Sgùrr na Cìche

Sgùrr na Cìche
Inverness-shire
Garbh Cìoch Mhòr and Sgùrr na Cìche from Sgùrr nan Coireachan
Range:	Knoydart
Summit:	3,412 feet NM902966

Sgùrr na Cìche is a mountain in the wild Knoydart district of Inverness-shire. It reaches a height of 3,412 feet at its summit, which qualifies it as a Munro. It is within an area known as the Rough Bounds of Knoydart.

The peak has a distinctive pointy shape, which has given it its name, meaning "Rocky peak of the breast". This delightful shape also makes Sgùrr na Cìche a recognisable object in views from many of the nearby including such as Càrn Eige and Ben Nevis.

The close neighbours of Sgurr na Ciche include Ladhar Bheinn and The Saddle, but thanks to the deep gulf separating it from them, it has a high relative prominence, the 25th highest in Britain.

Ascent

Sgùrr na Cìche may be climbed from the head of Loch Nevis on the southern side of Knoydart by following the ridge of Druim a' Ghoirtein. However, due to the remoteness of the Knoydart peninsula, it is more commonly climbed as part of a circuit from the head of Glen Dessarry, by way of a route that also takes in the neighbouring Munros of Garbh Cìoch Mhòr and Sgùrr nan Coireachan.

Outside links

• Computer generated digital panoramas:
  • Sgùrr na Cìche
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References

• The Munros, Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1986, Donald Bennett (Editor) ISBN 0-907521-13-4
• In the Hills of Breadalbane, V.A. Firsoff, no ISBN
• The Munros, Scotland's Highest Mountains, Cameron McNeish, ISBN 1-84204-082-0
• The Magic Of The Munros, Irvine Butterfield, ISBN 0-7153-2168-4
• Hamish's Mountain Walk, Hamish Brown, ISBN 1-898573-08-5