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Name:Meall a' Bhothain
Hill number:630
Height:909.9m / 2985ft
Parent (Ma):621  Carn Dearg
RHB Section:09B: Glen Albyn and the Monadh Liath
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Findhorn, Catchment Boundaries, Spey
Watershed:Inner Moray Firth
Class:High Hills of Britain, Subsimm
(HHB,sSim)
Grid ref:NH 66358 05650
Summit feature:knoll 5m NW of cairn
Drop:29.5m
Col:880.3m  NH 6601 0558  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 35
(1:25k) OL56 402
Survey:Leica RX1250
Comments:Simm deleted July 2014
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 246 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
gavinmcc24/02/2024
Epic day with Tom and Duncan. Initially missed the bridge across the river. Only a little wet snow to slow us down on the tops.alexmaclennan16/02/2024
Parked at the end of the public road in Glen Banchor. Carn Dearg, Carn Ban, Carn Ballach SW Top, Carn Ballach NE Top, Meall a'Bhothain, Carn Sgulain W Top, Carn Sgulain, A'Chailleach, Geal Charn. Very wet underfoot and gale force winds initially on Carn Dearg (hat blown over the cliffs) but easing later with cloud lifting. With Gillian and Denise.richard6906/10/2023
MKInnes04/08/2023
Checking if I had reached the summit broke the fence following monotony for a minuteTrantham Clan22/05/2023
Fine day doing the circuit with tops in sunshine from Glen Banchor car parkPDuncan8213/05/2023
granitegirl18/02/2023
anguscow16/02/2023
Carn Ban, Carn Dearg, Carn Dearg SE Top, Carn Balloch, Meall a' Bhothain, Carn Sgulain West Top, Carn Sgulain and A' ChailleachJasonStark16/10/2022
Glen Banchor car park - Carn Dearg - Carn Ban - Carn Ballach - Carn Ballach NE Top - Meall a’ Bhothain - Carn Sgulain - A’ Chailleach - Geal Charn, Creag na h-Iolaire - Glen Banchor.Mark Jackson19/08/2022
pwatson198015/06/2022
loop from the cp, 27km in 6 hrs with 992m of ascent, taking in Carn Dearg and SE top, Carn Ban, Carn Ballach SW and NE top, Meall a Bhothian, Carn Sgulian west top, Carn Sgulian and a'chailleachNicky C12/06/2022
Neil Midgley07/06/2022
andy.painter28/05/2022
BIGGEST BOG FEST EVERsupermario15/11/2021
From Newtonmore - A'Chaileach, Carn Sgulain, Carn Dearg. With Sue, Jack and Ellie. Post GMC trip.Geoff Briggs09/11/2021
Toril18/09/2021
govanah17/08/2021
Solo. 31km. Ascended via Creag na h-Iolaire to A' Chailleach, then across to Carn Sgulain, down ridge via all summits to Carn Dearg and then Carn Macoul on descent. Returned via Glen Banchor to parking. Fairly still, clear on all summits, sun at times. 9 hours.meltdiceburg18/07/2021
amcvey26/06/2021
The 3 Monadh Liath Munros - Walkhighlands routehummusg23/06/2021
amblemark03/06/2021
Conor01/06/2021
Round off three Munros and the various tops. Total distance 28km and ascent of 1350mPilotralph 30/05/2021
anguscow26/05/2021
weaselmaster30/04/2021
Sick Kid30/04/2021
See Carn Dearg for description of route.lindslow20/09/2020
Sonja8901/09/2020
Ibex14/08/2020
From Carn Macoul, circuit of the Munros and tops. Sunny and hot. With B and R.jenx08/08/2020
Andrew Stalker02/08/2020
With Winnie, wintryStrathcarron29/10/2019
Tartantraveller21/09/2019
Toril22/06/2019
Gallovidian19/06/2019
dazza499401/06/2019
alda11/06/2018
Keith Armour, Craig Brackenridge, Barry McGarahanian-e05/05/2018
Sick Kid13/01/2018
weaselmaster13/01/2018
Capt Malbec23/09/2017
Revisit for the tops,ACW round of creag na h lolaire, geal charn, A chailleach, carn squlain, meall a bhothain, carn ballach, carn ban, carn dearg, carn dearg SE top,carn macoul,robertphillips17/04/2017
scoob07/01/2017
Fi07/01/2017
oldbagger2709/10/2016
Monadhliath ridge from Glen Banchory via Dalballoch to Carn Macoul, Carn Dearg, intermmediate summits to Carn Sgulain and A'Chailleach and down to Glen Banchorykdbennett02/10/2016
Solo.Dangerous Dave20/09/2016
geoffreycurnock30/05/2016
BaggerGutt30/05/2016