Scotland
Strone Nea
484M
1588FT
About Strone Nea
Rising from the northern shores of Loch Nevis in the Knoydart wilderness, this 484m Hump offers a quiet, pathless alternative to the neighbouring Munros. Its rugged, heathery slopes provide a grandstand view across the water to North Morar and the jagged profile of the Cuillin on Skye.
Key Statistics
Rank
175th Highest in Region
Parent Range
North West Highlands
Prominence
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101m
Nearest Town
Inverlael
Geology
Your path crosses a foundation of hardened sandstone and mudstone. Keep an eye out for tiny garnet crystals embedded in the rock beneath your boots.
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NH194844
Latitude
57.8127°N
Longitude
5.0410°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is a phonetic rendering of the Gaelic Sròn Nibheis, meaning ‘Nose of Nevis’, which describes its position as a prominent, rounded spur projecting toward the sea loch.
- •Because it sits on the Knoydart peninsula—often called ‘Britain’s last wilderness’—the approach usually involves a boat to Inverie or a very long walk-in from Kinlochhourn.
- •From the summit, the view north-east is dominated by the 'Rough Bounds' of Knoydart, specifically the massive, craggy southern face of Ladhar Bheinn.
- •It is classified as both a Hump and a Tump, though you are far more likely to encounter a stray red deer than a fellow peak-bagger on its trackless slopes.