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Name:Meall Ban
Hill number:5958
Height:546m / 1791ft
Parent (Ma):397  Beinn Mholach
RHB Section:05A: Loch Ericht to Glen Tromie and Glen Garry
County/UA:Perth and Kinross
Catchment:Tay
Class:Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman
(Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y)
Grid ref:NN 54529 62172
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:104.6m
Col:441.4m  NN 5409 6318  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 42
(1:25k) 385E
Survey:Leica RX1250
Comments:Promoted to Hump July 2012. Summit measured as 546.0m
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 16 users)ByDate of Ascent
Gallovidian23/04/2022
From Bridge of Ericht power station, go round the right hand side of new fence at the substationBLACKHILL26/03/2022
Second hill of the day, cycling up from the Power Station, then easy path to follow through forest. On exit, straight to the top.NormanW18/07/2021
bjewing26/06/2021
7 tops from bridge of ericht, biked up the track to the bridge near ruighe ghlas, sron a chlaonaidh, creag na h lolaire, cam dearg, meall ban, meall gorm, tom an stoil, sron bheag.robertphillips16/09/2020
Round of 4 H5s, from the power station and back to Bridge of Ericht. Great views but mostly very wet under foot. With B and R.jenx28/10/2019
richtea504024/04/2019
mae23/04/2019
Gavin Theobald18/11/2017
From power station, up pipeline then track east through forest, vague path north onto shoulderColin Crawford12/11/2016
Alan Whatley11/11/2016
From E, after Leathad nan Craobh Fearna. Crossed Killichonan Burn at weir/dam and followed edge of forest to pick up path running onto the moor to the N. Indistinct at times but followed it to E side of hilltop. Short easy ascent from there.Lindsay M01/05/2016
Huge sprawling peaty damp col to cross (and survey) en routealda11/06/2015
Alan Moore26/02/2015
chalky195308/11/2012
pleasant summit. circuit from Br of Ericht RHW01/06/2003