Mullachdubh

About Mullachdubh

Rising as a significant point on the iconic Trotternish Ridge, this grassy summit offers a quieter perspective on Skye's dramatic landslips. It sits south of the Quiraing, providing a clear look at the Outer Hebrides across the Minch and the jagged, dark basaltic cliffs of the ridge itself.

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• •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Mullach Dubh, which translates as the 'black top', likely a reference to the dark basaltic rock that defines the geology of the Trotternish peninsula.
• •Positioned on the long-distance Trotternish Ridge walk, the hill overlooks the massive landslips of the Quiraing to the north and offers an expansive view across the Sound of Raasay to the mountains of Applecross and Torridon on the mainland.
• •The eastern slopes form part of the Great Trotternish Landslip, the longest geological feature of its kind in Britain, which was created by the weight of massive lava flows overstepping weaker sedimentary rocks.
• •From the summit, walkers can look westward across the island to see the distinctive flat-topped profiles of Healabhal Mhòr and Healabhal Bheag, better known as MacLeod's Tables.
• •It remains one of the more solitary spots on the ridge, largely because most visitors to the area are gravity-bound to the car parks at the Storr or the Quiraing.