Scotland

Meall a' Ghiuthais · Meall a' Ghiubhais

CorbettMarilynHuMPSimm

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.

Meall a' Ghiuthais, 887 m, Highland
Meall a' Ghiuthais, 887 m, Highland. Photo by Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
887 m · 2,910 ft
Grid reference
NG 97609 63408
Coordinates
57.61518, -5.39020
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
19
OS Explorer
433
Summit feature
cairn/windshelter
Key col
NG986623 (469 m)

About Meall a' Ghiuthais

Meall a' Ghiuthais, also written Meall a' Ghiubhais, is a steep and rugged 887 m peak in Wester Ross, close to Kinlochewe. The ascent from the Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve circular path is pathless and unmarked.

The summit view takes in Beinn Eighe and, across Loch Maree, Slioch. The hill is a Corbett, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Meall a' Ghiubhais (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 57.615, -5.390. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

Loading forecast for the summit (887 m)…

Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

Finding the summit

Surveyor's note

top 400m NNE at NG 97843 63736 is lower.

The recorded summit point is cairn/windshelter. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
Abney level
Record revised
10-Nov-12
Drop measured from
NG986623 · 469 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).

Rated places to eat within 10 km of Meall a' Ghiuthais
PlaceTypeRatingDistance
Green Shack CafeRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenPass5.3 km · E
Kinlochewe Coffee BarRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenPass5.5 km · E
Kinlochewe HotelHotel/bed & breakfast/guest housePass5.5 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

PeakHeightDistance
Ruadh-stac Beag896 m2.1 km
Beinn Eighe - Ruadh-stac Mor1010 m3.3 km
Sgurr Ban970 m3.4 km
Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe963 m3.4 km
Beinn Eighe - Spidean Coire nan Clach993 m3.8 km
Beinn a' Chearcaill725.4 m4.5 km