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Name:Meall nan Aighean
Hill number:2975
Height:790.3m / 2593ft
Parent (Ma):123  Meall Buidhe
RHB Section:02A: Loch Rannoch to Glen Lyon
County/UA:Perth and Kinross
Catchment:Tay
Class:Simm, Corbett Top
(Tu,Sim,CT)
Grid ref:NN 47132 48910
Summit feature:small pointed outcrop
Drop:35.8m
Col:754.5m  NN 4729 4854  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 51
(1:25k) OL48W 378W
Observations:cairn 500m N at NN47248 49408 may be as high
Survey:Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 54 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
14.4 miles 3064ft walk, start at Loch An Daimh Glorra Dam to Meall Buidhe, Garbh Mheall, Meall Nan Aighean, Meall Cruinn and Meal A' Phuill.stephenbuda12/09/2023
Route from dam car park. Meall a' Phuill, Meall Buidhe SE Top, Meall Buidhe, Garbh Mheall. Traverse to Meall Buidhe West Top, Meall Cruinn, Creag Riabhach, then traverse to Meall nan Ruag, Carabad and return via Meall nan Aighean. Descent SE to reach road along N side of Dam Mainly dry with good views, quite cold in the wind.RobertP18/07/2023
From the dam to the South over Meall a' Phuill, Meall Buidhe West Top, then onwards to Meall Cruinn and Creag Riabhach on a glorious spring day.NormanW25/03/2022
Parked at Gaur village hall. Round of 7 Simms: Garbh Mheall, Meall Buidhe west top, Creag Riabach, Meall Cruinn, Meall nan Aighean (cairn 500m north looked higher so went there as well), Meall nan Ruag, Carabad.PGCE11/07/2020
Repeatchalky195325/06/2020
On TGO Challenge, with Sue.Phreerunner14/05/2019
third in line from Gortonoatcake15/05/2018
From tent just N of first top a good round on a decent day, just a few spts and spots of rain, some wind and cloud just touching tops of last two summits. Carabad, S over 788m top; ion to Meall Cruinn; Creag Riabach; and back by the 820+m top, Meall Bhuide and Garbh Mheall. Got wet feet in very deep stream crossing on return due to some rain but mainly snow melt in the day.dickscroop20/04/2018
After Cruinn, hp a small pointed outcrop which seems secure for now. N top also visited as seems very similar in height - alda survey confirms. Down via Buidhe.RHW07/04/2018
North top felt higher.Dave Geere17/04/2017
ACW Round of meall buidhe SE top, meall buidhe, garbh mheall, carabad, meall nan aighean, meall buidhe west top, meall cruinn, creag riabhach, sron sitheag, from glen lyon road end at loch an daimh.robertphillips02/04/2017
Daimh Circuitjustin99925/07/2016
Revisit after less than a year. Still an exceptional viewpoint, and another fabulous sunset on the way back from Carabad.alda16/09/2015
Sunny, high cloud, cool wind on top, good views.iangalbraith13/07/2008
Completed Stuchd an Lochan, Meal Buidhe + 1 Top, via tour around Loch an Daimh. 24km, 1610m, in 9.0hrJamesSDonald19/05/2006
KW HFB18/06/2005
Dottie25/08/2023
iainwalton09/06/2023
Tricky02/03/2023
Alan Moore26/02/2023
Dave McG05/02/2023
solitaryfellwanderer18/09/2022
chrispine07/06/2022
BaggerGutt10/06/2021
Gallovidian11/07/2020
weaselmaster30/12/2018
Sick Kid30/12/2018
interloper10/07/2018
Fletch10/07/2018
Steve Q03/04/2018
Rod M02/11/2017
richtea504012/08/2017
Alan Whatley01/04/2017
mae01/06/2016
alda12/10/2014
Gavin Theobald15/04/2014
BrianFish24/10/2013
Lindsay M14/07/2013
GaryJones01/04/2012
Rannoch_Monkey21/04/2011
neilsan10/04/2010
fasgadh10/05/2009
Colin Crawford22/04/2008
Danmawr09/09/2007
ajwxyzt16/07/2006
IainT08/05/2006
amblemark09/07/2005
bertbarnett12308/07/2004
StueyB19/06/2004
steven morrice12/06/2004