Scotland
Finalty Hill
905M
2969FT
About Finalty Hill
This 905m summit sits on the high, rolling plateau south of Braemar. Characterised by broad, grassy slopes, the hill’s real drama is found on its eastern edge, where the ground drops away abruptly into the deep, glacial trench of Canness Glen, offering a wild sense of scale.
Key Statistics
Rank
35th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Lochaber
Prominence
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68m
Nearest Town
Acharn
Geology
Finalty Hill is made of layered metamorphic rocks formed from ancient sediments. Hard veins of crystalline igneous rock also cut through the landscape beneath your boots.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NO212750
Latitude
56.8597°N
Longitude
3.2939°W
Did You Know?
- •The name likely stems from the Gaelic 'Fionn Allt', meaning 'white burn', describing the pale, fast-flowing streams that drain the plateau into the head of Glen Isla.
- •It overlooks the Caenlochan National Nature Reserve, a protected area famous among botanists for its rare arctic-alpine plants that cling to the steep, fertile crags below the summit.
- •The view from the top is dominated by the massive, rounded bulk of Glas Maol to the west and the distant, dark corries of Lochnagar to the northeast.
- •Standing at 905 metres, it is one of the highest hills in the country to be classified as a Tump, falling short of higher-status lists by less than the height of a telegraph pole.