Sgiath Chùil

Sgiath Chùil is a mountain in the southern Highlands of Scotland. It stands inside Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, close to the northern boundary. The nearest village is Killin, about eleven kilometres to the east. The peak reaches 921 metres above sea level. It qualifies as a Munro, a list first drawn up by Sir Hugh Munro in 1891. Meall a’ Churain is the higher point on the same ridge. The mountain has a prominence of 312 metres, which makes it a Marilyn as well as a Munro. Munro’s original list mistakenly treated Meall a’ Churain as the main summit. The error was corrected in the 1921 revision of the list. Sgiath Chùil’s name means ‘wing of the hill’ in Gaelic. A visitor finds open moorland and rocky ridges leading to the summit. The view stretches across the national park to Ben Lomond and other peaks. The northern slopes drop steeply into Glen Dochart. The approach from Killin follows farm tracks and stalkers’ paths. The summit offers a quiet place to rest before the return.