Askival

About Askival

Askival is the high point of Rùm in the Inner Hebrides, rising about five kilometres south of Kinloch, the island's main settlement.

It forms part of the Rùm Cuillin, the rocky group of hills occupying the southern end of the island, and many walkers take it in as one stage of a full traverse of that ridge rather than as a single objective.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Askival (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.

Access rights here

General position for Scotland — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Scotland ·check another location.

Daylight at this summit today

Sunrise

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Daylight

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Civil twilight ends

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Computed astronomically for 56.974, -6.292. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is pointed boulder close to trig point. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

obvious summit

Record revised

28-Oct-01

Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.

Get food nearby

2 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).

Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.

Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.

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