The Big Sister

Perched on the Isle of Skye's Trotternish Ridge, this 506-metre Dodd offers a distinctive vantage point over the island's dramatic northern peninsula. The ascent rewards with views across to the mainland peaks and the Outer Hebrides, though the terrain can be boggy underfoot in typical Skye fashion.

• •The name 'Big Sister' suggests a familial pairing with nearby hills, a naming pattern common in Gaelic hillwalking culture where prominent summits are often grouped as siblings or relations to aid navigation and local identification.
• •At 506 metres, this qualifies as a Dodd – a classification for hills between 500 and 2000 feet with at least 30 metres of prominence – making it one of the lower but more isolated summits in the Trotternish area.
• •The grid reference NG499538 places this summit firmly in the northern Trotternish Ridge system, the dramatic basalt escarpment formed by one of Britain's largest ancient landslips that created the distinctive stepped landscape visible throughout this part of Skye.