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Scotland
Northern Highlands Central
Author
Andy Nisbet, John Mackenzie and Andy Cunningham
Published
SMC
(2006)
ISBN
9-780907-521891
Website
smc.org.uk
Update this Guidebook
Last updated on 29/Mar/2023
Crags covered by this Guide
Highland crags
# climbs
Rocktype
Faces
A' Mhaighdean - Stac a' Chaorruinn
1
Gneiss
E
Allt Gleadhraich
2
Ice
NW
Baosbheinn
6
-
all
Beinn a' Mhuinidh
30
Quartzite
all
Beinn Lair
19
Schist
all
Birch Crag, Gruinard
3
Gneiss
W
Black Bridge Crags - Strathvaich
9
Gneiss
SW
Boom Crag - Creag An Fhithich Mor
10
Sandstone (hard)
W
Carn nam Buailtean
25
Gneiss
W
Carnmore Crag
100
Gneiss
S
China Beach
5
Gneiss
NW
Chough
2
-
?
Coble Crags - Sron a' Choit
10
Gneiss
NW
Corrie Hallie Crag
48
Quartzite
NW
Craig a' Ghlastail
2
Schist
SE
Creag a' Chadha
8
Sandstone (hard)
W
Creag Bealach Culaidh
2
Quartzite
SE
Creag Dubh a Gorm Lochain
6
Schist
NE
Creag Dubh, Strathconon
4
Ice
NW
Creag Ghiubhsachain
6
Gneiss
W
Fruity Crag
24
Gneiss
SW
Furnace Crags
17
Schist
SW
Golden Wall Crag
4
Quartzite
SW
Grass Crag
19
Gneiss
S
Gruinard Bay
59
Gneiss
SW
Gruinard Crag
22
Gneiss
NW
Hidden Crag
8
Schist
S
Little Red Rock
7
Schist
N
Loch Maree Crag
39
Gneiss
NE
Loch Morie Crag
1
-
S
Lochan Dubh Crag
21
Gneiss
SW
Lochan Fuar Crag
2
Gneiss
SW
Lochend Crags
4
Gneiss
W
Meall na Faochaig - Gleann Meinich
1
-
NW
Mellon Cliffs
40
Sandstone (hard)
NW
Na Bearta Buttress
8
Gneiss
NE
Port Erradale Sea Stack
4
Sandstone (hard)
?
Post Crag
5
Gneiss
W
Raven's Rock
28
Schist
N
Raven's Rock Quarry
2
Ice
N
Red Rock
4
Schist
N
Road Crag
10
Gneiss
SW
Scatwell River slabs
10
Mica schist
S
Sgurr a' Coire-rainich
1
-
all
Sgurr na Lapaich
5
-
all
Sgurr na Muice
45
Schist
all
Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan
3
-
all
Slaggan - Atlantic Avenue
26
Sandstone (hard)
W
Slaggan - Gob A' Chuaille (Politician Wall)
5
Sandstone (hard)
NW
Slaggan - Gob A' Chuaille (Seal Wall)
8
Sandstone (hard)
NW
Slaggan - Gob A' Gheodha - Gob Geo
9
Sandstone (hard)
NW
Slaggan - Hammerhead Rock
3
Sandstone (hard)
NW
Slaggan - Neptune's Wall
14
Sandstone (hard)
NW
Sneaky Crag
6
Gneiss
SW
Stone Valley Crags
105
Gneiss
SW
Struie
18
Conglomerate
all
Vegie Crag
4
Gneiss
S
Ross & Cromarty crags
# climbs
Rocktype
Faces
A' Mhaighdean
14
Gneiss
all
An Coileachan
12
Schist
all
An Groban
6
Gneiss
W
An Teallach (Sgurr Fiona)
1
Sandstone (hard)
?
An Teallach - Bidein a' Ghlas Thuill
106
Sandstone (hard)
all
Ardlair Crags
7
Amphibiolite & S
SW
Aspen Crag
20
Schist
N
Back Country Crag
2
Gneiss
SW
Badachro Crag
3
Gneiss
SE
Ben Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor
25
Schist
all
Bog Meadow Wall
3
Gneiss
NW
Cadfael Crag
3
Gneiss
SE
Camas Point
26
Sandstone (hard)
N
Carn a' Bhiorain - Coill a' Bhun
2
Ice
NW
Carn Dearg an Droma
4
Gneiss
S
Carn Goraig
15
Gneiss
SW
Carnan Ban
10
Gneiss
SW
Cliff Hill - Theatre of Dreams
20
Gneiss
all
Creag Bhadan an Aisc
11
Gneiss
S
Creag Carn an Lochain Duibh
1
Gneiss
SW
Creag Dubhdearg
2
Schist
NW
Creag Ghlas
29
Schist
SW
Creag na Gaorach
7
Schist
N
Creag Poll Fraochain
6
Schist
NW
Creag Toll a' Mhadaidh
1
Gneiss
NE
Croft Crag
1
Gneiss
E
Dam Crag
5
Mica schist
S
Deep Geo - Sron an Dun-chairn
11
Sandstone (hard)
NW
Diamond Crag
2
Gneiss
NW
Dog Crag
16
Gneiss
SW
Druid Rock
10
Gneiss
SW
Faerie Crags
9
Gneiss
NW
Flowerdale Bastion
20
Gneiss
SW
Forgotten Crag (Mellon Udrigle)
5
Sandstone (hard)
N
Fox's Buttress
7
Gneiss
NW
Glenmarksie Crag
56
Schist
S
Greenstone Block
6
Sandstone (hard)
all
Grudie crag
17
Sandstone (hard)
NW
Loch a Choin Bhain Crag
5
Sandstone (hard)
SW
Loch Braigh Horrisdale Crag
2
Gneiss
SW
Loch Broom - West
2
Ice
NE
Loch Chriostina Crags
9
Gneiss
NE
Meall Mheinnidh
2
Schist
all
Meig Crag
38
Schist
N
Moderate Slab
6
Gneiss
W
Moy Rock (Dingwall)
79
Conglomerate
S
Opinan Slabs
40
Sandstone (hard)
NW
Pauper's Geo - Creag an Eilein
7
Sandstone (hard)
NW
Riverside Slabs
7
Gneiss
SW
Rubha Reidh Stacks
1
-
all
Sandpaper Slab
1
Sandstone (hard)
NW
Scatwell Upper Slabs
16
Schist
SE
Sgurr Breac
8
Schist
all
Sgurr nan Clach Geala
24
Schist
all
Sunset Crag
5
Sandstone (hard)
SW
Torr na h-Iolaire
34
Gneiss
SW
Udrigle Fin - Leac an Fhaobhair
3
Sandstone (hard)
W
Weird Crag
8
Gneiss
SW
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