Meall Dubh
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
- 789 m · 2,589 ft
- Prominence
- 544 m
- Grid reference
- NH 24536 07837
- Coordinates
- 57.12792, -4.90045
- County / area
- Highland
- OS Landranger
- 34
- OS Explorer
- 415
- Summit feature
- rock 40m S of large cairn
- Key col
- NH159035 (245 m)
About Meall Dubh
Meall Dubh is the highest ground between Glen Moriston and Glen Garry, near Fort Augustus, surrounded by moorland. A wind farm has been built on its slopes.
The hill reaches 789 m and is a Corbett and a Marilyn in the Northwest Highlands.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Meall Dubh (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 57.128, -4.900. 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
cairn is at NH 24535 07875.
The recorded summit point is rock 40m S of large cairn. 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
- 28-Oct-01
- Drop measured from
- NH159035 · 245 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carn a' Chaochain | 706.6 m | 10 km |
| Ben Tee | 901.6 m | 10.6 km |
| Carn Ghluasaid | 956.3 m | 11 km |
| Druim nan Cnamh | 789 m | 11.4 km |
| Creag a' Chaorainn | 997 m | 12 km |
| Aonach Shasuinn | 888 m | 12.4 km |