Torridon: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Torridon is a small village in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. However the name is usually applied to mean the area surrounding the village, particularly the mountains to the north of Glen Torridon.

These are all made of a type of sandstone, known as Torridonian sandstone (see Geology of the United Kingdom), which over time this has become eroded to produce the unique characteristics of the Torridon hills.

Each of the Torridon Hills sits very much apart from each other, and are often likened to castles. They have steep terraced sides, and broken summit crests, riven into many pinnacles. There are many steep gullies running down the terraced sides. The summit ridges provide excellent scrambling, and are popular with hillwalkers and mountaineers.

Although many peaks in the North-west highlands exhibit Torridon geology, the Torridon hills are generally considered only to be those in the Torridon Forest to the north of Glen Torridon. Specifically, these are:

• Liathach
• Beinn Eighe
• Beinn Alligin
• Beinn Dearg