Morven
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
- 872 m · 2,861 ft
- Prominence
- 387 m
- Grid reference
- NJ 37681 03987
- Coordinates
- 57.12264, -3.03088
- County / area
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Tomintoul to Banff
- OS Landranger
- 37
- OS Explorer
- OL59W 405W
- Summit feature
- large cairn
- Key col
- NJ187028 (485 m)
About Morven
Morven, or A' Mhòr Bheinn in Gaelic, is an Aberdeenshire Corbett of some 871 to 872 m, standing within the Cairngorms National Park.
Lord Byron spent part of his childhood in this district and named the hill in his poem When I Roved a Young Highlander; the Mary of those lines was Mary Duff, his first love. The hill's name is also used for one of the houses at Aboyne Academy.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Morven, Aberdeenshire (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 57.123, -3.031. 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
15m S of trig point (NJ 37672 04003).
The recorded summit point is large cairn. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- obvious summit
- Record revised
- 30-Apr-17
- Drop measured from
- NJ187028 · 485 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mona Gowan | 749 m | 4.5 km |
| Geallaig Hill | 743.2 m | 9.8 km |
| Pressendye | 619.1 m | 12.4 km |
| Ladylea Hill | 609.1 m | 13.2 km |
| Brown Cow Hill | 829 m | 15.5 km |
| Carn Ealasaid | 792 m | 16.8 km |