Scotland
Stob Chalum Mhic Griogair South Top
702M
2303FT
About Stob Chalum Mhic Griogair South Top
Sitting just south of its parent Graham, this Tump overlooks the eastern end of Loch Earn. The terrain is typical of the southern Highlands: a mix of steep grass and heather that requires effort but rewards with clear views south toward the rugged profiles of Ben Vorlich and Stùc a' Chroin.
Key Statistics
Rank
151st Highest in Region
Parent Range
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
Prominence
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34.2m
Nearest Town
St Fillans
Geology
You are walking on the Ben Ledi Grit Formation, made of metasandstone. This rock started as sand that was later hardened and transformed by intense heat and pressure.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
NN662184
Latitude
56.3390°N
Longitude
4.1661°W
Did You Know?
- •The name derives from the Scottish Gaelic 'Stob Chalum Mhic Griogair', meaning the peak of Callum MacGregor, reflecting the historical presence of the MacGregor clan in the surrounding glens of Balquhidder and Strathearn.
- •The summit provides an excellent vantage point for surveying the transition between the Lowlands and Highlands, with the flat expanse of the Strathearn valley visible to the east beyond the village of St Fillans.
- •While the main summit of Stob Chalum Mhic Griogair is a Graham, this South Top is classified as a Tump, having the necessary thirty-metre drop on all sides to qualify as a distinct hill in its own right.
- •Given its status as a minor top of an already quiet hill, the most common sound at the summit is likely to be the wind in the heather rather than the chatter of other walkers.