Beinn Lair
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
- 859 m · 2,818 ft
- Prominence
- 455 m
- Grid reference
- NG 98161 73267
- Coordinates
- 57.70383, -5.38922
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Loch Maree to Loch Broom
- OS Landranger
- 19
- OS Explorer
- 433
- Summit feature
- 3m high cairn
- Key col
- NG976746 (404 m)
About Beinn Lair
Beinn Lair has two quite different faces. Towards Loch Maree the ground rises in gentle slopes to the 859 m summit; on the northern flank the mountain drops away in a wall of huge cliffs straight into the glen below.
It lies on the Letterewe estate, on the north-eastern shore of Loch Maree in Wester Ross, within the Northwest Highlands.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Lair (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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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 57.704, -5.389. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (859 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
The recorded summit point is 3m high cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 28-Oct-01
- Drop measured from
- NG976746 · 404 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.
Long-distance paths past this hill
One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.
| Route | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Wrath Trail (Letterewe - Carnmore - Larachantivore) | 35 km | 2 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
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).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Maree Hotel | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | Pass | 7.2 km · SW |
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
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| A' Mhaighdean | 965.8 m | 3.1 km |
| Meall Mheinnidh | 721.8 m | 3.1 km |
| Ruadh Stac Mor | 918.7 m | 4.4 km |
| Slioch | 981 m | 4.8 km |
| Beinn a' Chaisgein Mor | 856 m | 5.3 km |
| Sgurr an Tuill Bhain | 934 m | 5.7 km |