Buidhe Bheinn
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
- 885.5 m · 2,905 ft
- Prominence
- 165 m
- Grid reference
- NG 96338 09045
- Coordinates
- 57.12713, -5.36645
- County / area
- Highland
- OS Landranger
- 33
- OS Explorer
- 414S
- Summit feature
- small cairn
- Key col
- NG 9680 1124 (720.5 m)
About Buidhe Bheinn
Buidhe Bheinn occupies the rugged ground between Glen Shiel and Loch Hourn in the Northwest Highlands. Approaches run in from the Kinloch Hourn side or from Kintail to the north, and either makes for a long day given how far the hill sits from a road.
The summit stands at around 885 m and is counted a Corbett, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Buidhe Bheinn (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 57.127, -5.366. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (886 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
West Top (hill 715) at NG 95680 08745 is lower.
The recorded summit point is small cairn. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Leica NA730/Leica GS15
- Record revised
- 24-Jun-19
- Drop measured from
- NG 9680 1124 · 720.5 m
Classification history: Marilyn relocated from hill 716 on 3 November 2012. See Database Notes.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Glenfinnan → Morvich) | 114 km | 2.2 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sgurr a' Mhaoraich Beag | 947.1 m | 2.7 km |
| Sgurr na Sgine | 946 m | 2.9 km |
| Creag nan Damh | 917.2 m | 2.9 km |
| Sgurr a' Mhaoraich | 1026.6 m | 3.2 km |
| Sgurr na Sgine NW Top | 942 m | 3.2 km |
| Sgurr an Lochain | 1004 m | 4.5 km |