Cul Beag
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
- 769.4 m · 2,524 ft
- Prominence
- 546 m
- Grid reference
- NC 14037 08822
- Coordinates
- 58.02956, -5.15101
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Lochinver to Ullapool
- OS Landranger
- 15
- OS Explorer
- 439E
- Summit feature
- rock
- Key col
- NC171082 (223 m)
About Cul Beag
Set in Coigach in the Northwest Highlands, Cùl Beag stands about 15 km north of Ullapool. Its immediate neighbours give it context: Cùl Mòr rises to the north, while the lower but much more photographed Stac Pollaidh lies to the west.
The hill sits within the Drumrunie Estate, which passed into community ownership through a buyout in 2005 and is now held by the Assynt Foundation. It is counted as a Corbett, a Marilyn, a HuMP and a Simm.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Cùl Beag (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 58.030, -5.151. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (769 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
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
- 04-Aug-19
- Drop measured from
- NC171082 · 223 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
One place 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elphin Tearoom | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Pass | 7.7 km · E |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cul Mor | 849.7 m | 3.8 km |
| Stac Pollaidh | 612.4 m | 3.8 km |
| Beinn an Eoin | 619 m | 4.3 km |
| Sgurr an Fhidhleir | 703.9 m | 5.7 km |
| Ben More Coigach | 743.4 m | 6.5 km |
| Suilven | 731.4 m | 9.6 km |