Scotland

Stob Coire a' Chearcaill

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.

Stob Coire a' Chearcaill, 771 m, Highland
Stob Coire a' Chearcaill, 771 m, Highland. Photo by Graham Lewis, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
771 m · 2,530 ft
Grid reference
NN 01691 72672
Coordinates
56.80324, -5.24961
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
41
OS Explorer
391
Summit feature
large cairn 28m SW of trig point
Key col
NM958727 (196 m)

About Stob Coire a' Chearcaill

Stob Coire a' Chearcaill lies west of Loch Linnhe in Lochaber and is a familiar shape from Fort William, seen across the water.

The most straightforward approach starts at the small settlement of Blaich, and the summit views are excellent. At 771 metres it is a Corbett, plus Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Stob Coire a' Chearcaill (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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Civil twilight ends

Computed astronomically for 56.803, -5.250. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

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Finding the summit

Surveyor's note

visible base of cairn 1.2m above shelf bracket of trig point (NN 01710 72695).

The recorded summit point is large cairn 28m SW of trig point. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
Abney level
Record revised
15-Jan-03
Drop measured from
NM958727 · 196 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
Druim na Sgriodain 734.6 m 8 km
Glas Bheinn 635.3 m 8.3 km
Beinn na Gucaig 616 m 8.7 km
Meall nan Damh 723.4 m 9.9 km
Aodann Chleireig 662.6 m 10.1 km
Stob Mhic Bheathain 721 m 10.3 km