Cir Mhor

About Cir Mhor

Cìr Mhòr has picked up the nickname the Matterhorn of Arran, a reflection of its sharply drawn shape. The Gaelic name translates as the big comb, likening the crest to a cockscomb.

The col called The Saddle divides it from Goat Fell, the highest point on Arran. Cìr Mhòr itself is a Corbett, reaching about 798 m in North Ayrshire.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Cìr Mhòr (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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Computed astronomically for 55.639, -5.223. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is rock. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

Leica RX1250

Record revised

15-Dec-19

Drop measured from

NR 9685 4354 · 621.5 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.

Nearest listed peaks