Scotland

Beinn an Eoin

GrahamMarilynHuMPSimm

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.

Beinn an Eoin, 619 m, Highland
Beinn an Eoin, 619 m, Highland. Photo by Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
619 m · 2,031 ft
Grid reference
NC 10493 06425
Coordinates
58.00657, -5.20900
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
15
OS Explorer
439E
Summit feature
boulder 1m SW of cairn
Key col
NC106053 (264 m)

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

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 58.007, -5.209. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

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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 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.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Sgurr an Fhidhleir 703.9 m 1.4 km
Ben More Coigach 743.4 m 2.4 km
Stac Pollaidh 612.4 m 4.2 km
Cul Beag 769.4 m 4.3 km
Cul Mor 849.7 m 7.9 km
Suilven 731.4 m 12.8 km