Scotland

Sgurr na h-Ulaidh · Sgor na h-Ulaidh

MunroMarilynHuMPSimmMurdo

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

Sgurr na h-Ulaidh, 994 m, Highland
Sgurr na h-Ulaidh, 994 m, Highland. Photo by wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
994 m · 3,261 ft
Grid reference
NN 11121 51786
Coordinates
56.61980, -5.08006
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
41
OS Explorer
384
Summit feature
cairn
Key col
NN130524 (579 m)

About Sgurr na h-Ulaidh

Sgùrr na h-Ulaidh, also written Sgòr na h-Ulaidh, means "peak of the treasure". It lies south of the village of Glencoe, and is screened from the A82 by Aonach Dubh a'Ghlinne, so drivers along the glen never see it — one reason it is less familiar than its neighbours.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Sgùrr na h-Ulaidh (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 56.620, -5.080. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

Loading forecast for the summit (994 m)…

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

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
Leica RX1250
Record revised
05-Feb-23
Drop measured from
NN130524 · 579 m

Classification history: summit surveyed at 994.0m.

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

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 Sgurr na h-Ulaidh
PlaceTypeRatingDistance
Strath Lodge GlencoeHotel/bed & breakfast/guest housePass5.2 km · N
CRAFTS & THINGSRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenAwaiting inspection7 km · N
The Quarry CafeRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenPass7.1 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.

The Sgurr na h-Ulaidh group

One other listed summit sits in the same prominence group, with Sgurr na h-Ulaidh as the independent hill at its head.

Listed summits in the Sgurr na h-Ulaidh prominence group
SummitHeightDrop
Stob an Fhuarain966 m103 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
Stob an Fhuarain965.6 m0.9 km
Meall Lighiche772 m1.9 km
Beinn Maol Chaluim906.3 m2.5 km
Beinn Fhionnlaidh959 m2.6 km
Stob Coire nam Beith1106.9 m3.9 km
Bidean nam Bian1149.4 m4 km