Ben Buie
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
- 718.1 m · 2,356 ft
- Prominence
- 515 m
- Grid reference
- NM 60419 27068
- Coordinates
- 56.37508, -5.88177
- County / area
- Argyll and Bute
- Region
- Mull and Nearby Islands
- OS Landranger
- 49
- OS Explorer
- 375E
- Summit feature
- large cairn
- Key col
- NM614302 (203 m)
About Ben Buie
Ben Buie is the principal hill of southern Mull, a rocky peak with steep and rugged flanks. The eastern face is the most abrupt of them.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Ben Buie (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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- Sunset
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- Daylight
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 56.375, -5.882. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (718 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
N top (hill 4504) is 2.7m lower.
The recorded summit point is large cairn. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Abney level/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 12-Dec-22
- Drop measured from
- NM614302 · 203 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Conan Coastal Route | 63 km | 1.8 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cruach Choireadail | 618 m | 3.5 km |
| Creach-Beinn | 698.7 m | 3.9 km |
| Corra-bheinn | 704.8 m | 6 km |
| Beinn Talaidh | 761.6 m | 7.9 km |
| Sgurr Dearg | 741 m | 9.2 km |
| Ben More | 966 m | 9.8 km |