Scotland

Sron an Isean

Munro TopSimmMurdo

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.

Height
966.6 m · 3,171 ft
Grid reference
NN 09931 31138
Coordinates
56.43409, -5.08432
County / area
Argyll and Bute
OS Landranger
50
OS Explorer
377W
Summit feature
small cairn
Key col
NN 0972 3099 (911.6 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 56.434, -5.084. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

Loading forecast for the summit (967 m)…

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

Finding the summit

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

Survey method
obvious summit/Leica RX1250
Record revised
17-May-16
Drop measured from
NN 0972 3099 · 911.6 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 Sron an Isean by train

3 National Rail stations sit within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.

StationFrom summitSummit lies
Loch Awe4.4 kmNW of the station
Falls of Cruachan4.8 kmN of the station
Dalmally7.2 kmNW of the station

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

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 Sron an Isean
PlaceTypeRatingDistance
United AuctionsRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenImprovement required7.5 km · SE
The Store At InveraweRestaurant/Cafe/CanteenAwaiting inspection7.8 km · W
Craig LodgeHotel/bed & breakfast/guest houseAwaiting inspection8.6 km · E

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

Sron an Isean is not counted as an independent hill in its own right. In prominence terms it belongs to Ben Cruachan (1,127 m) — the nearest Marilyn you can reach from this summit without first dropping below its key col, 912 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 Daimh999.2 m0.5 km
Stob Garbh981.7 m1 km
Drochaid Ghlas1024.4 m1.6 km
Beinn a' Chochuill980 m2 km
Beinn a' Bhuiridh898.4 m2.8 km
Ben Cruachan1127 m3 km