Meall an Doirein

Rising above the Coigach peninsula, this rugged coastal Marilyn overlooks the mouth of Loch Broom. While its heathery slopes are largely pathless and require careful navigation through typical North West Highland bog, the summit provides an outstanding vantage point for the Summer Isles and the jagged silhouette of nearby Stac Pollaidh.

• •The name is derived from the Gaelic 'Meall an Doirein', which translates as 'Hill of the little thicket', likely referring to a small grove of trees that once stood in the sheltered hollows of its lower slopes.
• •The summit serves as an excellent grandstand for the Assynt 'island' peaks; from the cairn, you can see the unmistakable outlines of Suilven and Cul Mor rising sharply from the surrounding peatlands to the north.
• •Though modest in height at 422 metres, its status as a Marilyn is due to its isolation from the higher ground of Ben Mor Coigach, separated by the low-lying pass of the Bealach a' Choire Reidh.
• •In this part of the Highlands, a prominence of 150 metres is often a polite geological term for 150 metres of arduous, ankle-deep heather and hidden watercourses.