Eagan

About Eagan

Rising from the rugged Sutherland moors south of Loch Hope, this substantial Tump offers a wild, pathless experience characteristic of the North West Highlands. Situated west of the towering Munro of Ben Hope, its broad, heather-clad slopes require steady navigation across the challenging, boggy terrain typical of the Reay Forest hinterland.

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• •The name is likely derived from the Gaelic 'An t-Eagan', meaning ‘The Notch’ or ‘The Cleft’, a reference to the broken, craggy ground and deep-cut burns that scar its western flanks.
• •The summit provides a magnificent and unusual perspective on Ben Hope, looking directly across the glen at the Munro's formidable western precipices.
• •Accessing this remote hill usually involves a long approach from the Strathmore track, requiring a crossing of the River Hope and a traverse of the notorious Sutherland 'flows'—vast, undulating areas of deep peat bog.
• •Eagan is the ideal destination for those who find the presence of other human beings more daunting than a knee-deep peat hag, as you are far more likely to encounter a golden eagle than another walker here.