Ben Tirran · The Goet
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
- 897 m · 2,943 ft
- Prominence
- 246 m
- Grid reference
- NO 37342 74607
- Coordinates
- 56.85870, -3.02917
- County / area
- Angus
- Region
- Braemar to Montrose
- OS Landranger
- 44
- OS Explorer
- OL53S 388S
- Summit feature
- partly buried trig point in shelter
- Key col
- NO287801 (651 m)
About Ben Tirran
Ben Tirran, also known as The Goet, is a rounded summit in the vast Mounth country of the eastern Highlands, on the north side of Glen Clova in Angus. It marks the highest point of a broad plateau, with a scatter of lochans lying below the top.
Kirriemuir, to the south, is the nearest town. At 897 m the hill is a Corbett, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Ben Tirran (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 56.859, -3.029. 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
ground c 20m N is of similar height.
The recorded summit point is partly buried trig point in shelter. 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
- 03-Jun-24
- Drop measured from
- NO287801 · 651 m
Classification history: Surveyed at 897.0m.
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
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hunt Hill | 705.4 m | 5.9 km |
| Driesh | 947.6 m | 10.2 km |
| Corwharn | 609.1 m | 12.7 km |
| Mount Keen | 939.4 m | 12.8 km |
| Mayar | 928.6 m | 13.2 km |
| Little Pap | 956 m | 14.6 km |