Scotland

Saileag

MunroSimmMurdo

2 classifications here — Simm and Murdo — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.

Saileag, 956 m, Highland
Saileag, 956 m, Highland. Photo by Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
956 m · 3,136 ft
Grid reference
NH 01777 14816
Coordinates
57.18126, -5.28133
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
33
OS Explorer
414N 414S
Summit feature
cairn
Key col
NH022145 (865 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 57.181, -5.281. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

Loading forecast for the summit (956 m)…

Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

Long-distance paths past this hill

2 waymarked long-distance routes run 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.

RouteTotal lengthFrom summit
Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Invergarry → Morvich)107 km2.3 km
Affric Kintail Way75 km2.3 km

Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.

Get food nearby

3 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).

Rated places to eat within 10 km of Saileag
PlaceTypeRatingDistance
Cluanie InnHotel/bed & breakfast/guest housePass8.7 km · SE
Jac-o-bite RestaurantRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenPass9 km · NW
Kintail Lodge HotelHotel/bed & breakfast/guest housePass9.3 km · NW

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.

Which hill this one belongs to

Saileag is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Sgurr a' Bhealaich Dheirg (1,036 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 865 m.

Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Sgurr a' Bhealaich Dheirg1036 m1.8 km
Sgurr nan Spainteach990 m2.6 km
Aonach Meadhoin1001 m3.3 km
Sgurr na Ciste Duibhe1027 m3.4 km
Sgurr an Fhuarail987 m3.8 km
Sgurr a' Dubh Doire962 m4.1 km