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| Name: | Heacla |
| Hill number: | 12338 |
| Height: | 219m / 718ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 1629 Carnan |
| RHB Section: | 24D: Barra to Barra Head |
| County/UA: | Na h-Eileanan Siar [Western Isles] |
| Island: | Mingulay |
| Class: | Tump (200-299m) (Tu,2) |
| Grid ref: | NL558822 (est) |
| Drop: | 38m |
| Col: | 181m NL557823  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 31 (1:25k) 452S |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 41 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Boat trip from castlebay. | robertphillips | 19/06/2023 |
| RH Soc trip. 8 of 9 | thekirkie pirate | 19/06/2023 |
| Easy track from wardens house to the col. then rough grass to summit. Mist. | cjo | 19/06/2023 |
| On RHSoc booked boat trip. Weather not so good as previous day - got nappy rash. See other comments from crew on same date. | davechaffey | 19/06/2023 |
| dave g | 19/06/2023 | |
| A well worn path from the warden's cottage leads to the coll between Carnan and Heacla, from where both summits can be easily climbed. | summitter | 18/06/2023 |
| From Carnan easily then more difficult spongy ground on direct descent to boat. | lordtonult | 18/06/2023 |
| Simple add-on after visiting the Marilyn. With David J. | Dangerous Dave | 18/06/2023 |
| Hebridean Sea Cruises trip. Path from wardens to col and then spongy tough going to top. Very fine weather, hot. | fasgadh | 16/06/2023 |
| Simon Winton | 18/06/2021 | |
| Deeply vegetated ten years after grazing ceased. Overflown by bonxies and a golden eagle. An awesome day. | Rob Rees | 12/05/2019 |
| On boat trip on Boy James with Francis and Ronald skipper and crew organised by Mervyn Jack. | Thearlaichdubh | 06/08/2018 |
| A short but steep climb with Charlie from 568827. Hard going underfoot. Just over the hour return. | bolton | 06/08/2018 |
| Alex C | 06/08/2018 | |
| carole engel | 15/08/2017 | |
| thelonious | 09/08/2017 | |
| RHB trip on Boy James. Bagged en-route to island summit. | jonglew | 06/07/2014 |
| On the Tricky trip in beau weather. Managed the summit and 3 Tumps. Views of stacks to West, scary propositions! Bonxies reasonably behaved, could have done with another 30 mins for the other two Tumps, was running as it was! | nordicstar | 06/07/2014 |
| assynt_bob | 06/07/2014 | |
| Tricky | 06/07/2014 | |
| IWC | 29/05/2014 | |
| PaulineC | 29/05/2014 | |
| daviemore | 26/05/2014 | |
| AndyS | 06/05/2014 | |
| Bagged on way to Carnan. | Dugswell2 | 04/05/2014 |
| As Doug says. | Martin R | 04/05/2014 |
| RHB trip on 'Boy James' | HFB | 04/05/2014 |
| nicolajane | 04/05/2014 | |
| Went up without realising this was a listed hill Good views of Berneray and the end of the Hebrides | ChinnockC | 07/08/2013 |
| Colin Crawford | 03/07/2010 | |
| From NL 570 832 and on to Carnan and Cnoc Mhic a Phi. | summitsup | 02/06/2009 |
| Sherlock | 23/05/2006 | |
| Nice weather. | Adrian | 21/05/2006 |
| Kiltie | 21/05/2006 | |
| 3 kinnears | 21/05/2006 | |
| prosaic summit but what a location. gMcleod boat from Castlebay, +_ simple landing on rocks S of Bay, 566829 | RHW | 29/07/2001 |
| Minto | 29/07/2001 | |
| Arctica | 29/07/2001 | |
| GordonAdshead | 01/07/2001 | |
| Belfarm | blank | |
| StueyB | blank |