Scotland

Sgurr Dhomhnuill

CorbettMarilynHuMPSimm

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.

Sgurr Dhomhnuill, 888 m, Highland
Sgurr Dhomhnuill, 888 m, Highland. Photo by Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
888.4 m · 2,915 ft
Grid reference
NM 88959 67878
Coordinates
56.75466, -5.45377
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
40
OS Explorer
391
Summit feature
round shelter
Key col
NM929795 (15 m)

About Sgurr Dhomhnuill

Rising above the Ardgour and Sunart country of the western Highlands, Sgurr Dhomhnuill stands roughly ten kilometres northeast of Strontian. The name also appears as Sgurr Dhomhnaill.

At 888 m it is a Corbett, and also carries Marilyn, HuMP and Simm status. It sits in Highland, outside any national park.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Sgùrr Dhòmhnuill (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 56.755, -5.454. 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

Surveyor's note

trig point just in front of shelter is destroyed.

The recorded summit point is round shelter. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
obvious summit/Leica RX1250
Record revised
09-Jul-22
Drop measured from
NM929795 · 15 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.

Get food nearby

One place 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 Sgurr Dhomhnuill
PlaceTypeRatingDistance
Cafe SunartRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenImprovement required9.8 km · SW

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.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Sgurr a' Chaorainn760.6 m1.8 km
Carn na Nathrach786 m2 km
Beinn na h-Uamha762.4 m3.1 km
Sgurr nan Cnamh701.8 m3.6 km
Stob Mhic Bheathain721 m4.3 km
Beinn Bheag737.4 m5 km