Meall Tairbh
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
- 664.4 m · 2,180 ft
- Prominence
- 256 m
- Grid reference
- NN 25096 37578
- Coordinates
- 56.49774, -4.84304
- County / area
- Argyll and Bute
- Region
- Glen Etive to Glen Lochy
- OS Landranger
- 50
- OS Explorer
- 377E
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NN208373 (408 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.
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 56.498, -4.843. 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
The recorded summit point is cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 09-Jul-22
- Drop measured from
- NN208373 · 408 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.
Reaching Meall Tairbh by train
One National Rail station sits within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.
| Station | From summit | Summit lies |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge of Orchy | 5.3 km | W of the station |
Each station page lists every hill in its reach, long-distance paths from the door and a live-times link — see all stations with hills in reach. Station positions from NaPTAN (OGL v3.0).
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beinn Suidhe | 676.3 m | 4.6 km |
| Beinn Mhic Mhonaidh | 796 m | 4.9 km |
| Beinn Udlaidh | 840.4 m | 5.2 km |
| Beinn Bhreac-liath | 802 m | 6.3 km |
| Beinn Dorain | 1076 m | 7.4 km |
| Beinn Donachain | 651.4 m | 7.9 km |