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Name: | Meall Dubh |
Hill number: | 6968 |
Height: | 586m / 1923ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1429 Creag Tharsuinn |
RHB Section: | 19C: Loch Fyne to Bute and the Firth of Clyde |
County/UA: | Argyll and Bute |
Catchment: | Holy, Catchment Boundaries, Striven |
Watershed: | Firth of Clyde |
Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman (Tu,5,HF,Y) |
Grid ref: | NS 07833 89392 |
Summit feature: | slabby outcrop |
Drop: | 87m |
Col: | 499m NS081907 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 56 (1:25k) OL37S 362N 363S |
Observations: | cairn 30m W at NS 07802 89398 is 0.5m lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 30 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Creag Tharsuinn & Meall Dubh from Garvie Farm. Very wet! With Ralph, Anne & Phil. | Dangerous Dave | 12/03/2023 |
From Creag Tharsuinn with D.Dave and Anne B. Rain, wind and cloud. Seemed like an age to descend to 057990. | bolton | 12/03/2023 |
A bike round from the west an cruachan, meall dubh, an socach, cnocan sgeire. | robertphillips | 21/11/2021 |
Broad gap in trees NW of Bealach nan Sac has gone from latest map but is still there, with easy grass descent leading to gate by track. | alda | 01/04/2021 |
From Glen Massan, ascent through clear felled plantation and long grass on open hill, worthwhile when on the ridge. Firth of Clyde watershed completed. On to Creag Tharsuinn | Colin Crawford | 29/08/2020 |
Meall Dubh and Creag Tharsuinn from Glen Massan using forestry track to gain height quickly. Visited the other tops close to tru summit, then returned along the ridge and descent by same route. | RobertP | 27/08/2018 |
On way to Creag Tharsuinn | IanHHill | 16/05/2018 |
Glenbranter-Creag Mholach-Creag Tharsuinn-Meall Dubh-An Socach-An Cruachan-Cruach nan Cuilean-A' Chruach-Ardtaraig | campagvelocet | 30/04/2018 |
Approached from Creag Tharsuinn. | ger | 06/05/2017 |
Galltywenallt | 08/05/2016 | |
Non HuMP Yeaman. | chalky1953 | 20/08/2015 |
long circuit from Glen Branter - out on Gowal cycle route before break up out of forest onto Tarsuinn ridge. Down to Glen Massan, before forest tarck up Beinn Mhor, Beinn Beag and finish over SM Cruach Bhuidhe before back through rides to start | nordicstar | 27/08/2011 |
Nice summit: 2 close together: grassy to W, rocky to E. From E, grassy brackeny margin beside stream | RHW | 11/07/2009 |
anne3366 | 12/03/2023 | |
Tricky | 12/10/2021 | |
clanbonham | 02/10/2020 | |
Gallovidian | 08/09/2019 | |
ngthack | 19/07/2018 | |
hill walker | 24/03/2018 | |
nicolajane | 23/10/2017 | |
weaselmaster | 14/01/2017 | |
Sick Kid | 14/01/2017 | |
Gavin Theobald | 23/10/2016 | |
richtea5040 | 15/06/2014 | |
kathyh | 07/10/2012 | |
DaveMcS | 19/05/2012 | |
ajwxyzt | 29/04/2012 | |
grumpy | 31/07/2011 | |
RobB | 16/02/2010 | |
tsmart | 01/01/1950 |