Meall Fuar-mhonaidh

About Meall Fuar-mhonaidh

On the west side of Loch Ness, Meall Fuar-mhonaidh is a rounded hill whose position makes it a landmark visible along much of the loch. It is listed as both a Graham and a Marilyn.

Ascents normally begin at Grotaig, a hamlet at the end of a minor road south-west of Drumnadrochit, where a footpath leads through woodland and out onto open moor before climbing south-west along the ridge to the summit.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Meall Fuar-mhonaidh (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.

Access rights here

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 57.264, -4.560. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

Abney level/Leica RX1250

Record revised

29-Mar-23

Drop measured from

NH428221 · 465 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

One waymarked long-distance route runs 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 lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.

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).

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