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Name:Bac nam Fuaran
Hill number:3139
Height:830.2m / 2724ft
Parent (Ma):631  Gairbeinn
RHB Section:09B: Glen Albyn and the Monadh Liath
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Ness
Class:Simm, Corbett Top
(Tu,Sim,CT)
Grid ref:NH 43643 00947
Summit feature:mound 1m NE of cairn
Drop:38m
Col:792.1m  NH 4324 0052  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 34
(1:25k) OL55 401
Survey:Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 30 users)ByDate of Ascent
On TGO Challenge, after Corrieyairack Hill. Vague cairn made of flat rocks. On to GairbeinnColin Crawford17/05/2023
A good 10 top round from melgarve, meallan odhar, geal charn, bac nam fuaran, corrieyairack hill, carn leac east top, carn leac, poll gormack hill east top, poll gormack hill, creag a chail, meall clach a cheannaich.robertphillips16/05/2021
#8 of 10 from Loch Tarf. After Fhir-eoin, descended to dam, mapped track to sluice with bridge crossing burn, then long semi snowy trauchle. NE summit looks almost as high. Thought this might have been a hill too far in the conditions but pleased I did it. Cluanie view to yday pm hillRHW05/05/2021
2 of 3: From Corrieyairack Hill. Cloud down, no views. With Karen.ChrisR01/12/2020
A good round from Melgarva Bothy though cut short by ominous rumbles of thunder and lightening flashes. Corrieyairack Hill(Ct); Bac nam Furan(Ct); Geal Charn(C); Gairbheinn(C); Gairbheinn N top(Ct); Carn Dearg (Gt); Creag Mor(Ct) and back down to bothydickscroop29/06/2019
MC Whilst grouse beating on the local estate.Martin6601/07/1986
Alan Whatley10/06/2023
Fletch25/09/2021
interloper25/09/2021
weaselmaster16/06/2021
carole engel21/09/2020
Dave McG18/01/2019
BaggerGutt21/07/2018
alda12/07/2018
mae13/06/2018
Dave Geere05/06/2018
neilsan15/03/2017
Gavin Theobald04/06/2010
IainT05/05/2010
chalky195324/05/2009
bertbarnett12320/06/2005
fasgadh25/07/2003
StueyB14/09/2002
Thorny18/05/1999
sclater23/06/1996
sclater23/10/1994
Norrie Muir09/02/1993
sclater24/02/1991
sclater20/08/1988
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