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Name: | Smean |
Hill number: | 1156 |
Height: | 511m / 1677ft |
RHB Section: | 16C: Tongue to Wick and Helmsdale |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Berriedale |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y) |
Grid ref: | ND 03260 27623 |
Summit feature: | small cairn on rock tor |
Drop: | 212m |
Col: | 299m ND042272 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 17 (1:25k) 444E |
Survey: | obvious summit |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 172 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Braemore, loop of Càrn Mòr, Smean, Sal-vaich and Maiden Pap. Almost zero visibility, and lots of bog, but very nice. | Tisteln | 15/02/2024 |
From end of the road at Braemore. Morven and Carn Mor first, then across to here. On to Maiden Pap and return for an 18k round. | jonglew | 15/11/2023 |
Slippery rocks but a very easy scramble up. With jonglew & Helen. | Dangerous Dave | 15/11/2023 |
From Morven. Descended to the col without incident, then a straightforward grassy plod up easy slopes. Couldn't be bothered with Carn Mor. Fun, easy scramble up the 15 metres or so of the summit tor. 1100th Marilyn. | Owen B | 17/09/2023 |
from Morven and before Maiden Pap. An impressive rocky tor for a top. | IanHHill | 26/06/2023 |
See https://scotlandhills.net/hills-around-braemore-caithness/ | hill walker | 28/05/2023 |
Fantastic summit, with many quartz conglomerate tors. Done from Braemore as third top in a round of Maiden Pap, Carn Mor, Smean, Sal-vaich and the 3 tops of Scaraben. 
Great views all round, finished with walk beside river for return to Braemore. | clashcityrocker | 23/03/2023 |
Clockwise circuit of Morven and Scaraben etc from Braemore. Great wee summit. | daviemore | 16/07/2022 |
Loved the easy scramble | carole engel | 20/06/2022 |
From Sal-vaich after Scaraben. Easy way up this impressive outcrop from the N. On to Carn Mor. | sclater | 28/12/2021 |
Continuation after Morvern and Carn Mor. Interesting tors. | Peterb | 07/08/2021 |
On way back from Morven. Descended directly to bikes at Corrichoich. Minimal scramble to top on NE side. | willyross | 10/06/2021 |
Round of Scaraben, Smean and Maiden Pap from Braemore. Ascent of summit tor via gully on northeast side is not all hands free but there are no difficulties. | Topographer57 | 30/05/2021 |
Perfect November weather. The usual route to Morven from Braemore, then on to Carn Mor, a rocky cockscomb, then to Smean. I ended up traversing the summit ridge, not realising that there's an easy way up the gully in the middle. Greasy rock in the cold, so all fives needed on the way down. An ATV track runs down all the way from the summit plateau to Corricoich, faint in places. | Gill | 25/11/2020 |
2 of 2 | VerySlowPlodder | 08/11/2020 |
From Maiden Pap. Good underfoot as I was expecting a bog. Interesting top. Onwards to Scaraben. Solo. | bolton | 08/09/2020 |
from Maiden Pap across pathless terrain | KeithByTheC | 25/09/2019 |
From Carn Mor after ascending Morven. Nice easy scramble to top. | PeterD | 23/06/2019 |
4 of 7: From Carn Mor. | ChrisR | 12/07/2016 |
tick | chazzyboy19 | 17/04/2016 |
Solo jog, on a very wet and windy round of Scaraben and Morven | amswanston | 03/01/2016 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 29/12/2015 |
Summit ted on the way back from Morven | Nozzer | 14/07/2015 |
Lovely conglomerate summit. | BigJ | 14/07/2015 |
self | davidsbatty | 11/07/2014 |
Good parking at road end. Up track and across to summit via Maiden Pap. | AndrewFinnimore | 15/06/2014 |
Sunny, windy, hot, splendid rock tors, good views. | iangalbraith | 08/06/2014 |
Anti-clockwise round from Maiden Pap to East Scaraben. Interesting rocky summit. | Minto | 07/06/2014 |
round of 4 marilyns from braemore. | robertphillips | 07/06/2014 |
W Jenx on the round of the 4 Marilyns; Maiden Pap, Smean, Morven and Scaraben. A 9 hour day in generally good weather, very wet underfoot though after the dowsing yesterday. Up from Braemore - after Maiden Pap cut across the moor, not too difficult, interesting conglomerate top. And the mist descended! | nordicstar | 06/06/2014 |
Solo | HFB | 06/08/2013 |
Galltywenallt | 29/07/2013 | |
Nice, exposed summit tor is fun to scramble up. Hill gives a good vantage for Morven and Maiden Pap. | sotabagger | 27/05/2013 |
From Breamore Lodge, with Mora | BLACKHILL | 27/05/2010 |
After Morven across tussock crossing two streams, up to a flattish area under the final rocky spurs. The top was the highest of several 25' high lumps of conglomerate reached after a scramble using both hands. 15.00. Griam Mor and Beg, Maiden Pap, Scriaben. Classic walk. | arranc | 16/06/2008 |
fine conglomerate summit tor. braemore 073304, tks & sheep paths to Morven, retn direct from Scaraben | RHW | 25/07/2000 |
Round of Maiden Pap to East Scaraben as in Corbett book. | Eddie | 07/06/1996 |
Ascended from Morven in sunny weather. | JohnW | 06/08/1994 |
anguscow | 18/03/2024 | |
NickF | 22/07/2023 | |
Tricky | 08/06/2023 | |
ketzster | 21/11/2022 | |
danpquinn | 02/10/2022 | |
georgeh60 | 09/07/2022 | |
Robin56 | 01/06/2022 | |
scoob | 31/12/2021 | |
Fi | 31/12/2021 | |
bobhem25 | 24/08/2021 | |
TONY DEALL | 27/06/2021 | |
alda | 19/06/2021 |