Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill
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
- 800.8 m · 2,627 ft
- Prominence
- 349.9 m
- Grid reference
- NC 35721 39138
- Coordinates
- 58.31008, -4.80567
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Durness to Loch Shin
- OS Landranger
- 15
- OS Explorer
- 445
- Summit feature
- trig point in windshelter
- Key col
- NC 3719 4183 (451 m)
About Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill
Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill lies in the far north of Scotland, in Sutherland between Lairg and Durness, within the Northwest Highlands.
It holds a distinction of a different sort: it has the longest name of any hill in Scotland.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhùghaill (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 58.310, -4.806. 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
rocks 45m SW at NC 35686 39111 may be higher but wind shelter obscures view.
The recorded summit point is trig point in windshelter. 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
- 29-Mar-23
- Drop measured from
- NC 3719 4183 · 451 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 an Tionail | 758.5 m | 3.5 km |
| Sabhal Beag | 730.4 m | 4.1 km |
| Beinn Direach | 688.9 m | 5 km |
| Meall Horn | 776.7 m | 5.8 km |
| Meall an Fheur Loch | 613 m | 8.1 km |
| Ben Hee | 873 m | 8.6 km |