Scotland
Scrinadle
508M
1667FT
About Scrinadle
This rugged Marilyn occupies a wild corner of Jura, overlooking the deep indentation of West Loch Tarbert. Climbing it requires navigating the island’s signature rough heather and boggy troughs, but the reward is a grandstand view of the Knapdale coast and the formidable Paps of Jura to the south.
Key Statistics
Rank
32nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Southern Hebrides
Prominence
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165m
Nearest Town
Ruantallain
Geology
Scrinadle is formed from the Jura Quartzite Formation. This incredibly hard rock creates the rugged, solid ground beneath your boots as you climb.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NR505778
Latitude
55.9284°N
Longitude
5.9954°W
Did You Know?
- •The name likely stems from the Old Norse 'skrinn', meaning barren or stony, and 'dalr' for valley, a fitting description of the quartzite-strewn landscape common across the northern Hebrides.
- •Its position near the narrow 'waist' of Jura provides a superb perspective on the island's geography, specifically how West Loch Tarbert nearly slices the island in two.
- •The ascent is typically made from the Lagg area to the east, though like much of Jura, the ground is notoriously trackless and requires navigating through dense bracken and deep peat hags.
- •On an island where red deer outnumber human residents by roughly thirty to one, you are significantly more likely to be watched by a curious stag than to encounter another walker on these slopes.