Beinn Dearg
4 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP, Simm and Murdo — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 1008.7 m · 3,309 ft
- Prominence
- 473 m
- Grid reference
- NN 85297 77791
- Coordinates
- 56.87735, -3.88372
- County / area
- Perth and Kinross
- Region
- Glen Tromie to Glen Tilt
- OS Landranger
- 43
- OS Explorer
- OL51E 394E
- Summit feature
- pointed boulder 17m N of trig point
- Key col
- NN916873 (536 m)
About Beinn Dearg
This Beinn Dearg stands north of Blair Atholl in the Forest of Atholl, within the Cairngorms National Park, and reaches 1,009 metres in the Grampian Mountains. It makes for a long summer hill walk without technical complications, and the views from the summit are extensive.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Dearg (Blair Atholl) (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 56.877, -3.884. 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
trig point in windshelter is at NN 85292 77776.
The recorded summit point is pointed boulder 17m N of trig point. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Leica Disto D510/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 22-Aug-15
- Drop measured from
- NN916873 · 536 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 Mheadhonach | 900.9 m | 3.3 km |
| Beinn Bhreac | 912.4 m | 4.5 km |
| Carn a' Chlamain | 963.5 m | 6.6 km |
| Carn an Fhidhleir | 994 m | 8.2 km |
| Leathad an Taobhain | 911.7 m | 8.6 km |
| An Sgarsoch | 1006.5 m | 9.9 km |