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Stob a' Choin

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Stob a' Choin, 867 m, Stirling
Stob a' Choin, 867 m, Stirling. Photo by Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
867.2 m · 2,845 ft
Grid reference
NN 41724 15968
Coordinates
56.30967, -4.56016
County / area
Stirling
OS Landranger
56
OS Explorer
OL46N 365N
Summit feature
cairn on outcrop
Key col
NN451141 (389 m)

About Stob a' Choin

Stob a' Choin rises north of Loch Katrine, inside the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, and belongs to the Grampian Mountains. At 867.2 m it is a Corbett, and Balquhidder is the nearest village.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Stob a' Choin (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.

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs: seasonal camping byelaws

In defined Camping Management Zones (roughly 1 March – 30 September) camping requires a permit or use of a designated site, despite the general Scottish access right. Zones cover parts of east Loch Lomond, Trossachs lochshores and other honeypot areas.

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 56.310, -4.560. 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

this is the S top which is 1m higher than N top 120m away at NN 41678 16074; outcrop 50m W is 0.5m lower.

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

Survey method
Abney level/Leica RX1250
Record revised
03-Jun-24
Drop measured from
NN451141 · 389 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.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Stob Breac 686.4 m 3.1 km
Meall Mor 746 m 3.4 km
Beinn a' Chroin East Top 940.1 m 3.5 km
Beinn Tulaichean 945.8 m 3.6 km
Beinn a' Chroin 941.4 m 3.9 km
An Caisteal 995.9 m 5.1 km