Description:

Torridon, often seen as the essence of the North Highland landscape, is a breathtaking wilderness of water and rock. Its rugged mountains, made mostly of Torridonian sandstone, date back an astonishing 750 million years. To the west, the loch-dotted hills are even older, formed from Lewisian Gneiss over 2.6 billion years ago. The erosion of this ancient land supplied the sediments that settled in shallow seas to create the sandstone we see today.

Part of the Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve is on the Torridon estate and, along with other designations, the estate supports an impressive variety of flora and fauna, including important plant colonies, rare mosses and lichens, and the elusive pine marten and golden eagle.

There’s an amazing choice of walking and climbing routes on the property, with over 18 miles of paths to choose from. Five of the Trust’s Munros are found here, including Liathach, peaking at 1,054m (3,456ft), and Beinn Alligin at 985m (3,230ft).