Beinn Udlaidh

About Beinn Udlaidh

Rising above Glen Orchy near Tyndrum, Beinn Udlaidh is a Grampian hill whose summit is a plateau rather than a peak. Its northern flank is cut into by corries, giving that side a rougher profile than the broad top suggests.

A quartzite dyke runs down the northern side, dropping from the summit ridge the whole way to Glen Orchy — an unusual line to pick out on the hillside. The hill sits in Argyll and Bute and carries Corbett and Marilyn status.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Udlaidh (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.

Access rights here

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 56.460, -4.793. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is cairns on outcrop. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

Leica RX1250

Record revised

30-Aug-20

Drop measured from

NN329330 · 318 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 Udlaidh by train

3 National Rail stations sit within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.

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).

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).

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