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Beinn Ruadh

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Beinn Ruadh, 665 m, Argyll and Bute
Beinn Ruadh, 665 m, Argyll and Bute. Photo by bill copland, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
664.6 m · 2,180 ft
Prominence
502.1 m
Grid reference
NS 15573 88435
Coordinates
56.05318, -4.96319
County / area
Argyll and Bute
OS Landranger
56
OS Explorer
OL37S 363S
Summit feature
large rock 60m N of trig point
Key col
NS 1526 9217 (162.5 m)

About Beinn Ruadh

Beinn Ruadh lies between Loch Eck and Loch Long within Argyll Forest Park, part of the Grampian Mountains in Argyll and Bute.

It is a large, sprawling hill whose lower slopes are under forestry plantation. Dunoon is the nearest town, a few miles to the south.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Ruadh (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.

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs: seasonal camping byelaws

In defined Camping Management Zones (roughly 1 March – 30 September) camping requires a permit or use of a designated site, despite the general Scottish access right. Zones cover parts of east Loch Lomond, Trossachs lochshores and other honeypot areas.

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

Sunrise
Sunset
Daylight
Civil twilight ends

Computed astronomically for 56.053, -4.963. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

Loading forecast for the summit (665 m)…

Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

Finding the summit

Surveyor's note

base of trig point (NS 15575 88370) is lower.

The recorded summit point is large rock 60m 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
29-Mar-23
Drop measured from
NS 1526 9217 · 162.5 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
Beinn Mhor 741.5 m 5.3 km
Beinn Bheag 619.8 m 5.6 km
Sgorach Mor 602.2 m 6.8 km
Creag Tharsuinn 643 m 7.3 km
Cruach Neuran 607 m 9.6 km
Beinn Bheula 779 m 9.9 km