Ben Klibreck - Meall nan Con

About Ben Klibreck - Meall nan Con

Ben Klibreck, in Gaelic Beinn Chlìbric, stands alone in central Sutherland, lifting out of a wide sweep of moorland with no close rivals. Meall nan Con, the mound of the dogs, is its high point at 962 m, and the only Munro further north is Ben Hope.

The two flanks differ markedly. The western side is a broadly uniform, steep slope of heather, while the eastern side breaks into a run of large grassy corries and is generally reckoned the more characterful. Ascents can be made from Crask to the south or Altnaharra to the north, with the western approach from the A836 past Loch nan Uan the one most walkers take.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Ben Klibreck (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 58.235, -4.411. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is large rock 5m E 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 RX1250

Record revised

19-Mar-13

Drop measured from

NC364331 · 143 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.

Get food nearby

3 places 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.

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