Scotland
Mallrenheskein
765M
2510FT
About Mallrenheskein
Rising from the high, lonely moorland south of Braemar, this rounded heathery tump offers a quiet escape from the busier Munros. Positioned near the head of Glen Ey, its broad summit provides a wild, expansive perspective across the rolling Mounth plateaus and the deep glacial trough of the valley below.
Key Statistics
Rank
81st Highest in Region
Parent Range
Lochaber
Prominence
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36.1m
Nearest Town
Spittal of Glenshee
Geology
Mallrenheskein is built from lime-rich and carbon-rich mudstones, which were compressed and hardened into the resilient, layered rocks beneath your boots.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
NO153729
Latitude
56.8398°N
Longitude
3.3900°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic Meall an t-Seichein, meaning 'hill of the skin' or 'hill of the hide', likely indicating a historic site for skinning deer or preparing hides.
- •Standing at 765 metres, the hill is frequently bypassed by walkers following the Ey Burn toward the popular Munro of An Socach, which rises immediately to the west.
- •The summit provides an excellent vantage point to look south across the infant River Ey toward the complex, craggy ridges of Beinn Iutharn Mhòr.
- •The approach through Glen Ey passes the remains of Altanour Lodge, once a substantial Victorian shooting lodge, now reduced to a few standing walls in a remote mountain setting.
- •The terrain consists of that classic Highland cocktail of ankle-deep heather and hidden peat hags, ensuring any 'shortcut' back to the main track is usually a mistake.