Sgurr an Fhidhleir

About Sgurr an Fhidhleir

While its neighbour Ben More Coigach claims the height, this Graham offers the area's most dramatic architecture. Its summit sits precariously atop the "Fiddler’s Nose," a sheer 500-metre sandstone precipice. The contrast between the gentle western slopes and the terrifying eastern drop creates one of the finest viewpoints in Coigach.

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• •The name translates from Scottish Gaelic as the "Peak of the Fiddler." While some suggest the name refers to the wind whistling through the crags, it is more commonly attributed to the silhouette of the mountain's prow, which resembles a fiddler stooped over their instrument.
• •The mountain is defined by the "Fiddler’s Nose," a colossal 500-metre vertical face of Torridonian sandstone. It is one of the most impressive inland cliffs in Britain, dropping abruptly into the corrie of Loch Tuath.
• •The summit provides an unparalleled perspective of the Inverpolly giants to the north; from here, the jagged profiles of Stac Pollaidh and Cul Beag are laid out in front of the unmistakable, distant tooth of Suilven.
• •It is almost always climbed alongside Ben More Coigach from the road end at Culnacraig. This route allows for a spectacular high-level traverse along the rim of the northern corries, where the ground falls away with startling suddenness.
• •Despite the musical name, the 'Fiddler's Nose' is so sheer that most walkers prefer to keep both hands firmly on their walking poles rather than attempting a summit jig.