Beinn an Eoin

About Beinn an Eoin

Beinn an Eoin is one of the Coigach peaks, in a remote stretch of the Northwest Highlands north of Ullapool. Long crags run along its western side, and a distinct subsidiary summit, Sgurr Tuath, stands to the north.

The top reaches 619 m and is listed as a Graham and a Marilyn. Strathkanaird is the nearest settlement.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn an Eoin (Coigach) (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 58.007, -5.209. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is boulder 1m SW of cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

KR 2x Hand Level

Record revised

10-Mar-07

Drop measured from

NC106053 · 264 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

One place 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.

Nearest listed peaks