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Name:Marabhal
Hill number:12386
Height:162m / 531ft
Parent (Ma):1620  Roineabhal [Roneval]
RHB Section:24C: North Uist, South Uist and Nearby Islands
County/UA:Na h-Eileanan Siar [Western Isles]
Island:South Uist
Watershed:Long Island
Class:Tump (100-199m)
(Tu,1)
Grid ref:NF 79644 15750
Summit feature:cairn on outcrop
Drop:77m
Col:85m  NF798154  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 31
(1:25k) 452N 453S
Survey:obvious summit
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 25 users)ByDate of Ascent
Circuit from North Glendale. The start of path shown on map not present on ground, so followed track track running E along coast then SE to climb Beinn Bheag. Joined path running SE then climbed Hairtebreac (all the high points), across to Roineabhal, along ridge to Cruachan and Marabhal, and finally the long pull to Easabhal (summit and 3 cairns of similar height) - lots of rock slabs on this hill. Descent back to North Glendale. Hot and sunny.RobertP14/06/2023
Parked south of gate beside road after second last house. Then up to last house to join a track to a gate & open hillside enroute to Marabhal, then onto Cruachan via the rocky Stump to the west of it. Then out to Hairtebreac a fine Tump with a fine Stump to the ESE via the corridor route. Down and along to Roineabhal [Roneval] in strong sunshine with Dangerous Dave. Back directly to car contouring around the 150 m level to the south of Cruachan,Dugswell204/06/2022
Permission to park on patch of mown grass opposite field gate given by owner of bungalow opposite. Walked up to the top of the South Glendale road, then on track giving access to hillside. With Dugswell2.Dangerous Dave04/06/2022
From SW as per Jim, track to gate then up. Strong breeze again after calm morningRHW24/04/2022
Bus to end of S Glendale track. Rough traverse to Easabhal then NW to N Glendale and back along road to Lochboisdale. Sunny, fresh NE breeze.Thearlaichdubh23/04/2022
Parked by 20’container in South Glen Dale. Along coast & up to Roineabhal, to Cruachan, Marabhal and to Easabhal. Good wx, strong S’ly breeze. With PM.CJM19/05/2018
From Cruachan with CM. West to Easabhal next.bolton19/05/2018
Roadside parking at NF 7915 1492. Followed coast path, accessible through a garden! to Roneval first. Onto Hairtebreac, Cruachan, Marabhal and Easabhal for a pleasant 8 miles. With Carole Engel.jonglew18/08/2017
Shapely little hill linking the two MarilynsPeteN30/06/2015
Easy ascent from turning circle. Park before it.jimbloomer28/09/2014
AlanD18/05/2023
mae26/04/2022
govanah05/09/2021
Pete R06/06/2019
Adrian09/08/2018
Gavin Theobald29/04/2018
carole engel18/08/2017
nicolajane01/06/2017
Alex C01/10/2013
chalky195316/07/2012
richtea504014/07/2012
assynt_bob31/05/2011
3 kinnears24/05/2006
RichardM28/05/2004
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