' (Bac Mòr) and the other Treshnish Isles scattered across the Atlantic to the west.
- •While its 803-metre height makes it a significant climb in its own right, most visitors treat it merely as a waypoint on the way to Ben More, proving that even on an island, the Munro next door usually steals the attention.