Strange, isolated peaks rising from a watery moorland wilderness in the far north-west
Few places look quite like Assynt and Coigach. Across 1,298 km² of the north-west Highlands, ancient rock rises in isolated peaks straight out of a lochan-strewn moor, each hill standing more or less on its own rather than in a range. It’s some of the oldest landscape in Britain and among the most sparsely populated.
Cul Mor and Cul Beag are shapely sandstone tops of Coigach, while Canisp rises above the Assynt moors and Ben More Assynt is the highest ground of all.
This is remote, rugged country with long distances between roads and villages. Paths are few, the terrain is boggy and broken, and the weather is thoroughly Atlantic, so go equipped for the hill and self-sufficient, and don’t underestimate the walk-ins.
