Rois-Bheinn

About Rois-Bheinn

Rois-Bheinn shares the distinction of highest hill in Moidart with neighbouring Beinn Odhar Bheag, the two tops matching in elevation. Because the Moidart peninsula is cut off from the land to the north by the deep pass holding Loch Eilt, Rois-bheinn is among the more prominent hills in the British Isles.

Ascents are made by the west ridge from the small village of Roshven, or from Inverailort to the north. The summit reaches 882.4 m and is a Corbett, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Rois-bheinn (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 56.838, -5.680. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is rock by cairn on site of destroyed trig point. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

Leica RX1250

Record revised

27-Jun-21

Drop measured from

NM817793 · 358 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 Rois-Bheinn 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.

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).

Get food nearby

2 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.

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