Hill of Clais nan Earb

Rising from the Strathaird peninsula on Skye, this 524-metre Hump offers a quieter, rougher alternative to the island's famous peaks. The approach is often boggy and pathless, but the summit provides a magnificent, earned perspective of Blà Bheinn and the Red Cuillin ridges across the deep waters of Loch Slapin.

• •The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic Clais nan Earb, meaning the "hollow of the roe deer," likely referring to the sheltered depressions on its flanks where deer find cover from the Atlantic winds.
• •Situated between Loch Slapin and Loch Eishort, the summit provides an exceptional profile view of the Black Cuillin, particularly the dramatic, shattered eastern face of the Munro Blà Bheinn.
• •Despite its modest elevation, its classification as a Hump signifies it has over 100 metres of prominence, making it a distinct and independent landmark on the Strathaird skyline.
• •The ascent offers a comprehensive education in Skye's peat bogs, providing a landscape that is frequently more liquid than solid until you reach the firmer ground of the summit.