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| Name: | Beinn Donn |
| Hill number: | 226 |
| Height: | 473m / 1552ft |
| RHB Section: | 03B: Loch Linnhe to Loch Etive |
| County/UA: | Argyll and Bute |
| Catchment: | Creran, Catchment Boundaries, Linnhe |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NM 96120 47702 |
| Summit feature: | rib of rock |
| Drop: | 204m |
| Col: | 269m NM977490  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 49 (1:25k) 376 |
| Observations: | at least 2m higher than outcrop 120m to SW or 2 tops 100m to NW |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 110 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| After Meall Loch Steallaig. Parked at cemetery. Up road to house & farm building. ATV track from about 941467. Left it at a post at 94387/47050, on to grassy path & soon rejoined ATV track. Left it again at 94724/47383 & ENE to fence then to Meall Loch Steallaig. Down from Beinn Donn to Achnacone House. | duchally | 03/04/2023 |
| From cottage we are renting in Appin up SW slopes. | Winterfloodian | 05/06/2022 |
| 1st part as per Hugh's book. Parked at Creagan Inn, through the archway, over a gate, track around back of deserted building, through a 2nd gate, cross the small stream on the right and up the slope (on animal tracks) to a gate in a wall then up the ridge. From there we continued on a full horseshoe over the next 2 TumPs then onto the 2 Simms Beinn Mhic na Ceisich and Meall Ban, then down to col and up beside a fence to Meall Don. Left a car. From the summit of Meall Donn descended relatively directly SE to pick up an ATV track and back to Inverhyle where we left a 2nd car. Quite a big walk to do these 2 marilyns 11.2 miles, 3,750ft of climbing. Very soggy underfoot around most of the ridge. Out for around 7.5hrs. With KeithByTheC. | JulieB | 06/05/2022 |
| Long descent and reascent from Meall Ban. Kept by fence on ascent to avoid worst of the bogs. Descended steeply down grass into gully and followed stream on east bank. Then down ridge and ATV tracks to disused railway track near An t-Seana-chroit. | KeithByTheC | 06/05/2022 |
| Parked at the cemetery. Discovered that the Covidiots have spoiled this arrangement but I was allowed to park. Either ask at the croft house ASAP after arrival(but don't take a dog) or use the community car park in Appin. I went across the field below the croft house heading E to an obvious small gate, over a small stream, then across the field to a gate by a cattle crush, where an ATV track heads up to a wooden gate and continues a long way up the hill, eventually following a fence. At about 350m there is a cross fence to the right and then another higher up, where I contoured round the tedious looking Tump to the valley below Beinn Donn, crossed the stream and contoured eastwards to the small valley below the summit. Good animal tracks to the top. Direct descent from the summit to the stream was nasty and rough, glad I didn't go up that way. | Gill | 18/09/2021 |
| solo | donmeister | 16/08/2020 |
| The farmer was really nice and showed us where the best way up was. track most of the way. | tallblond | 20/10/2019 |
| From Beinn Churalain, Down the ridge to pick up ATV track back to road. Stunning views to Mull, Lismore, Ardgour and Glencoe on a sunny day | N.Morters | 11/05/2019 |
| On my own from Beinn Sgluich. Clear. Return via reservoir Lochan Blar nan lochan, and new road through forest. (Not yet on OS.) | alwaysinshorts | 07/03/2019 |
| 3 of 3: From Beinn Churalain. | ChrisR | 04/02/2018 |
| From Glen Stockdale end with MKG, with Beinn Sgluich. Overcast, snow on higher hills, but dry. | Rounsfell | 04/01/2018 |
| Second hill of the two from the old station. Great sunset behind Mull. Not too rough or boggy between the two. | jenx | 05/01/2016 |
| With Jenx, from holiday park and old station to South. Beinn Churalain and Beinn Donn ACW. Good spur up to pt 430, after Churalain a drop to the beck between at 140m then climb back up Donn passing the old shepherds house and fank. Very wet in places, a good walk and better than taking the two separately. Easy drop back down direct to old railway line and car. | nordicstar | 05/01/2016 |
| From cemetery via MartinR's gate, from where a rough quad track leads up onto the west ridge. Stayed on ridge => 30 metres of reascent. | Topographer57 | 08/10/2015 |
| beinn churalain and beinn donn acw from lay by at 957452 | robertphillips | 16/08/2015 |
| see my report from Beinn Churalain. Not a bad traverse. I went E to W due to the wind direction | Thearlaichdubh | 02/11/2013 |
| Track and path up Glen Stockdale to Beinn Sgluich then back down and up to Beinn Donn, bit of a slog with a few false summits. | AndrewFinnimore | 24/10/2013 |
| With Ali from Garden Center | Mountain Goat | 25/02/2013 |
| Started from cemetery. Very friendly crofter at Appin, he is a hillbagger and aware of Marilyns. Key to access to the hill is gate at NM94121 46703. Waymarkers part of way put in by crofter's f. in law. Beware of false summit syndrome. | Martin R | 25/04/2012 |
| With Beinn Churalain from nature reserve car park on the minor road to south | BLACKHILL | 11/04/2012 |
| DS MH DC. Lightning on descent | Martin66 | 02/01/2012 |
| Climbed during a wet & wild New Year week in Appin. This one was quite literally out of the back of the house we had rented for the week. Most of the party were still sheltering from the worst of the gales, but Martin66, Shaky, MarkH & I set off up the open S slopes of the hill gaining the summit easily enough. Our original plan had been to walk round the head of Gleann na h-Iola & round to Beinn Churalain. Instead, Martin66 decided on a direct route SE off Beinn Donn persuading everyone else that it would be quicker, the snag with this cunning plan being the elevated level of An Iola. At the river a debate started as to just how feasible it was to wade it & how wet we were going to get when a spectacular thunderstorm swept up the glen. No-one fancied being zapped to start the year, so argument thus settled, we retreated down the glen by the river back to the old railway & back to the house. | NotReallyABagger | 02/01/2012 |
| Approach from Sallachan via the Bealach. Path good through forest. Long bumpy ridge towards a wonderful view. Return through Glen Stockdale with its limestone goodies | fasgadh | 13/02/2010 |
| Ascended from old railway to the south, following stream towards the summit. | JohnW | 08/04/2009 |
| no cairn at top , ran along with the other three | tom smith | 14/12/2008 |
| Usually wait for Liz to climb a hill before recording it. Turns out she did this in 09/71. so- Cold wind, sunny, snow on Corbetts, good views. A wee bonus. Parked in 2 car layby just past the T junction, north side of the road @ 957451. | iangalbraith | 15/03/2006 |
| Up from Appin cemetery | Gallovidian | 21/11/2005 |
| Under railway bridge to Achnacone House. By stream and up over sheep pastures and wet swampy lank grass. Buggy tracks to open moor. Strenuous section on heather, 2 or 3 ascents - hands and knees stuff - with swampy descents on the other side. Green run to skyline and top was to the left. 11.10. | arranc | 06/09/2004 |
| Round of Beinn Churalain and Beinn donn from Creagan Bridge. | Eddie | 08/03/2004 |
| pleasant summit, no cairn, dullish ascent. bus stop A828 959450, long ridge to B Donn, retn via W top of Churalain (beware gorge below 984461) | RHW | 01/01/2001 |
| A Peckish | 26/02/2024 | |
| beckybags | 26/02/2024 | |
| PeteN | 01/05/2023 | |
| ketzster | 14/11/2022 | |
| Tricky | 28/04/2022 | |
| govanah | 18/08/2021 | |
| Glenford | 11/08/2021 | |
| dave g | 30/06/2021 | |
| Adrian | 30/06/2021 | |
| ARM | 22/05/2021 | |
| jimbloomer | 13/05/2021 | |
| Crumblie2 | 26/08/2020 | |
| alasdaircairns | 21/03/2020 | |
| weaselmaster | 21/02/2020 | |
| Sick Kid | 21/02/2020 | |
| iainwalton | 31/10/2018 | |
| Simon Winton | 28/10/2018 | |
| Sprog | 30/07/2018 | |
| hill walker | 07/08/2017 | |
| PGCE | 17/05/2017 | |
| GaryJones | 12/05/2017 | |
| grumpy | 11/02/2017 | |
| NormanW | 11/02/2017 | |
| IainT | 13/04/2016 | |
| Isbjorn | 11/03/2016 | |
| Conor | 22/02/2016 | |
| chrispine | 22/02/2016 | |
| ajwxyzt | 21/02/2015 | |
| LizH | 21/07/2014 | |
| PeterAH | 21/07/2014 | |
| cmac | 16/02/2014 | |
| ali_bali48 | 16/02/2014 | |
| Campbell Singer | 26/10/2013 | |
| AndyS | 04/05/2013 | |
| Alan Whatley | 24/04/2013 | |
| Sunhat | 26/03/2013 | |
| richtea5040 | 18/03/2013 | |
| raffemeister | 21/07/2012 | |
| mae | 11/06/2012 | |
| iaindbrown | 20/03/2012 | |
| Fletch | 20/03/2012 | |
| RichardM | 03/01/2012 | |
| m0untain_n0mad | 13/11/2011 | |
| Lionel Bidwell | 30/08/2011 | |
| Tony Rogers | 30/08/2011 | |
| Tom Mundell | 07/11/2010 | |
| Tony S | 22/04/2010 | |
| Jim.Fothergill | 14/02/2010 | |
| Martyn1 | 22/08/2009 | |
| Glenysj21 | 22/08/2009 | |
| 3 kinnears | 28/03/2009 | |
| MIKE NICHOLLS | 31/10/2008 | |
| Andrew Simmons | 30/10/2008 | |
| interloper | 10/02/2007 | |
| Gavin Theobald | 00/00/2007 | |
| petesimpson | 06/11/2006 | |
| johnbarnard25 | 22/10/2006 | |
| BaggerGutt | 29/08/2006 | |
| lordtonult | 09/10/2005 | |
| Calico | 21/05/2005 | |
| Lindsay M | 31/10/2004 | |
| Laurel | 25/10/2004 | |
| Rowan | 25/10/2004 | |
| jondale | 01/08/2004 | |
| bjewing | 15/02/2003 | |
| Colin Crawford | 14/02/2003 | |
| Sherlock | 25/08/2002 | |
| Oik | 12/04/2002 | |
| alda | 29/03/2002 | |
| Kiltie | 12/01/2002 | |
| ChrisU | 27/01/2001 | |
| bertbarnett123 | 16/05/1999 | |
| chalky1953 | 09/01/1999 | |
| john steel | 21/01/1996 | |
| GordonAdshead | 00/05/1995 | |
| JGC | 16/04/1995 | |
| kanderson | 01/01/1970 | |
| Belfarm | blank | |
| dhepburn | blank | |
| peakrodent | blank |