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Name:Breac-Bheinn
Hill number:1085
Height:464m / 1522ft
Section:15A: Loch Broom to Strath Oykel
Classification:Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Y
Drop:159m
Col:305m  NH487950  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
-398810/05/2010NH 49811 95078  F: rock near metal fence post
O: rock is 150m SE of cairn (NH 49700 95177) & 200m WNW of trig point (NH 50000 95021)
S: Abney level
jimbloomer
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-398904/06/2010NH 49700 95177  F: cairn
S: Abney level
LR
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-399010/05/2010NH 49699 95176  F: cairn
S: Abney level
jimbloomer
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-399104/06/2010NH 49699 95179  F: cairn
S: Abney level
P&EH
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Parked at forestry entrance 300m east of Whale Cottage track. Went north past cottage along rough ATV track to around 250m altitude, crossed stream and headed for Breac-Bheinn. Then fairly direct line to Meall Dheirgidh. No problems with fences. Then down towards incoming ATV track and back to road.willyross17/03/2024
lindaross17/03/2024
See EunStueyB15/09/2023
From Whale Cottage - parked at The Old School and used the footbridge. Surprised to encounter two separate individuals on the summit.Chris Peart02/05/2023
danpquinn01/02/2023
Crawford Lindsay07/01/2023
wintergreen07/01/2023
bobhem2507/01/2023
With J during a week in Sutherland. Meall Dheirgidh & Breac-Bheinn from Whale Cottage. Parked about 300m W of track near river access sign. Entry to track flooded so climbed through broken wire deer fence... & got tangled up. J laughed,took photos,laughed a lot more & then helped free my feet. Passed ruins with cuckoo stuck on repeat & continued on reasonably dry ATV track, fainter higher up but worth following as far as possible. Meall Dheirgidh first over rough ground to deer fence. Fence still down at top allowing easy access. Back down fence line, then directly across dryish but rough col & on to Breac-Bheinn & trig. Dropped back SSW crossing the burn easily & picking up ATV track at about 250m & back to start.NotReallyABagger19/05/2022
Gavin Theobald17/05/2022
BlackPanther13/02/2022
Dave McG22/01/2022
Solo. Hard going in soft heather/snow.garbo110302/12/2021
Whale cottage track. Bit overgrown but still in use. Overcast but dry.iangalbraith17/09/2021
Gallovidian24/06/2021
Up pass Whale cottage, visited when logging the trig, with big JNozzer16/06/2021
From the track to Whale cottage.Peterb19/04/2021
Went to trig then to the other 2 contender summits. Ascended from Whale Cottage area.assynt_bob28/02/2021
P a few hundred metres W from beginning of (overgrown in places) track to Whale Cottage. Followed track & its continuation (grassy & less overgrown), almost to col. Breach Bheinn, Meall Dheirgidh & Meall nan Eun (high point appears to be at 49296 93796).ger10/09/2020
From the trig point top, number 2, before heading over to Meall Dheirgidh with Ger. Ok underfoot.bolton10/09/2020
After Meall Dheirgidh.Jon F11/08/2020
LesH21/10/2019
Simon Winton15/05/2019
From Whale Cottage. On to Meall Dheirgidh with snow on descent to car.NormanW26/10/2018
Round of Dheirgidh and Breac from road below ruins of Whale Cottage.Topographer5725/07/2018
From roadside parking at start of track to the derelict Whale Cottage. This was by a footbridge, so it would be possible to park near the old school on the other side of the river. Failed to do point 463 as it was not shown on my old 1:50,000 map. However, it did look lower.Alan Moore29/05/2018
chalky195311/05/2018
Started hike at base, not far from Whale Cottage. Ascended along an old track then along the creek bed. Creek has some nice little waterfalls and old scotch pines. Ascended with Martin.Fenrir22/04/2018
With Owen, from NH 50353 92768 up the track past Whale Cottage to join the burn, which we followed until 49239 94415, then NE up the heathery slopes to the cairn. From there, along the ridge to the top and on to the trig point before descending across the slopes just west of pt 422 to the corner of the forest, along the fence to cross the burn by Whale Cottage, and back down the track to the start.martin_hall22/04/2018
Two little Marilyns were more than enough for a snuffling, sniffing, coughing, germ-ridden, sick bagger. From the Whale cottage track, then up to the col behind Meall nan Eun and deer tracks and hard snow to the top of Meall Dheirgidh. It is possible to wriggle under the deer fence to get to the summit, a better option than climbing the fence, which is unstable and falling over. The place is marked by bits of wood threaded through the wire. Panoramic views of every mountain to the north, from coast to coast. Down the fence, across the bogs and up to Breac-Bheinn summit and trig. Down snow and steep heather and across the river to the track.Gill02/04/2018
Roadside verge parking at NH 5042 9280. Very poor track up to derelict Whale Cottage. Faint track leads on N. Crossed the Allt nan Eun at NH 4990 9402 then direct to here via old summit/trig. Across to Meall Dheirgidh and Meall nan Eun. With Carole Engel.jonglew02/04/2018
carole engel02/04/2018
Solo HFB01/04/2018
AndyS22/09/2017
govanah23/07/2017
iainwalton04/06/2017
thelonious05/05/2017
From the Strathcaron road, up via track which goes past ruin as a rough ATV track. Onto Meall Dheirgidh. Dry and sunnyN.Morters04/05/2017
Tom Mundell09/04/2017
sarah mundell09/04/2017
Trekking toes09/04/2017
3 of 5: From Meall Dheirgidh.ChrisR05/04/2017
Used the surprisingly good Whale cottage track to ascend up the burn line to 200m. The track continues to near 300m but somewhat wetter. Then cut along then up Dheirgidh to its ridge and deer fence to summit on its north side! Retraced the fence, moor and then fence line again to climb the multi top Breac-Bheinn. Direct down fell to regain the earlier track @220m. Surprisingly decent circuit considering how wet it's been.nordicstar26/07/2016
Ground between the two hills was ok. Then steeply straight down heathery hillside to whale cottage track.jenx26/07/2016
Kompass26/07/2016
Solo jog. Up track past Whale Cottage to Breac-Bheinn then across to Meall Dheirigh. Great views to north and west.amswanston20/05/2016
GaryJones20/04/2016
From Strathcarron at NH498926 with 1084Jim.Fothergill17/04/2016
neilsan10/04/2016
PGCE06/04/2016
richtea504005/04/2016
Martyn108/03/2016
Glenysj2108/03/2016
petesimpson19/12/2015
tickchazzyboy1926/10/2015
Martin R29/09/2015
interloper06/09/2015
Fletch06/09/2015
round of meall dheirgidh and breac bheinn clockwise from below whale cottage wet track around north side of meall nan eun.robertphillips13/06/2015
Ultima Thule23/05/2015
Dee Rogers06/06/2014
Tony Rogers05/06/2014
Track via Whale Cottage. Hard ground and deer tracks made it easy going. Then across to Dheirgidh.AndrewFinnimore04/01/2014
RichardM28/05/2013
Denise 28/05/2013
RobertP01/04/2013
mae18/03/2013
grumpy17/03/2013
Campbell Singer24/03/2012
Alan Whatley24/03/2012
hill walker06/11/2011
Mudskipper01/11/2011
keithpostie31/05/2011
fortyniner22/05/2011
bjewing11/07/2010
tallblond10/07/2010
tallscottishguy10/07/2010
LizH04/06/2010
PeterAH04/06/2010
jimbloomer10/05/2010
interloper04/04/2010
iaindbrown01/04/2009
Ascended from Strath Carron, on path past Whale Cottage. Moved on to Meall Dheirgidh.JohnW14/06/2008
Kiltie13/06/2008
Tony S27/05/2008
alda25/05/2008
Laurel24/05/2008
Rowan24/05/2008
Lindsay M18/05/2008
Janet M18/05/2008
Revisit. Heathery hill. Summit is 200m to WSW and 2m higher, with fine view including distinctive Assynt hills. Climbed with fasgadh: obvious route from SSE past ruined Whale Cottage.RHW03/05/2008
fasgadh03/05/2008
GmacT16/09/2007
elizyanne16/09/2007
from old GR. Walked over from trig column . To buggy track and car.arranc11/06/2007
Round of Meall Dheirgidh and Breac-Bheinn from Whale Cottage. Freezing conditions made for good going over the bogs.Eddie24/03/2007
BaggerGutt29/08/2006
MIKE NICHOLLS21/04/2006
Sherlock13/05/2005
Colin Crawford05/03/2005
ChrisU08/12/2002
bertbarnett12329/03/2002
Arctica02/12/2001
Relocated summit since RHB; boggy start, OK unmemorable hills. via Whale Cottage (ruin) to open hills RHW13/10/2001
chalky195322/06/2000
Track via Whale Cottage. Hard ground and deer tracks made it easy going. Then across to Dheirgidh.AndrewFinnimoreblank
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