The thunderbolt moment

Jim Perrin remembers the giant of Mull, an elegant outlier leaning seaward

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Runners-up rarely get the attention they deserve, but two days on Britain’s second-highest peak BEN MACDUI will show you why this is the king of the Scottish hills.

DOUBLE MUNRO SCRAMBLE

A Matterhorn, a pyramid, a dragon’s back: the peaks of Eryri strike some incredible poses.

Alastair MacDonald Jackson spent two years visiting as many of Scotland’s west coast islands as possible. Here he showcases some of the greatest wonders of the west – and offers practical advice on how to see them