Creag nan Damh
4 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP, Simm and Murdo — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 917.2 m · 3,009 ft
- Prominence
- 196 m
- Grid reference
- NG 98352 11191
- Coordinates
- 57.14726, -5.33496
- County / area
- Highland
- OS Landranger
- 33
- OS Explorer
- 414S
- Summit feature
- outcrop
- Key col
- NG989108 (721 m)
About Creag nan Damh
Creag nan Damh takes its name from the Gaelic for rocky hill of the stag, and the description fits: it is a rocky, craggy summit lying south of Glen Shiel, towards Kinloch Hourn. Reaching 918 metres, it is usually the final Munro along its ridge.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Creag nan Damh (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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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 57.147, -5.335. 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
cairn 20m E at NG 98374 11190 is lower.
The recorded summit point is outcrop. 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
- 05-Feb-23
- Drop measured from
- NG989108 · 721 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
2 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).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kintail Lodge Hotel | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | Pass | 9.6 km · NW |
| Jac-o-bite Restaurant | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Pass | 9.9 km · NW |
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
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sgurr an Lochain | 1004 m | 2.4 km |
| Buidhe Bheinn | 885.5 m | 2.9 km |
| Sgurr an Doire Leathain | 1010 m | 3.4 km |
| Sgurr na Ciste Duibhe | 1027 m | 3.7 km |
| Sgurr na Sgine | 946 m | 3.7 km |
| Sgurr nan Spainteach | 990 m | 3.9 km |