Sgùrr nan Ceannaichean

Sgùrr nan Ceannaichean is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, thirteen kilometres south-west of Achnasheen. It stands on the southern side of Glen Carron within the Glencarron and Glenuig Forest. The Gaelic name means Peak of the Merchants, perhaps marking an old east–west route. Traders once used the mountain as a landmark on their journeys. In 1981 it was listed as a Munro, but later surveys returned it to Corbett status. The mountain’s steep western flanks drop sharply to the Allt a’ Chonais valley. Two deep gullies cut into this slope, while Coire Toll nam Bian forms a fine corrie on the north-east side. Another smaller corrie, Coire an Tuill Bhàn, lies east of the summit. The summit plateau holds several cairns, the southernmost being the highest point. Water from the eastern slopes feeds the River Meig, which reaches the Cromarty Firth. The usual route starts west of Loch Sgamhain on the A890 and links Sgùrr nan Ceannaichean with the nearby Munro of Moruisg. An alternative climb begins at the hamlet of Craig and follows the Allt a’ Chonais for five kilometres. From there a stalkers’ path rises steeply up the southern slopes to the summit. The ridge then turns north-east along Coire Toll nam Bian towards Moruisg.