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'''Stob na Cruaiche''' is a mountain on the isolated ridge which forms the border between [[Perthshire]] and [[Argyllshire]] on the north side of Rannoch Moor. It rises to a height of 2,425 ft and is thus classified as a Graham.
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'''Stob na Cruaiche''' is a mountain on the isolated ridge which forms the border between [[Perthshire]] and [[Argyllshire]] on the north side of Rannoch Moor. It rises to a height of 2,425 ft and is thus classified as a Graham. The name means 'peak of the peat stack' in Scottish Gaelic.
  
It can be approached either via Black Corries Lodge and the track from the Kings House to the west, or a shorter route from Rannoch Station to the east.
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It can be approached either via Black Corries Lodge and the track from the Kings House to the west, or a shorter route from Rannoch Station to the east. Ascent can easily be combined with crossing of Rannoch Moor in either direction.
 
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Revision as of 13:32, 23 April 2018

Stob na Cruaiche
Perthshire, Argyllshire
Stob na Cruaiche - geograph.org.uk - 1537854.jpg
The triangulation pillar just below the summit
looking towards to Loch Rannoch
Summit: 2,425 ft NN3634157100
56°40’37"N, 4°40’22"W

Stob na Cruaiche is a mountain on the isolated ridge which forms the border between Perthshire and Argyllshire on the north side of Rannoch Moor. It rises to a height of 2,425 ft and is thus classified as a Graham. The name means 'peak of the peat stack' in Scottish Gaelic.

It can be approached either via Black Corries Lodge and the track from the Kings House to the west, or a shorter route from Rannoch Station to the east. Ascent can easily be combined with crossing of Rannoch Moor in either direction.

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