Scotland
Druim na h-Earba
288M
945FT
About Druim na h-Earba
Rising above the River Spean near Roybridge, this unassuming Marilyn offers a quiet, heathery alternative to the high peaks of the Nevis range. Its ridge provides a surprisingly grand perspective on the massive northern faces of the Grey Corries and the distant, rolling plateaus of the Monadhliath mountains to the north.
Key Statistics
Rank
215th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Lochaber
Prominence
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155m
Nearest Town
Fort William
Geology
You are walking on the Fort William Formation. It is made of hardened sandstones and mudstones filled with tiny, glinting mineral flakes.
Nearby Fells
Bidean Bad na h-Iolaire [Bidein Bad na h-Iolaire]
Cow Hill
Meall an t-Slamain
Meall nan Cleireach
An Dun
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN090713
Latitude
56.7939°N
Longitude
5.1290°W
Did You Know?
- •The name comes from the Scottish Gaelic Druim na h-Earba, which translates as 'Ridge of the Roe Deer'. It’s a fitting description for this landscape of broken heath and forestry fringes where deer are frequently sighted.
- •From the summit, you get a particularly clear look at the path of the Great Glen Fault as it cuts through the landscape, alongside a head-on view of the massive quartzite screes of Stob Choire Claurigh.
- •The most straightforward ascent begins near the settlement of Moy, following a forestry track that eventually gives way to open, often boggy ground toward the 288-metre high point marked by a trig pillar.
- •Despite its modest stature, its status as a Marilyn means it has more in common with Ben Nevis than many of the higher subsidiary tops nearby—at least in terms of topographic prominence, if not in the sheer volume of visitors.