Fraochaidh
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
- 879 m · 2,884 ft
- Prominence
- 551 m
- Grid reference
- NN 02908 51703
- Coordinates
- 56.61568, -5.21363
- County / area
- Argyll and Bute/Highland
- OS Landranger
- 41
- OS Explorer
- 384
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NN091540 (328 m)
About Fraochaidh
Fraochaidh sits between Glen Coe and Oban on Scotland's west coast, in the Grampians, straddling the Highland and Argyll and Bute boundary.
The mountain is steep-sided and many of the approaches pass through thick forest plantation; the recommended line comes in from the Glen Coe side to the north. The 879 m summit is a Corbett, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Fraochaidh (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 56.616, -5.214. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (879 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
The recorded summit point is cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- obvious summit
- Record revised
- 28-Oct-01
- Drop measured from
- NN091540 · 328 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.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beinn a' Bheithir - Sgorr Dhonuill | 1002.1 m | 4 km |
| Beinn a' Bheithir - Sgorr Dhearg | 1024.2 m | 5 km |
| Sgorr Bhan | 946.2 m | 5.5 km |
| Beinn Sgulaird | 937 m | 6.1 km |
| Sgorr a' Choise | 661.8 m | 6.5 km |
| Meall Lighiche | 772 m | 6.6 km |