Stob Coir' an Albannaich

The Stob Coir’ an Albannaich is a 1044-metre Munro on the Highland edge of Argyll and Bute. It stands where Glen Etive meets Rannoch Moor, part of a long ridge that runs from Stob a’ Choire Odhair in the east to Ben Starav in the west. Direct neighbours are Meall nan Eun to the east and Glas Bheinn Mhòr to the west. The mountain’s north and south-east flanks are steep, while its summit crest curves in an S-shape before dropping eastward. A second ridge curves round Coire Glas like a horseshoe and ends at the 825-metre top of Beinn Chaorach. Walkers often climb the Stob Coir’ an Albannaich with one of its neighbours. The shortest routes start at the old farm of Coileitir in Glen Etive. From there the north-west ridge via Beinn Chaorach or the two corries on either side of the summit both lead upward. Bealach passes link the mountain to its neighbours on east and west, reached by the Allt Choire Dhuibh and Allt Mheuran valleys on one side and the Allt Ceitlein on the other. Longer approaches begin at Victoria Bridge on the West Highland Way near Loch Tulla. At the top a narrow ridge delivers a view across Glen Etive and down to Loch Etive. The horseshoe ridge of Coire Glas drops steeply below, while the corries on the south side feed streams into Glen Kinglass. The complex shape of the mountain shows clearly from the summit, with its winding crest and flanking ridges. The air is thin and the light changes quickly, so the view changes with every shift of cloud.