Sgùrr an Doire Leathain

Sgùrr an Doire Leathain
Ross-shire, Inverness-shire
Snow-covered tarn on Sgurr an Doire Leathain
Range:	Glen Shiel Hills
Summit:	3,314 feet NH015098 57°8’10"N, 5°16’55"W

Sgùrr an Doire Leathain is a mountain amongst the Glen Shiel Hills, the district packed with high peaks where Ross-shire and Inverness-shire meet near the west coast. Sgurr an Doire Leathain itself is on the border of the two shires. It reaches a height of 3,314 feet at its summit, and so it qualifies as a Munro.

Sgurr an Doire Leathain is part of the south Glen Shiel ridge, a ridge of seven Munros stretching 8½ miles from the head of Loch Cluanie in the east to the start of Glenshiel Forrest in the west. They can be completed in one long and extremely rewarding day out by the fittest.

The southern faces along the ridge overlook Glen Quoich and the slopes are generally steep but grassy. The northern slopes overlook the remote areas of the Kintail Forrest and are bitten into by a series of corries for much of the duration of the ridge. This gives rise to an extremely craggy northern face particularly towards the eastern end of the ridge. The south Glen Shiel ridge is one of the best Highland days out should be had by all.

Sgùrr an Doire Leathain is the third Munro from the western end connected on its eastern ridge to Maol Chinn-dearg and on its western ridge to Sgurr an Lochain. Doing the whole ridge and all seven Munros in a day is a worthy challenge, though dividing it may be wiser for most.