Scotland
Stroc-bheinn
400M
1312FT
About Stroc-bheinn
Rising above the crofting township of Mugeary, this unassuming moorland summit offers a quiet alternative to Skye’s busier peaks. It is a landscape of rough grass and basaltic outcrops, providing a grandstand view across Loch Portree toward the Old Man of Storr and the jagged skyline of the Black Cuillin.
Key Statistics
Rank
203rd Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Isle of Skye
Prominence
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107m
Nearest Town
Portree
Geology
You are walking on ancient layers of the Skye Lava Group. These slopes formed from molten volcanic flows that cooled into the solid rock beneath your feet.
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NG454394
Latitude
57.3738°N
Longitude
6.2355°W
Did You Know?
- •The hill is internationally significant to geologists as the 'type locality' for mugearite, a basaltic volcanic rock first identified here by Alfred Harker in 1904 and named after the nearby settlement of Mugeary.
- •Its name is likely derived from the Gaelic 'stroc', meaning a stripe or streak, which may refer to the distinctive drainage lines or horizontal basalt tiers that score its northern slopes.
- •The 400-metre summit offers an exceptional perspective on Portree and its harbour, as well as clear lines of sight to the distinctive table-top profile of Dun Caan on the Isle of Raasay.
- •While it is classified as a Hump and a Tump, the lack of a formal path means the ascent is a characteristically boggy Skye experience that ensures you will likely have the summit entirely to yourself.