UKC

Northern Highlands North

Author Andy Nisbet
Published SMC (2004)
ISBN 0 907521 80 0

Website smc.org.uk

Review

First of three comprehensive updates to the old volume 1 and 2 SMC Northern Highlands guides from the 1990s. This one covers from Beinn Dearg northwards, including Reiff. [Stuart S]


Crags covered by this Guide
Caithness crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Auckengill 54 Sandstone (hard) SE
Bodach an Uird 4 - all
Buchollie Castle 1 - S
Cleit Mhor 5 - all
Duncansby Stacks 7 - all
Dwarwick Head 13 Sandstone (hard) W
Latheronwheel 128 Sandstone (hard) E
Mid Clyth 115 Sandstone (hard) SE
Noss Head 33 Slate E
Occumster Sea Cliffs 100 Sandstone (hard) E
Ramscraig Stack 2 - all
Red Point 16 Granite all
Sarclet 123 Conglomerate SE
South Head of Wick 10 Sandstone (hard) SE
Stack of Ulbster 1 - ?
Highland crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
A' Chailleach 11 - all
Am Bodach (Cape Wrath) 1 - ?
Cairn Conmheall 6 - ?
Clo Mor 3 - W
Cul Beag North Corrie 6 Sandstone (hard) N
Cul Beag West face 28 Sandstone (hard) W
Roads Depot Crag 8 Gneiss ?
Sgurr an Fhidhleir 22 Sandstone (hard) N
Warm up Buttress 10 Gneiss SW
Orkney Islands crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
(Old Man of) Hoy 10 Sandstone (hard) ?
Castle of Burrian 2 - all
Clett of Crura 5 - all
Monivey 9 - W
Roseness 36 Sandstone (hard) SE
Roseness group crag 10 - SE
Stack o' Roo 2 Sandstone (soft) all
Stackabank 2 - all
Standard Rock 1 Sandstone (soft) all
The Berry 3 Sandstone (soft) ?
The Brough 1 - all
The Needle 1 Sandstone (hard) all
The Vat of Kirbuster 3 - W
Weather Ness 2 - S
Yesnaby 190 Sandstone (hard) ?
Ross & Cromarty crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
An Laogh Summit Crag 6 Sandstone (hard) SW
An Socach (Alladale) 18 Quartzite N
Ardmair Crags 126 Sandstone (hard) SW
Beinn Dearg 71 Gneiss all
Bodach Beag 3 - all
Camas an Lochain Crag 20 Sandstone (hard) W
Camas Mor 30 Sandstone (hard) W
Carn Ban 3 - all
Chadha Dheirg 7 Ice NW
Cnoc Bhreac 20 Sandstone (hard) SW
Coire Lair 2 Ice ?
Creag Clachach 1 Ice ?
Creag nam Broc 7 Sandstone (hard) SW
Cul Beag 1 Sandstone (hard) all
Forgotten Crag 1 Sandstone (hard) SW
Fred's Crag 2 Sandstone (hard) S
Garden Wall 7 Sandstone (hard) ?
Glenbeg 6 - S
Keanchulish Crag 6 Sandstone (hard) SE
Meall Dearg - Dome Crag 10 Sandstone (hard) SW
Meall nam Fuaran 3 Ice NE
Morning Wall (Keanchulish Inland Crags) 3 Sandstone (hard) SE
Mt Rushmore and Bean Crag 0 Sandstone (hard) ?
Polin Geo 11 Gneiss SE
Quinag 89 Sandstone (hard) all
Red Slab, Cul Beag 7 Sandstone (hard) SW
Reiff - An Stiuir 182 Sandstone (hard) S
Reiff - Rubha Coigeach 154 Sandstone (hard) N
Reiff - Rubha Ploytach 81 Sandstone (hard) E
Reiff - Stone Pig Cliffs 52 Sandstone (hard) SW
Rhue Blocks 37 Sandstone (hard) all
Rhue Sea Cliffs 59 Sandstone (hard) NW
Royal Hotel Buttress 8 Quartzite S
Shark's Tooth 1 Sandstone (hard) all
Sheigra Sea Cliffs 138 Gneiss W
Sron Gun Aran 4 Ice NE
Stac Pollaidh 89 Sandstone (hard) all
Strone Nea 6 Gneiss NW
Suilven 10 Sandstone (hard) all
The Detached Block 14 Sandstone (hard) ?
The Hollow 24 Sandstone (hard) S
The Otter's Holt 15 Sandstone (hard) S
Totally Obscure Buttress 2 Sandstone (hard) S
Shetland Islands crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Corbie Geo 4 Granite S
Eshaness Lighthouse 81 Andesite all
Gaada Stacks 5 - all
Harry's Pund 1 - all
Moo Stacks 4 - all
Mucklabrek 7 Sandstone (hard) S
Nebbifield 3 - SW
Ness of Sound 19 Sandstone (hard) all
Nibon 50 Diorites W
Ninian Slabs 3 - W
Papa Stour 3 - all
Pobie Skeo 6 Sandstone (hard) ?
Pundsar 20 - ?
SP Stack 1 - all
Stack of the Ship 1 - all
The Cutter 1 - all
The Drongs 6 - all
The North Bank, Foula 2 - NW
The Noup 1 - all
The Runk 1 - all
West Ness Stack 1 Granite S
Westwick Stacks 2 - all
Womni Geo 5 - ?
Sutherland crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Achmelvich Crags 29 Gneiss ?
Alltanabradhan 1 Gneiss S
Am Buachaille 5 Sandstone (soft) all
Ard Beag 9 Gneiss NE
Ardroe Crag 13 Gneiss NW
Ardroe Slab 7 Gneiss NW
Aultivullin - Port Allt a' Mhuilin 10 - E
B Team Buttress 4 Gneiss NW
Back Stage 17 Gneiss W
Balchladich 2 Sandstone (hard) S
Beinn an Fhurain 1 Ice ?
Ben Hope 28 Psammite all
Ben Klibreck 16 Ice all
Ben Loyal 23 Granite all
Ben Stack 10 Gneiss all
Breabag 12 Quartzite all
Brown Crag 8 Gneiss SW
Clachnessie Bay Crag 4 Gneiss W
Cnoc an Freicaidain 2 Conglomerate NW
Cnoc an Staca 11 Sandstone (hard) W
Crag One 1 Gneiss W
Crag Two 1 Gneiss NW
Cranstackie 8 Gneiss all
Creag an Fhithich 21 Gneiss W
Creag an Sgriodain 10 Schist W
Creag Arnaboll 3 - NW
Creag Chlais nan Cruineachd 3 Gneiss NW
Creag Mhor 5 Gneiss NW
Creag na Cailleach 2 Gneiss N
Creag na Faoilinn 4 - NW
Creag Shomhairle 22 Gneiss W
Creagan Meall Horn 5 Ice NE
Cul Mor 10 Sandstone (hard) N
Culkein Stoer - Rubh' an Dunain 4 Gneiss W
Dunan Beag Cliffs 3 - ?
Eas a' Chual Aluinn 1 Ice ?
Eilean na H-Aiteig 12 Sandstone (hard) S
Faraid Head 2 Sandstone (hard) W
Fisherman's View Crag 4 Gneiss NW
Foinaven - Ganu Mor 122 Quartzite all
Inbhirpollaidh Rock Gym 24 Gneiss SW
Inchnadamph Crags 20 Limestone W
Indian Chiefs 10 - N
Lighthouse Crags 10 - W
Little Big Crag 10 Gneiss NW
Loch Assynt Waterfall 1 Ice ?
Loch Dubh Crag 4 Gneiss W
Loch Dubh Slab 4 Gneiss W
Loch Mhaolach Coire 10 Limestone NW
Magnetic Rock - Strathan 6 Gneiss N
Meall an Ulbhaidh 9 Gneiss W
Meall Dearg - Sundowner Crag 2 Gneiss W
Meall na Leitreach 1 Ice all
Neave Island 8 - ?
Old Man - Mainland Cliffs 9 Sandstone (hard) ?
Oldshoremore Bay Crag 10 Gneiss W
Point of Stoer Crags 4 Sandstone (hard) S
Port Vasgo 30 Schist W
Red Castle Crag 17 Gneiss NW
Red Slab 6 Gneiss W
Rispond 18 Gneiss ?
Rubbish Dump Crag 2 Gneiss NW
Rubh' Aird an t-Sionnach 15 Gneiss SE
Sangobeg Sea-Cliffs 20 Gneiss SE
School Crag 12 Gneiss NW
Serendipity Crag 9 Gneiss NW
Sirius Falls 1 Ice ?
Skerray Sea Cliffs 44 Gneiss all
Solitude Slab 2 Gneiss S
Split Rock 14 Sandstone (hard) all
Stack Clo Kervaig 5 - all
Stack Clo Mor 1 Sandstone (hard) all
Stack of Glencoul 2 - SW
Stag's Head Crag 4 Gneiss SW
Stoer Lighthouse Cliffs 20 Sandstone (hard) W
Tarbet Sea Cliffs 38 Gneiss all
Telegraph Crag 2 Gneiss W
The Laird's Stack 1 Sandstone (hard) all
The Maiden 8 Quartzite all
The Ringstone 15 Gneiss all
The Tiger 2 Gneiss N
Totegan Geos 14 Sandstone (hard) all
Unnamed Crag 3 Gneiss NW
Upper Badcall Crags 15 Gneiss SW
Whiten Head 10 Sandstone (hard) NW

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