Beinn a' Bheithir - Sgorr Dhearg

About Beinn a' Bheithir - Sgorr Dhearg

Sgorr Dhearg is the higher of the two Munro tops on Beinn a' Bheithir, the mountain that rises south of Ballachulish and Loch Leven. It reaches 1,024 metres; its companion summit, Sgorr Dhonuill, stands at 1,001 metres.

The mountain as a whole takes a horseshoe form, with ridges running north to enclose the corrie of Gleann a' Chaolais, also known as Glenachulish. Conifer plantations clothe the lower ground on that side. On the southern flank a steep ridge forms the northern wall of Glen Duror, which is likewise forested.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn a' Bheithir (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

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Civil twilight ends

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Computed astronomically for 56.654, -5.172. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is embedded rock. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

Abney level/Leica RX1250

Record revised

05-Feb-23

Drop measured from

NN051543 · 295 m

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

3 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.

The Beinn a' Bheithir - Sgorr Dhearg group

One other listed summit sits in the same prominence group, with Beinn a' Bheithir - Sgorr Dhearg as the independent hill at its head.

Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.

Nearest listed peaks