 The hill is located at the head of Glen Derry and faces its higher and better-known neighbour Beinn Mheadhoin across the Lairig an Laoigh (The Pass of the Calves).Beinn a' Chaorainn reaches a height of 1083 metres (3553 feet) and qualifies as both a Munro and a Marilyn.The hill's name translates from the Gaelic as "“Mountain of the Rowan tree”" although today the hill seems bare of any trees.