Moruisg

Climbed by year and month

Climbed by year and month

After the failure to get up a hill near Braemar a few weeks ago I thought it was about time to get a success. Moruisg is south of Achnasheen on the way into Glen Carron. Whilst the short summit ridge is scattered with rock the approach is across moorland with a large side order of peat bog. It also includes a section of steep ground much of which is also wet, the ground didn't dry out at all until close to the top.

Moruisg means the big water in Gàidhlig. I have a feeling it's nothing to do with the loch(s) near it but the amount wet ground around and on it.

There are 3 cairns on the summit ridge of which the easterly tall 'beehive' is the most impressive. The west cairn, the summit, is rather less significant. I visited all of them just to be sure. I didn't continue to the corbett of Sgurr nan Creannaichean as I figured I needed an easy success, it doubles the distance and add 250m of ascent, and the return is even more boggy than the ascent. I'll do it when I fancy at the end of a looong dry spell.