Meall Mor
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
- 746 m · 2,448 ft
- Prominence
- 264.4 m
- Grid reference
- NN 38378 15137
- Coordinates
- 56.30109, -4.61368
- County / area
- Stirling
- Region
- Loch Lomond to Strathyre
- OS Landranger
- 50 56
- OS Explorer
- OL39N 364N
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NN 3587 1601 (481.5 m)
About Meall Mor
A rough, wedge-like peak on the northern side of Loch Katrine, Meall Mor rises in the Trossachs within the Stirling area and the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. The Grampian Mountains hill reaches 746 m, enough for Graham and Marilyn status, and Balquhidder to the north-east is the nearest village.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Meall Mor (Loch Katrine) (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.
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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Computed astronomically for 56.301, -4.614. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (746 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
ground 230m NW at NN 38223 15318 is 1m lower.
The recorded summit point is cairn. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Abney level/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 18-Dec-22
- Drop measured from
- NN 3587 1601 · 481.5 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 | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| Great Trossachs Path | 49 km | 1.5 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beinn Chabhair | 932.2 m | 3.2 km |
| Beinn a' Chroin | 941.4 m | 3.4 km |
| Stob a' Choin | 867.2 m | 3.4 km |
| Beinn a' Chroin East Top | 940.1 m | 3.6 km |
| Beinn a' Choin | 768.7 m | 3.6 km |
| An Caisteal | 995.9 m | 4.2 km |