Beinn a' Chapuill
3 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP and Simm — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 759.8 m · 2,493 ft
- Prominence
- 259 m
- Grid reference
- NG 83514 14836
- Coordinates
- 57.17319, -5.58288
- County / area
- Highland
- OS Landranger
- 33
- OS Explorer
- 413N 413S
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NG834141 (501 m)
About Beinn a' Chapuill
Beinn a' Chapuill is a rugged peak in the Northwest Highlands, in Ross and Cromarty near the community of Glenelg. Its long east ridge is its best feature. The brochs of Dun Telve and Dun Troddan stand close by.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn a' Chapuill (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.
Access rights here
Yes Right to roam: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water.
Yes Wild camping: Wild camping is broadly lawful under the 2003 Act.
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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Computed astronomically for 57.173, -5.583. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
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Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
The recorded summit point is cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- obvious summit/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 21-Nov-19
- Drop measured from
- NG834141 · 501 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.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beinn Sgritheall NW Top | 928 m | 1.7 km |
| Beinn Sgritheall | 974 m | 2.2 km |
| Beinn na h-Eaglaise | 805 m | 3.4 km |
| Beinn nan Caorach | 774 m | 4.5 km |
| Beinn Clachach | 642.3 m | 6.4 km |
| Beinn a' Chuirn | 603 m | 7.9 km |