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Name:A' Chailleach
Hill number:623
Height:929.3m / 3049ft
Section:09B: Glen Albyn and the Monadh Liath
Classification:Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y
Drop:108.3m
Col:820.9m  NH 6745 0432  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
679129/03/2015NH 68111 04169  F: Cairn/Windshelter.Craig67
Summit
Jim
894011/07/2015NH 67461 04312  
S: Leica RX1250
Alda
Col
GJ
894111/07/2015NH 68112 04168  F: Cairn
S: Leica RX1250
Alda
SummitX
GJ
1620916/10/2016NH 68111 04169  F: Cairn/windshelterDSM
Summit
Jim
2888320/08/2019NH 68112 04167  F: Large cairnDSM
Summit
DM
3632130/08/2021NH 68111 04168  F: Large cairn / wind shelter.chrisbien
Summit
GJ
4041819/03/2023NH 68113 04167  F: Large cairn/shelterDSM
Summit
DM
-228711/09/2009NH 68110 04170  F: cairn/windshelterLR
Summit
-228830/05/2011NH 68113 04166  F: cairn/windshelterK&AD
Summit
-228910/06/2011NH 68112 04166  F: cairn/windshelterPK
Summit
-229025/05/2011NH 68109 04167  F: cairn/windshelterBengt Karlsonn
Summit
-229106/02/2015NH 68114 04166  F: cairn/windshelterDSM
Summit



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From Carn Sgulain . Back west to boggy Bealach then contour SW down around head of valley then path up to A’Chailleach. Then west along ridge to Geal Charn before boggy descent back to Glen Banchor road end. Crossed footbridge. With Walkers.Denise 06/10/2023
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
Starting from the Glen Banchor car par and going up an estate track by east side of Allt a Chaorainn. Made way N up towards the corrie and then climbed Am Bodach from the SE. Follow around through intermittent peat hags to Carn Sgulain. SW to to Carn Sgulain W Top and then prescribe an arc to avoid the steepest slopes of Allt Cuil an Caillich. Follow at times boggy track down SSW from A Chailleach. Here comes the mistake - forded Allt a Chaorainn (in spate!!). Wet feet... didn't study map at 1:25000 which indicates a footbridge further south. Not shown on 1:50000. Lessons learned. To be fair the bridge is unseen in woodland, but on the way up, there is a small cairn by the track.DampandDusty27/08/2023
Ascent from Glenbanchor Car Park to A' Chailleach along Allt a'Chaorainn via Lurg. Descent to bealach (on Allt Cuil na Caillich) to Carn Sgulain. Follow fence posts to Am Bodach and descent to Geal Charn and down to path/trach that follows Allt na Beinne and return to car park.raymooremanx24/06/2023
Sunny views from Last top reached of Monadh Liath Munros with N&Bainzwils24/06/2023
Circuit from Glen Banchor. 2 of 6thekirkie pirate09/06/2023
Boggy traverse but worth it compare to previous 2 hoursTrantham Clan22/05/2023
Fine day doing the circuit with tops in sunshine from Glen Banchor car parkPDuncan8213/05/2023
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 W Top - Carn Sgulain - A’ Chailleach - Geal Charn, Creag na h-Iolaire - Glen Banchor.Mark Jackson19/08/2022
RIB, Bran HFB29/07/2022
Great day out in Monadhliath with Yeltzbagger. Carried on over Carn Sgulain..Stevie n Tay21/07/2022
Dry, overcast, mild, mostly light winds, once here after long wearying excursion you can see all the way down so a quick jog down was called for; at car in an hour. Just under 6h for whole excursion.NorfolkPT2116/07/2022
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
With Rod, Grant and John to Carn an Fhreiceadain up west path. Then split and Rod and I went cross country to pick up the Munroes on repeat (second for Rod, fourth for me). Grant picked us up at the car park.SS05/06/2022
With Bob and Iain.Chris Ellis16/01/2022
Solo round of Càrn Dearg, Càrn Sgulain and A'Chailleach from parking spot in Glen Banchor. 7.15am start with headtorch. Circuit clockwise to get the long walk in out of the way, Quite a lot of bog encountered befoer the 250m pull up to the top of Càrn Dearg. Less bog up on the plateau, sometimes squelchy sections of peat, and sometimes frozen, with the occasional patch of icy snow to circumvent, so it was slow going at times. Dry weather, but bitterly cold wind up top. Long plod over the plateau before arriving at Carn Sgulain - there was a group of 3 ladies at the summit, so I said hello, but has no plans to stop at the top, so tapped the summit and headed over to A' Chailleach before the long descent. 7h 9min time.mproudfoot15/01/2022
Good day out with Brian and Grant, very wet and bogy but weather turned out good.Kevthecat15/11/2021
BIGGEST BOG FEST EVERsupermario15/11/2021
With Jack, Sue, Geoff Post-GMC trip (Roybridge)fellie09/11/2021
From Newtonmore - A'Chaileach, Carn Sgulain, Carn Dearg. With Sue, Jack and Ellie. Post GMC trip.Geoff Briggs09/11/2021
With Adam from parking on Glen Road. We were helping The James Hutton Institute with their Cairngorms Fungi Project. We both went to the top of A'Chailleach. While I took samples at 4 sites Adam went on to Carn Sgulain to do the same. I then went onto Geal Charn before meeting up with Adam again.chrisbien30/08/2021
A' Chailleach, Carn Sgulain West Top, Carn Sgulain, Geal Charnkeithouk22/08/2021
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
The 3 Monadh Liath Munros - Walkhighlands routehummusg23/06/2021
did three Monadh Liaths- wet and windy and dreary as I feared!. Did notice the fine Cladonia lawn just below the summityounggl14/06/2021
Round off three Munros and the various tops. Total distance 28km and ascent of 1350mPilotralph 30/05/2021
See Carn Dearg for description of route.lindslow20/09/2020
5 of 6: From Geal Charn. With Karen.ChrisR23/08/2020
From Carn Macoul, circuit of the Munros and tops. Sunny and hot. With B and R.jenx08/08/2020
With Karen. Overcast but dry. Tops clear all dayHighland Days14/07/2020
Gorgeaous day, deep snow above 300m. Carn Dearg, Carn Sgulain & A'ChailleachHuwel25/02/2020
Done in v.light drizzle and mist, but for the time of the year the conditions weren't too bad at all.Alex C03/11/2019
With Winnie, wintryStrathcarron29/10/2019
Alan,Chris,Gavin,Jane,Toril,WillieNHWC21/06/2019
With Ben and Sally. Ben's first Munro. Walked over some small snow fields. Good views.Victor10/04/2019
From car park at end of small road up from Newtonmore. Over river and up A' Chailleach. Some patches of snow. Returned same way. With Dad and Sally. My first Munro.Ben10/04/2019
A’Chailleach & Carn Sgulain from behind NewtonmoreAjm031017/11/2018
B&A. Wet, boggy bits, v misty all day. With Carn Sgulain & Carn Dearg.Morning13/08/2018
With Keith.christine9928/05/2018
With ChristineKeith9925/05/2018
Keith Armour, Craig Brackenridge, Barry McGarahan Final hill of three on a early summers day Lovely.ian-e05/05/2018
On skis, with Tim Elliot. On way to Carn Sgulain. neil hutton17/03/2018
Long hungover plod with the class of 77 after weekend at Mill CottageCapt Malbec23/09/2017
Climbed with Baz C. started at car park NW of Newtonmore. 1st of 2 today.187lenny17/09/2017
with Jamie, John and Stephenjoedurham8820/08/2017
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
With ABJohnthemate01/04/2017
Afternoon walk with Carn Sgulain. Cloudy on the way there, blue sky on the way back! A bit of a slog up via the bothy.twg2712/03/2017
up from newtonmore cold snowy climbiannotts28/02/2017