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Name:Leac nan Gaidhseich
Hill number:7886
Height:655.4m / 2150ft
Parent (Ma):684  Sgurr a' Mhaoraich
RHB Section:10A: Glen Shiel to Loch Hourn and Loch Quoich
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Ness
Class:Unclassified
(Un)
Grid ref:NG 98439 04873
Summit feature:vegetated rock
Drop:19.3m
Col:636.1m  NG948049  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 33
(1:25k) 414S
Survey:Leica Disto D510/Leica RX1250
Comments:deleted Subsimm May 2018 following survey
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 25 users)ByDate of Ascent
Up via the falls on Allt Coire nan Cnamh. Pushing 30m and still impressive despite the dry weather. Pathless but easy ground from there to top. A reasonable path (not marked on landranger 33) goes up into the corrie, which would make a quick way onto Sgurr a' Mhaoraich Beag.IainT22/06/2023
With trimarc2. Started the day from the most wonderful stay at Invergarry Hotel. Thought we could beat the weather to ascend the Munro but the weather beat us. Still - lovely small top to reach when deciding to head no further. Extremely wet. Highlight was being forced to stop on the drive in as the 8 stags had no desire to move out of the way.Fionalevey26/01/2022
As described by Fionatrimarc226/01/2022
Second day of a caravan trip to Corpach, near Fort William and I settled on a hike on the north side of Loch Quoich (called Cuaich on some maps). There is a surprisingly well-built path up and over Sgurr Coire nan Eiricheallach (891m) and to the large cairn on top of Sgurr A’ Mhaoraich (1027m), a Munro. There was cloud above 850m to start with, but this was lifting and by the time I made it to the summit, there were great views down Loch Hourn. I bagged the Munro Top of Sgurr A’ Mhaoraoch Beag (948m), then contoured across the southern slope of the Munro and down to Leac nan Gaidhseich, returning to the road at the newish turbine building and walked the roughly 4km back to the car. Dry all day, even in the cloud, 6hrs all in.chillyman829/05/2021
Stalkers path beyond dam from NH011035, over summit to bag the top of Mhaoraich Beag, contoured back round main summit to start point.nordicstar18/12/2000
RS NB JH. Loch Quoich (011035) to Sgurr a'Mhaoraich, Sgurr a'M Beag & return over Leac nan Gaidhseich. Fine sunny intervals & feezing at all levels.Vin18/12/2000
On broad ridge on way to Sgurr a'Mhaoraich.Aye Jimmy21/04/1995
Badders16/09/2023
Dave McG27/03/2023
Craig6704/10/2021
Kendall15/02/2021
rocket-ron12/02/2021
hillhunter21/03/2020
alda16/05/2018
Paul and Terri23/07/2016
clanbonham03/04/2016
Tartantraveller21/03/2015
chalky195305/09/2010
NormanW02/07/2008
dave g01/09/2005
grumpy26/01/2003
clanbonham21/05/1994
benarmine30/04/1988
bolton05/04/1988
Alan Whatley30/05/1986