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| Name: | Roineabhal |
| Hill number: | 1597 |
| Height: | 460m / 1509ft |
| RHB Section: | 24B: Harris and Nearby Islands |
| County/UA: | Na h-Eileanan Siar [Western Isles] |
| Island: | Lewis and Harris |
| Watershed: | Long Island |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NG 04253 86081 |
| Summit feature: | cairn on large boulder 5m N of trig point |
| Drop: | 406m |
| Col: | 54m NG051898  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 18 (1:25k) 455 |
| Observations: | embedded rock by windshelter/trig point is 20cm lower; cairn 15m SE at NG 04261 86061 is 50cm lower; cairn 90m NE at NG 04199 86147 is about 2m lower |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 148 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parking spot and route up from Leverburgh, as described by bolton. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 15/04/2024 |
| With Richard T before StKilda. From the north. | jef | 08/09/2023 |
| R above Leverburgh Jim F | Richard Tait | 07/09/2023 |
| From St Clements Church, Rodel | PaulineD | 14/05/2023 |
| A steep climb to Roineabhal from Pt.67 on the A859, over mainly heather then boulders. A fine summit and fine walk over to Bhoiseabhal before contouring back to the road. | summitter | 15/09/2022 |
| From minor road highpoint to north. Fairly direct on easy ground to finish in broken rocky top. Onto Bleabhal, good views. | N.Morters | 12/09/2022 |
| From road to North. No view sadly. | PeteF | 14/04/2022 |
| Great | Adventurers5 | 18/09/2021 |
| Bill. Wet! | garbo1103 | 09/09/2021 |
| With Ian Merther | signyred | 20/09/2019 |
| From W. Parked in small quarry N of bridge. Straight up past water treatment plant. Great views all round. With PM. | CJM | 25/06/2019 |
| Good parking just beyond the bridge at 022870. Took the track to the mast and water works and then directly to the summit. 3 hour return with CM. Wonderful views south to the Uists. | bolton | 25/06/2019 |
| 1/4. From golden road Roineabhal, then Bhoiseabhal, back north to road and crossed over to Cnoc Bhomasdal for quick top. Then shuffle car to peat cutter area after fish far out west along same road for lovely Scara Ruadh. | nickywood1 | 20/06/2019 |
| From the water works on a fairly grim morning with snow lying above 300m. | NormanW | 04/05/2019 |
| Debs and Talisker, from Rodel church | Mountain Goat | 27/09/2018 |
| With Charles Scott. From Leverburgh hostel (9:30) to cattle grid SE of village then easy climb up to Roineabhal summit (10:50) over increasingly rocky ground. Intermittent cloud, but view from top. Down via Boiseabhal to minor road N of village; finish 12:50 | dbb | 20/09/2017 |
| With David Baird. Straight up the hill from near the cattle grid at S end of Leverburgh. Easy. So glad it isn't a super quarry as it would have had lovely views if it hadn't been misty | Thearlaichdubh | 20/09/2017 |
| With Andrew P. Drove up track to waterworks. On to Bhoiseabhal before returning to car. | jonglew | 16/09/2017 |
| Granite on the summit plateau is anorthosite, similar in composition to rocks found in the mountains of the Moon if you believe what is written on the web. This hill had a referendum ballot over plans to remove 600 million tons of rock in the 1990’s. Parked at telecoms mast in clag at 65m. 2 hour 45 | rogreeves | 06/07/2017 |
| From waterworks, pleasant gradual ascent on mostly easy ground | AndrewFinnimore | 09/10/2016 |
| Trig visit | chalky1953 | 03/05/2016 |
| Parked near to existing telephone mast and abandoned buildings (military communications?) at NG053838. Ascended ridge across initially boggy and then easy ground with Lorraine to Beinn na h-Aire and then onwards alone across very desolate rocky/mossy plateau and then up rocky ridge to summit. | raffemeister | 07/04/2016 |
| What a fabulous hill! From Rodel church, up via the loch, and down the ridge. Stunning 360 views, and the most amazing plateau and corries covered in grey stones. Surprisingly easy walking for Harris, with relatively small amounts of bog, mainly dodge-able on rocks. | Gill | 28/03/2016 |
| Dry, sunny, calm, good views, parking at top of pass on Rodel road. | iangalbraith | 14/09/2015 |
| V windy, showery day. View. Parked NG024892. Up Beinn Tharsuinn, Bhoiseabhal, summit. Down Ha Cleit. | Rounsfell | 31/05/2015 |
| . | tim747 | 23/09/2014 |
| From top of pass to SSW. | Chris Peart | 16/09/2014 |
| A great sunny mid September morning for climbing Roneval from Am Bothan bunkhouse in Leverburgh. | Alex C | 14/09/2013 |
| Solo | HFB | 30/07/2013 |
| Alone | SpudGunn | 06/10/2012 |
| KeithByTheC | 22/06/2012 | |
| With Mora, from the A859 at ng 039846 | BLACKHILL | 08/06/2012 |
| Parked by Steisevat 022870, old quarry. Up track to water works, then followed burn above showing old walling for containment. Easy to top, several cairns, great views. Back same way in 90 mins, w Jenx. | nordicstar | 10/04/2012 |
| From NG 058 850 | summitsup | 11/06/2011 |
| From south with Jim Bloomer & Mat Webster. GR8 rugged mountain with superb views today. | Dugswell2 | 10/06/2011 |
| With Zena from Leverburgh on way to hotel in Rodel and back by green path. Excellent outing. | lordtonult | 09/06/2009 |
| Trig revisit. Fine rocky summit, great view. Simple steep climb from pass to SW, a few minor crags to avoid. | RHW | 04/04/2009 |
| Up and down by shortest distance from the road. Much better from Leverburgh. | Eddie | 13/07/2007 |
| Approx | daviemore | 03/07/2006 |
| Parked on narrow road leading to SE coast. Rapid ascent over dry moor to broad ridge SE to hill. Sheep paths along ridge to broad bealach and to top of Bhoiseabhal. Unbelievable scraped rock landscape to NE with thousands of lochans. Down and over a wide bealach up to rock strewn slopes to top at 12.45. | arranc | 29/05/2006 |
| Parked by the main store in Leverburgh. Took roads and track to the water tank . From there there was an obvious route via a stream to the top. Once again great views were had especially of the Sound of Harris. The return was via the route up. | garyhoney | 04/08/2004 |
| Solo | HFB | 15/07/2003 |
| just after sunset with fantastic St Kilda profile on horizon in the afterglow. Magical | vegibagger | 18/04/1998 |
| Early morning solo south to north traverse at a run starting Day 2 of the Western Isles Challenge,(whilst Matt was still canoing over from Uist)- from our hired static caravan after little sleep and an exhausting but exhilarating day yesterday. Passed the Harris tweed 'baton' on to Lesley waiting on her bike to power northwards along the golden coast road. | Chris Pearson | 09/05/1996 |
| Roineabhal | RHW | 11/06/1993 |
| NickF | 07/08/2023 | |
| kanderson | 08/07/2023 | |
| walk livi | 14/05/2023 | |
| Gavin Theobald | 01/09/2022 | |
| Robin56 | 12/10/2020 | |
| sarah mundell | 21/09/2019 | |
| Gonk | 20/09/2019 | |
| iainwalton | 17/08/2019 | |
| nicolajane | 17/05/2019 | |
| Dave McG | 17/05/2019 | |
| govanah | 14/05/2019 | |
| Simon Winton | 09/05/2019 | |
| Adrian | 30/05/2018 | |
| geralddavison | 16/05/2018 | |
| beckybags | 16/05/2018 | |
| A Peckish | 16/05/2018 | |
| Johnny Corbett | 11/05/2018 | |
| ger | 22/09/2017 | |
| SteveG | 23/05/2017 | |
| Iona | 21/09/2016 | |
| Tom Mundell | 21/09/2016 | |
| LizH | 19/09/2016 | |
| PeterAH | 19/09/2016 | |
| carole engel | 07/05/2016 | |
| foggieclimber | 15/04/2016 | |
| Martyn1 | 12/07/2015 | |
| Glenysj21 | 12/07/2015 | |
| hhjj | 01/01/2015 | |
| sarahk | 14/10/2014 | |
| Colin Crawford | 16/09/2014 | |
| parlick | 15/09/2014 | |
| Kevin29035 | 22/07/2014 | |
| softsquare | 22/06/2014 | |
| PGCE | 22/09/2013 | |
| Tony S | 15/09/2013 | |
| vuirich | 09/09/2013 | |
| dandaran | 01/08/2013 | |
| hils | 13/07/2013 | |
| PeteN | 09/07/2013 | |
| kathyh | 31/05/2013 | |
| ArdrossanWintonRover | 31/05/2013 | |
| neilsan | 25/05/2013 | |
| m0untain_n0mad | 20/09/2012 | |
| interloper | 19/07/2012 | |
| Fletch | 19/07/2012 | |
| richtea5040 | 02/06/2012 | |
| Gallovidian | 30/05/2012 | |
| Campbell Singer | 22/04/2012 | |
| Alan Whatley | 22/04/2012 | |
| jenx | 10/04/2012 | |
| Ultima Thule | 14/09/2011 | |
| jimbloomer | 10/06/2011 | |
| assynt_bob | 30/05/2011 | |
| Louise | 30/05/2011 | |
| PM | 29/05/2011 | |
| Martin R | 24/04/2011 | |
| hjaltland | 16/09/2010 | |
| mae | 08/07/2010 | |
| Topographer57 | 30/05/2010 | |
| fasgadh | 15/04/2010 | |
| Martin66 | 04/01/2010 | |
| iaindbrown | 11/09/2009 | |
| AndyS | 25/08/2009 | |
| BaggerGutt | 31/05/2009 | |
| jonnymuir | 24/05/2009 | |
| interloper | 23/05/2009 | |
| Tony Rogers | 20/05/2009 | |
| Dee Rogers | 20/05/2009 | |
| petesimpson | 16/04/2009 | |
| Jim.Fothergill | 19/07/2008 | |
| 3 kinnears | 29/05/2008 | |
| benalder284 | 01/06/2007 | |
| medifix | 01/06/2007 | |
| Colin Crawford | 09/09/2006 | |
| Tricky | 27/07/2006 | |
| RichardM | 28/05/2006 | |
| Denise | 28/05/2006 | |
| Kiltie | 28/05/2006 | |
| bjewing | 27/05/2006 | |
| ajwxyzt | 27/05/2006 | |
| Calico | 05/08/2005 | |
| Sherlock | 09/06/2005 | |
| RobertP | 27/04/2005 | |
| MIKE NICHOLLS | 27/12/2003 | |
| JulieB | 29/08/2003 | |
| peterstanding | 20/06/2003 | |
| Jim T | 15/06/2003 | |
| bertbarnett123 | 02/05/2003 | |
| Arctica | 01/07/2002 | |
| danpquinn | 10/06/2002 | |
| timbob69 | 01/09/2001 | |
| Minto | 14/07/2001 | |
| Alan | 17/06/2001 | |
| Smudge | 01/12/2000 | |
| IainT | 07/06/2000 | |
| chalky1953 | 25/04/2000 | |
| tsmart | 01/01/2000 | |
| StueyB | 14/01/1998 | |
| coldfeet7 | 29/05/1997 | |
| jamessteel100 | 01/01/1995 | |
| alda | 17/06/1994 | |
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| damacritchie | blank |