Scotland
Fashven
460M
1509FT
About Fashven
Located in the remote Parph region of Sutherland, Fashven is a wild and isolated Marilyn. Rising above the rugged moors south of Cape Wrath, it offers a true sense of solitude. The ascent involves crossing trackless, boggy ground, but the rewards are expansive views over Sandwood Bay and the Atlantic coastline.
Key Statistics
Rank
220th Highest in Region
Parent Range
North West Highlands
Prominence
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212m
Nearest Town
An Innis Odhar
Geology
Fashven is built from Cape Wrath Sandstone, a rugged mix of sandy rock and layers of smooth pebbles and gravel.
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NC313675
Latitude
58.5628°N
Longitude
4.9004°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is likely derived from the Gaelic 'An Fhàis-bheinn', which can be interpreted as the 'hill of the waste' or 'wilderness', a fitting title given its position in the vast, uninhabited peatlands of the far northwest.
- •Access usually requires a significant journey, often involving the small ferry across the Kyle of Durness followed by a trek across pathless, often sodden terrain that characterizes the Parph peninsula.
- •The summit offers a unique perspective of the Clo Mor cliffs to the north, which are the highest mainland sea cliffs in Britain, rising roughly 281 metres straight out of the Atlantic.
- •Hillwalkers often pair Fashven with the neighbouring Sgribhis-bheinn to make the most of the logistical effort required to reach this remote corner of the Highlands.
- •Given the lack of any established paths and the consistency of the Sutherland mist, your navigation skills will be tested more thoroughly here than on many hills twice its height.