Scotland

Beinn Airigh Charr

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Beinn Airigh Charr, 792 m, Highland
Beinn Airigh Charr, 792 m, Highland. Photo by Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
791.7 m · 2,597 ft
Grid reference
NG 93033 76174
Coordinates
57.72757, -5.47761
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
19
OS Explorer
433 434 435N
Summit feature
cairn 10m NNE of trig point remains (NG 93027 76166)
Key col
NG944733 (318 m)

About Beinn Airigh Charr

Set on the north side of Loch Maree near Poolewe, in Wester Ross, Beinn Airigh Charr looks out over wide country from its summit and lies north of the rough Torridon hills.

The mountain is just under 792 m and is a Corbett within the Northwest Highlands.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Airigh Charr (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 57.728, -5.478. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

Loading forecast for the summit (792 m)…

Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is cairn 10m NNE of trig point remains (NG 93027 76166). On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
obvious summit/Leica RX1250
Record revised
23-Oct-23
Drop measured from
NG944733 · 318 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).

Rated places to eat within 10 km of Beinn Airigh Charr
PlaceTypeRatingDistance
Loch Maree HotelHotel/bed & breakfast/guest housePass6 km · S
Inverewe GardensRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenPass and Eat Safe8.6 km · NW
House of PieRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenPass8.7 km · NW

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.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Meall Mheinnidh721.8 m2.8 km
Beinn a' Chaisgein Mor856 m5.7 km
Beinn Lair859 m5.9 km
Beinn a' Chaisgein Beag682.3 m6.9 km
A' Mhaighdean965.8 m7.8 km
Ruadh Stac Mor918.7 m8.8 km