Tom Anthon

Tucked away in the eastern Grampians near Braemar, this heather-topped Tump provides a sense of solitude often missing from the nearby Munros. The terrain is characteristic of the Invercauld Estate, featuring rounded slopes and peat hags, with the 633-metre summit offering an unhindered perspective of the massive Ben Avon plateau.

• •The name stems from the Gaelic Tom, meaning a rounded hill or knoll; the origin of "Anthon" is less certain, likely being a phonetic corruption of a local name or specific topographical term.
• •The hill sits on the northern side of the River Gairn, acting as a lower-altitude sentinel to the high, tor-studded wilderness of the Cairngorm National Park.
• •Despite standing at over 2,000 feet, it is frequently bypassed by walkers heading for the more prominent Graham, Culardoch, located just to the northeast.
• •At 633.3 metres, this hill earns its mountain status by a margin of only about 23 feet, a fact likely ignored by the larger Munros towering across the Dee Valley.