Meall Buidhe
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
- 719.2 m · 2,360 ft
- Prominence
- 273 m
- Grid reference
- NN 57688 27585
- Coordinates
- 56.41902, -4.30865
- County / area
- Stirling
- Region
- Loch Tay to Perth
- OS Landranger
- 51
- OS Explorer
- OL46N 365N
- Summit feature
- rock 10m N of cairn
- Key col
- NN647318 (446 m)
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.
In defined Camping Management Zones (roughly 1 March – 30 September) camping requires a permit or use of a designated site, despite the general Scottish access right. Zones cover parts of east Loch Lomond, Trossachs lochshores and other honeypot areas.
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 56.419, -4.309. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (719 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
The recorded summit point is rock 10m N of cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Abney level/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 18-Dec-22
- Drop measured from
- NN647318 · 446 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.
Long-distance paths past this hill
2 waymarked long-distance routes run within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.
| Route | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Roy Way | 176 km | 1.2 km |
| Three Saints Way | 97 km | 1.2 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Creag Mac Ranaich | 808.6 m | 3.7 km |
| Meall an t-Seallaidh | 852.7 m | 5.4 km |
| Creag Gharbh | 637.4 m | 7.5 km |
| Creag Each | 673.7 m | 7.6 km |
| The Stob | 753.6 m | 9.6 km |
| Creag Ruadh | 712.3 m | 9.8 km |