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Beinn nan Imirean is unvisited and pathless, a couple of cairns at the summit the only mark of man. The extra 100m of height on Meall Glas mean it’s somewhat rocky, and gravel replaces grass. But the main difference between 850m and 950m is Munro status, which means a trodden path, and a human being or two to chat with at the cairn.

Start at a new car park 1km east of Kenknock (see ssss1). Follow the public road to Kenknock drive end, where it becomes a private (hydro board) one. Where it turns uphill, keep ahead past a vehicle barrier and over a bridge. Follow the track up-valley to right of the river.

Beinn nan Imirean, to Creag Mhor

By a gatepost 1km from the end of the tarred road a strange boulder shows black starburst crystals that I take to be graphitic schist (NN456357). Later on the route the track alongside the Lubchurran Burn offers fine displays of garnets, up to the size of peas. Spot them in clean rocks turned over by track construction. The red-brown crystals are indicators of the high temperatures and pressures sustained by this metamorphic stone.