Am Buachaille is a sea stack, or vertical rock formation composed of Torridonian Sandstone, southwest of Sandwood Bay in the Scottish county of Sutherland. It lies at the tip of the Rubh' a Bhuachaille headland around north of Kinlochbervie.
The stack is highAm Buachaille Sea-Stack, Sandwood Bay , Welcome to Scotland. Retrieved 18 February 2014. and was first climbed in 1968 by the mountaineers Tom Patey, Ian Clough and John Cleare.Sandwood Bay is a beautiful beach shrouded in mystery, The Scotsman, 13 July 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2014.Sandwood Bay on walkhighlands.co.uk At least four climbing routes are identified on Am Buachaille which is considered a "famous" sea stack climbAm Buachaille, UK Climbing. Retrieved 18 February 2014. and has been called the "most serious of 'the big three' Scottish stacks"Latter.G & MacInnes.H (2009) Scottish rock volume 2 – north, Pesda Press (p.297). and a "truly great stack".North West Highlands. Retrieved 18 February 2014. The easiest route is graded Hard Very Severe (HVS) and access to the stack involves a swim at low tide.Scottish sea stack , Planet fear, 10 October 2005. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
In September 2024 Jim Miller, Alan Thurlow along with Aden Thurlow 11 years old, who lead climbed the route to the top, became the youngest person to lead the climb on Am Buachaille.
The name means "the herdsman" or "the shepherd" in Scottish Gaelic.
See also List of sea stacks in Scotland
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