Stob Liath

A 503-metre Dodd rising within the Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve near Loch Laggan. Part of the protected massif that includes the more famous Creag Meagaidh cliffs, this outlying summit sits amid regenerating native woodland of birch, alder and rowan, managed by NatureScot since 1986.

• •The name derives from Scottish Gaelic 'stob', meaning a pointed peak or stake, and 'liath', meaning grey – describing a grey-coloured rocky summit common to many Highland hills.
• •This hill lies within Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve, a 3,940-hectare protected area established in 1986 where controlled grazing has allowed spectacular regrowth of native woodland across formerly bare hillsides.
• •The reserve surrounding this summit is designated as a Special Protection Area, particularly important for breeding dotterel which nest on the high plateau areas of the Creag Meagaidh massif.
• •While walkers flock to the dramatic ice-climbing crags of neighbouring Creag Meagaidh and Stob Poite Coire Ardair, this modest outlier offers quieter ground within the same magnificent reserve.