Meall a' Ghiuthais · Meall a' Ghiubhais
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
- 887 m · 2,910 ft
- Prominence
- 418 m
- 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
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Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
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.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ruadh-stac Beag | 896 m | 2.1 km |
| Beinn Eighe - Ruadh-stac Mor | 1010 m | 3.3 km |
| Sgurr Ban | 970 m | 3.4 km |
| Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe | 963 m | 3.4 km |
| Beinn Eighe - Spidean Coire nan Clach | 993 m | 3.8 km |
| Beinn a' Chearcaill | 725.4 m | 4.5 km |