Beinn Mhanach
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
- 952.5 m · 3,125 ft
- Prominence
- 315 m
- Grid reference
- NN 37374 41131
- Coordinates
- 56.53403, -4.64604
- County / area
- Perth and Kinross
- OS Landranger
- 50
- OS Explorer
- OL48W 377E 378W
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NN354417 (638 m)
About Beinn Mhanach
Beinn Mhanach means monks' mountain in Gaelic, and the hill is also known in anglicised form as Ben Vannoch. It stands east of Bridge of Orchy in Breadalbane, looking over Loch Lyon to the south and Gleann Cailliche to the north.
The mountain carries two rounded tops, the western one being Beinn a' Chuirn at 923 m. Its southern slopes are grassy, while the more remote northern side is craggier. From the A82 and the West Highland Line the hill is clearly visible some 8 km north-east up the Auch Gleann.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Mhanach (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 56.534, -4.646. 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
The recorded summit point is cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 29-Mar-23
- Drop measured from
- NN354417 · 638 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.
Reaching Beinn Mhanach by train
One National Rail station sits within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
| Station | From summit | Summit lies |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge of Orchy | 7.5 km | E of the station |
Each station page lists every hill in its reach, long-distance paths from the door and a live-times link — see all stations with hills in reach. Station positions from NaPTAN (OGL v3.0).
The Beinn Mhanach group
One other listed summit sits in the same prominence group, with Beinn Mhanach as the independent hill at its head.
| Summit | Height | Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Beinn a' Chuirn | 923 m | 75 m |
Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beinn a' Chuirn | 922.8 m | 1.4 km |
| Beinn a' Chreachain | 1080.6 m | 2.9 km |
| Meall Buidhe | 977.2 m | 3 km |
| Beinn nam Fuaran | 806 m | 3.2 km |
| Beinn Achaladair South Top | 1003.6 m | 3.3 km |
| Beinn Achaladair | 1038.6 m | 3.6 km |