Tour Scotland travel video, with Scottish music, of Stac Pollaidh mountain on visit to Inverpolly in the North West Highlands. The peak displays a rocky crest of Torridonian sandstone, with many pinnacles and steep gullies. The modern Gaelic name is a recent invention. The peak is named on the first edition Ordnance Survey maps simply as An Stac, meaning the pinnacle, and on later maps as Stac Polly. The Polly element is of Norse origin, derived from the word Pollå meaning pool river. Due to its relatively low height of just over 2,000 feet, fine views and ease of access from a road it has become a very popular peak to climb. It also provides some fine scrambling in the traverse of the summit ridge, including one bad step near the final summit.
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