Dun Caan, Raasay
Raasay's flat-topped summit: the Cuillin one way, the Torridon hills the other. Boswell danced here.
Today
not safe
- Not safe on the tops — 50 mph up there, and they'll be in cloud
- Summit wind50 mphnot safe at 40 mph and above, breezy from 25
- Rain1.1 mmheavy at 15 mm and above, on and off from 8
- Cloud-free tops10%in cloud below 30%, a clear top likely from 60
Best between 16:00 and 20:00. it improves — wait for it
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good hoursraindaylight
lightbreezystronggalegusts peak 30 mph
sunrise 07:04 · sunset 19:29 · gusts to 37 mph · 1.1 mm of rain due
Forecast as of 20 September 2026, 21:50 (Europe/London).
Worth knowing
Rated exposed: only 443m, but the top is a small airy plateau ringed by crags, the approach is trackless bog, and help is a ferry away. Allow for the sailing times.
Starts: Inverarish or the old iron-mine track from the ferry
12.0 km · 480 m of ascent · 4-5 h · exposed
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Not weather-dependent
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