The Sow of Atholl · Meall an Dobharchain
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.
- Height
- 798.9 m · 2,621 ft
- Prominence
- 160.8 m
- Grid reference
- NN 62519 74109
- Coordinates
- 56.83810, -4.25518
- County / area
- Perth and Kinross
- OS Landranger
- 42
- OS Explorer
- OL50 393
- Summit feature
- cairn on boulder
- Key col
- NN 6186 7347 (638.2 m)
About The Sow of Atholl
Known in Gaelic as Meall an Dobharchain, The Sow of Atholl rises on the western flank of the Pass of Drumochter, roughly 27 km west-north-west of Blair Atholl. It belongs to the cluster of hills gathered around Coire Dhomhain.
Administratively it falls within Perth and Kinross and inside the Cairngorms National Park, and it carries Corbett and Marilyn status.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on The Sow of Atholl (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 56.838, -4.255. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (799 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
ground at NN 62480 74118 40cm higher than base of boulder.
The recorded summit point is cairn on boulder. 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
- 07-Oct-20
- Drop measured from
- NN 6186 7347 · 638.2 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
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sgairneach Mhor | 991.4 m | 2.8 km |
| A' Mharconaich | 973.2 m | 3 km |
| Meall na Leitreach | 777.1 m | 4.1 km |
| Beinn Udlamain | 1010.2 m | 4.6 km |
| A' Bhuidheanach Bheag | 936 m | 5 km |
| Geal-charn | 917.1 m | 5 km |