Meall an Fhuarain

Name:	Meall an Fhuarain
Hill number:	6813
Height:	503m / 1650ft
Section:	16D: Altnaharra to Dornoch
Classification:	Tu,5,HF,Y
Drop:	51m
Col:	452m NC622231

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Feature	mossy knoll on peat hag
Observations	pronounced summit 800m S at NC 61197 22767 is c 2m lower
Survey:	Abney level
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Entry no.	Date recorded	Grid Ref.	Feature / Observations / Survey	Recorded by	Status	Latest review
23171	16/05/2018	NC 61080 23550	F: mossy knoll on peat hag O: pronounced summit at NC 61197 22767 is c 2m lower S: Abney level	jimbloomer	Summit	Jim
-20570	09/06/2014	NC 61079 23549	F: small prominent peat hag O: ground 350m N at NC 61103 23798 is probably lower	RHW	Summit	Jim
4604	09/06/2014	NC 61079 23549	F: Small prominent peat hag O: Tussocks at NC 61103 23798 lower.	RHW	Extracted	GG

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Logged Descriptions (logged by 8 users)	By	Date of Ascent
See Chleansaid	StueyB	09/08/2023
Loop of 6 tops from Crask Inn (Creag Sgoilteach, Meall na Teanga, MaF SW Top, Meall an Fhuarain, Meall na Caillich, MaF W Top. Left the path by the sheepfold and joined it again after the tops at Bealach Easach. More or less straight line between all the tops, saving some climb by contouring where possible. Plenty of peat haggs and golden plovers.	Tisteln	13/04/2023
Parked (with permission) at 686310 for a long (12h30) round of 3 Simms, 4 HFs and 2 subs. Meall nan Aighean, Creag na h-Iolaire, Maol Coire a' Mhile, Meall a' Bhata, Meall an Fhuarain, Meall an Eoin, Meall Meadhonach, Meall Ailein and The Whip.	PGCE	03/05/2021
From forest track 5k S of Crask Inn.	chalky1953	09/06/2014
29 mile 16 summit circuit from Crask, based on Klibreck.	RHW	09/06/2014
	Gavin Theobald	06/11/2020
	jimbloomer	16/05/2018
	Arctica	10/02/2011