Fells/The Girron
Scotland
The Girron
528M
1732FT
Rank
381st Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
St Fillans
About The Girron
Rising to 528 metres above Loch Earn in the southern Highlands, this modest Dodd occupies the ground between Glen Tarken and Glen Ample. The summit offers a direct perspective over Loch Earn's full length, with the Lawers range visible to the west and Ben Vorlich's bulk dominating the eastern skyline.
Key Statistics
Rank
381st Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
St Fillans
Prominence
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36.5
Geology
As you hike across The Girron, you are walking over transformed sandstone belonging to the Ben Ledi Grit Formation.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Did You Know?
- •The name derives from Scottish Gaelic 'gearran', meaning a small triangular piece of land or a wedge-shaped hill, accurately describing the summit's profile when viewed from the lochside below.
- •The hill sits within the former Breadalbane estate, once among Scotland's largest landholdings, stretching from Loch Tay to the edge of Rannoch Moor.
- •Though lacking the height for Corbett status, The Girron provides one of the finest vantage points for studying the geological fault line that carved out Loch Earn's distinctive east-west trench through the Highlands.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN695258
Latitude
56.4064°N
Longitude
4.1164°W
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