Goatfell · Goat Fell
5 classifications here — Current County/UA Top, Trail 100, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
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- Height
- 875 m · 2,871 ft
- Prominence
- 875 m
- Grid reference
- NR 99144 41536
- Coordinates
- 55.62584, -5.19188
- County / area
- North Ayrshire
- Region
- Arran and Holy Island
- OS Landranger
- 62 69
- OS Explorer
- 361N
- Summit feature
- very large boulder c.3m NE of trig point
About Goatfell
Goat Fell, in Gaelic Gaoitbheinn, is the high point of the Isle of Arran and one of four Corbetts on the island. At 875 m it stands above a compact group of Arran hills reachable without leaving the island.
The mountain is held by the National Trust for Scotland, along with Brodick Castle below it.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Goat Fell (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 55.626, -5.192. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (875 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
The recorded summit point is very large boulder c.3m NE of trig point. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 23-Oct-23
Classification history: surveyed at 875.0m.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cir Mhor | 798.1 m | 2.4 km |
| Beinn Tarsuinn | 826 m | 3.2 km |
| Caisteal Abhail | 859 m | 3.6 km |
| Beinn Bharrain - Mullach Buidhe | 721.4 m | 9 km |