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Name:Meall a' Chairn
Hill number:4692
Height:510m / 1673ft
Parent (Ma):1038  Meall Glac Tigh-fail
RHB Section:14A: Loch Maree to Loch Broom
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Broom, Catchment Boundaries, Little Broom
Class:Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman
(Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y)
Grid ref:NH 15014 85759
Summit feature:cairn by memorial
Drop:109m
Col:401m  NH161849  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 20
(1:25k) 436N
Observations:outcrop 10m NNE of cairn at NH 15244 85947 is as high; intermediate summit is probably just lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 21 users)ByDate of Ascent
mae22/04/2023
Lindsay M04/12/2022
A bit grey and gloomy today but still alright conditions for getting about four Highland Fives south of Loch Broom.Alex C01/12/2022
StueyB16/11/2022
Gallovidian24/10/2022
hill walker06/03/2022
Using coffin road from Inverbroom, then on to Carn a' Bhiorain. The north top looks as high from the cairn with memorial, my altimeter couldn't separate themColin Crawford12/05/2021
4th of 8, all possible summit contenders visited with excellent views. Climbed after Creag Loisgte then on to the SW top.Dave McG20/09/2020
bjewing27/07/2019
Gavin Theobald07/05/2019
Tricky22/05/2018
iaindbrown12/05/2017
From Croftown via Meall Glac Tigh-fail and Carn Dearg, descent from bealach on Dundonnell Coffin Road Track.Chris Peart11/06/2016
Alan Whatley28/04/2015
Croftown circular with SG.Smudge10/04/2015
With SmudgeSteveG10/04/2015
Meall Glac Tigh-fail, Carn Mhic Ruairidh, Carn Breac Mor, Meall a'Bhainne, Carn a'Bhiorain, Meall a'Chairn & Carn Dearg from a parking spot on the Inverbroom Lodge road.jimbloomer09/04/2015
Revisited for the ENE twin summit and attached P30. Very steep climb from road, a few crags to avoid.RHW10/06/2014
From SE via Carn Dearg, parked near houses, path passes L of first house, thru gate, over fence, then follows top edge of wood. Continued S then SW to Bhiorain, descending with care to cross gorge. 3 summits: SW-most seems higher; NE also has cairn. Both have 510m spots on 1:10k mapping so I'll revisit sometime to claim the tick.RHW22/11/2013
Summit needing a survey!! Three points on summit ridge NE-SW over about 240/260 metres ie about 120/130 metres between each and various maps option of 1.25k and geograph giving all three as 510m but 1.50k giving NE top as 511m Done on the way to the Friday Ullapool ferry to head out to St Kilda next day, with Rob Woodall, Paul Reeve and Martin Richardson doing various other tops around.vegibagger22/11/2013
Alan Moore15/06/2012
chalky195323/11/2000