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Name:An Lean-charn
Hill number:1140
Height:521m / 1709ft
Section:16B: Durness to Loch Shin
Classification:Ma,Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y
Drop:328m
Col:193m  NC402457  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
-419922/06/2011NC 41980 52566  F: rock adjacent to cairn
O: rock 15m N at NC 41982 52582 is as high
S: Abney level
jimbloomer
Summit
-420028/07/2014NC 41979 52570  F: rock adjacent to cairn
O: rock 15m N at NC 41982 52582 is as high
S: Abney level
IH
Summit
-420126/07/2014NC 41980 52568  F: rock adjacent to cairn
O: rock 15m N at NC 41982 52582 is as high
S: Abney level
P&EH
Summit
-420222/06/2011NC 41982 52582  F: rock
O: rock 15m S by cairn at NC 41980 52566 is as high
S: Abney level
jimbloomer
Subpoint
1
-420326/07/2014NC 41981 52582  F: rock
O: rock 15m S by cairn at NC 41980 52566 is as high
S: Abney level
P&EH
Subpoint
1



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Parked at track end, very tight. Past the cliffs, a track through bracken to the tributary of the main river, difficult to cross after the rains. Stayed on the left bank of the main river until the loch under the summit, and then straight up.iangalbraith27/08/2023
danpquinn07/01/2023
Parked on the verge by the side of the road just opposite and up from the passing place just past the track (plenty space and not in the passing place. Already 2 cars parked at the end of the track and no room for any more without blocking it. There bizzarley was also a car parked a little way up the track (wouldn;t have liked to take my car up there). Took track to end of cliffs then took non bracken line over the fence and up to the lochans (sort of following the Hugh's book but a bit more wiggly). Stayed left on heading up to the top set of cliffs and plenty easy grassy routes. Could go right or left. Turned out at 3.2 miles to the top. On the way back we took a much more direct line down to the left of the first lochan and made way easily down the slopes to cross the fence just down from it's corner (just up from the collapsed gate). Stuck to a line that avoided all bracken by largely just keeping to the left of it all the way down. Only 2.8 miles back. Dry underfoot and easy goingJulieB24/06/2022
WokingMike24/06/2022
Parked at 393539 at the start of the track south to Strabeg. Headed directly east from 393527 were an uphill track from a fallen gate keeps on the northside of the burn. April is a good month to do this... no bracken, short grass and very dry. 3 hour 15 minutes return, solo.bolton24/04/2022
From Strabeg track with Kevin via two tumps to fine rocky summit. Returned by leaving top in [wrong] direction to avoid and admire crags.lordtonult07/06/2021
Sick Kid19/08/2020
weaselmaster19/08/2020
From the Strabeg road end. After the initial cliffs, there are two areas of bracken to wade through on the way to the lochans. Took an unorthodox route up through the crags to the summit and descended North along the ridge. Took much longer than the minimum time suggested in the Hughs book. I made it 10.9k in total.NormanW08/07/2020
Simon Winton15/11/2019
Tricky13/10/2019
Am I allowed to hate a hill? Wonderful weather, beautiful wilderness, horribly tough going. Not my favourite Marilyn although with my favourite co-bagger trimarc2. The Boost bar at the end was the best tasting chocolate I’ve ever had.Fionalevey11/05/2019
trimarc211/05/2019
A great day and great views of my own homeland from the top. It took longer than I anticipated (three and a half hours in total)but glad I selected a time when the vegetation was low and the hill relatively dry. there is a gate in the fence at NC 39244 52762 then follow the burn selecting the tributaries running from the east.elizyanne26/04/2019
VerySlowPlodder01/04/2019
AndyS20/11/2018
Erik B29/07/2018
Dave McG29/07/2018
Tom Mundell05/07/2018
Trekking toes05/07/2018
From road south of Loch Eriboll, track west of cliffs then up mostly easy slopes on good ground. Summit cliffs look imposing but there are plenty of safe ways up. Main issue was the warm and still humidity.Topographer5702/06/2018
Parked on the verge next to the track at the head of Loch Eriboll and followed the track below Creag na Faolin. Contoured up on dryish grassy ground, crossing a fence, to join the stream draining the lochan, and then through a notch to the left of a vague waterfall. Past the lochan onto boggy flats with deer tracks across to steeper hillside, with short grass leading easily up. Traverse up across a broad and very vague, shallow coire, on the side of the broad ridge. Onto a small top (post) above a small lochan, down to the lochan, then up to an even smaller unmapped peaty lochan. Up to the right of quartzite crags then to an easy gully through the summit crags and on to the top. Misty, but route finding is straightforward, and it’s easy getting down, one bearing does the job.Gill07/05/2018
As others, track to Bothy from head of a Loch Eriboll. Once cliffs give way to slopes easy walk past a few lochans to summit, blocky rocks on top. Wild strong wind made hard work but clear. Good views all round esp. Ben Hope. 2/2N.Morters05/05/2018
2 of 4: From Loch Eribol, Strathbeag track.ChrisR19/04/2018
iainwalton13/04/2018
Along the track round the west side of Cread na Faoilinn, left the track at 39129 53105 and headed towards the top picking a route through the complex terrain. Returned via a route initially slightly further to the south for an easier descent.martin_hall02/04/2018
Martyn115/03/2018
tallscottishguy31/05/2017
From the bend at south end of Loch Eriboll. Initially good track around crag then up easy heather and moss slopes with a craggy last push to summit. Extremely windy all the way.Campbell Singer15/05/2017
petesimpson16/04/2017
grumpy24/07/2016
From lochside, old track leading to bothy in Alladale. Cut up hill once round the crag and easy line all way to summit. Good underfoot.nordicstar19/06/2016
A nice valley start then a good way up to the craggy top.jenx19/06/2016
Jim.Fothergill25/05/2016
From Meall an Ceirileach and then to Cnoc Dubhaidh.Alan Moore15/05/2016
Via Strabeg bothy. Boggy path even after recent dry weather.Tony S13/05/2016
Lorna S13/05/2016
PGCE23/03/2016
IainK13/03/2016
interloper24/06/2015
Fletch24/06/2015
Track beneath crags then up easy ground to summit. Nice one!AndrewFinnimore27/08/2014
LizH26/07/2014
PeterAH26/07/2014
aul-fogie07/07/2014
Interesting top with a complicated ascent route that can be simplified the further you go up the boggy estate road.Martin R26/05/2014
cjs26/05/2014
RichardM02/06/2013
Denise 02/06/2013
neilsan28/04/2013
iaindbrown10/03/2013
Up and down from Strabeg following Allt Odhrsgaraidh. There's a fine rocky summit ridge.Chris Peart22/11/2012
Colin Crawford22/11/2012
Ultima Thule12/09/2012
mae13/07/2012
softsquare24/05/2012
Alan Whatley07/04/2012
m0untain_n0mad12/09/2011
jimbloomer22/06/2011
GaryJones01/04/2011
chrispine26/02/2011
hill walker25/10/2010
3 kinnears07/04/2010
interloper08/07/2009
fasgadh17/05/2009
bjewing23/04/2009
Near Loch Eriboll. To start of track for a mile, Strabeg cottage came into view, then off over rough dry moor making a bee line for visible horizon. GPS said I was too far south. Saw a break in first line of crags from a distance, up by a stream. A second line of crags proved easier to get through, leaving a 500m stroll on sloping rocky slabs to the large cairn at edge of precipice. 12.15. Nice hill. Hope, Arkle, Foinaven, Cranstackie, Loch Eriboll and Hutig.arranc31/07/2008
Colin Crawford10/05/2007
alda07/10/2006
Alison R07/10/2006
GmacT09/09/2006
BaggerGutt29/08/2006
Kiltie22/07/2006
Visited on a whim - very fine hill.ger03/06/2006
richtea504018/04/2006
ajwxyzt18/04/2006
ad-lib13/03/2006
Out and back from Strabeg bothy.Eddie04/12/2005
assynt_bob14/05/2005
IainT11/05/2005
bertbarnett12315/03/2003
interesting approach, fine complex craggy hill, slabby summit block, no view, in clag. A838@403540 nr farm (occupied), into NW corrie then ascend thru outcrops & low cliffs RHW18/10/2001
chalky195304/08/2001
From A838 at head of Loch EribollBLACKHILL14/06/2001
Sherlock26/05/1998
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