Scotland
Milldoe - Mid Tooin
224M
735FT
About Milldoe - Mid Tooin
Rising above the Small Isles Bay on Jura, this modest Marilyn offers a rugged, often boggy ascent through typical Hebridean moorland. While overshadowed by the island's higher peaks, it provides one of the finest vantage points to admire the Paps of Jura, looking across the sound toward the Kintyre peninsula.
Key Statistics
Rank
15th Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Southern Hebrides
Prominence
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188m
Nearest Town
Rendall
Geology
You are walking upon the Upper Stromness Flagstone Formation. These hills are composed of ancient, compressed layers of silt, mud, and sand.
Nearby Fells
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OS Grid Reference
HY358207
Latitude
59.0685°N
Longitude
3.1209°W
Did You Know?
- •The name Milldoe is an anglicised version of the Gaelic 'Meall Dubh', meaning 'black hill', a likely reference to the dark, peat-heavy soil and heather that covers its slopes.
- •From the summit, walkers are rewarded with a spectacular perspective of the three Paps of Jura—Beinn an Òir, Beinn Shiantaidh, and Beinn a' Chaolais—which appear as a massive, scree-clad wall to the north.
- •Due to its proximity to Craighouse, the hill is often used as a 'weather-check' by locals; if Milldoe is lost in the mist, there is little hope of seeing anything from the higher mountains further north.
- •Despite standing at just 224 metres, it qualifies as a Marilyn because it is separated from the main mountain mass of the island by the low-lying terrain around Loch na Mile, giving it over 150 metres of prominence.
- •On Jura, 'boggy' is a permanent geographic constant rather than a seasonal warning; expect the ascent to involve as much wading as it does walking.