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Name: | Dun Coillich |
Hill number: | 139 |
Height: | 572m / 1877ft |
RHB Section: | 02A: Loch Rannoch to Glen Lyon |
County/UA: | Perth and Kinross |
Catchment: | Tay |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y) |
Grid ref: | NN 76251 53639 |
Summit feature: | no feature 3m W of cairn |
Drop: | 187m |
Col: | 385m NN751540 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 42 51 52 (1:25k) OL49W 386W |
Observations: | summit 230m W is 1-2m lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 215 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
A community event being held here meant that we were lucky to squeeze in to the car park.Nice hill.Good paths and views. | ARM | 16/09/2023 |
Parked at the community carpark, easy walk to the top returning the same way. | Fellhugger | 13/09/2023 |
From Dun Coillich community car park clockwise on green & white path, and white dot path to summit. Paths good, single file. Continued clockwise on green & white path to boardwalk in NW & connected straight to Schiehallion path. Straight up & down, back on board walk & back clockwise on boggy green path. Some well placed benches around Dun Coillich with great views of Schiehallion. | Lynnebe | 12/07/2023 |
Parked in the community wood car park, very pleasant walk post wedding! 4km up and down in just over an hour... | Nicky C | 17/02/2023 |
08.30 start after sitting out rain showers for half an hour. Up the community woodland path till at 400m having to turn up the grass & heather to the summit 
My 999 Marilyn and ready to do my 1000th in three hours time with Alan Dawson and Norman Wares 
Stayed dry | vegibagger | 01/10/2022 |
As others, parked in the community woodland car park. Followed green/white trail branching off for summit. Returned via red trail. Unfortunately no time left to seek out the geographical centre of mainland Scotland site. | Hirta | 01/09/2022 |
Veryhappybunny | 07/04/2022 | |
Up waymarked path from car park to SE. | PeteF | 22/02/2022 |
Clockwise via waymarked footpath from Glengoulandie car park. Handy WC in shed at car park but needs 4-digit code for entry (not supplied)! | willyross | 15/11/2021 |
Nice Autumn walk. Up to the summit via waymarked trail. Then around the other trails with a heather bashing detour to the Centre of Scotland. | Fife Walking | 12/09/2021 |
Nightmarishly rough. Didn’t twig from reading beforehand that the nature trail path is circular. Wish I had turned left (south, roughly) after crossing the burn and joining the marked path, not right. | Rounsfell | 22/08/2021 |
After Schiehallion before cycling back to Aberfeldy. Via waymarked paths from car park to SE. | Mark Jackson | 20/08/2021 |
A good walk from the Dun Coillich Community car park, which is not easy to spot when coming from the N; the sign looks like a B&B advert! A nice easy grassy path, with white way markers at first, then green and white stripes, then white spots on green. Good scenery, still some wild flowers, blooming heather, bilberries and lots of bees. | Gill | 19/08/2021 |
As others from community car park GR768529 on B846, then follow white and green route,then green route to summit. Great little hill with good views of Schiehallion and Farragon Hill. 2.5miles 1hr15 up and down the same way. Could make it longer by returning via a different trail. | JulieB | 16/06/2021 |
From Dun Coillich community car park at NN768529. Followed gree and white marker posts rather too far (didn't see any track N towards summit), ended up ascending from ca NN757533 to W top (571m), across to main top (572m), descended S through a gully back to green and white markers and return to car park. | kdbennett | 09/05/2021 |
From the Community car park, following marker posts (green and white to the southern shoulder of Dun Coillich, then green with white spots to just below the summit) along a good path spangled with primroses. A credit to the Highland Perthshire Communities Land Trust. | Nick Down1 | 23/04/2021 |
Following way markers from carpark. | Frannibaggins | 04/11/2020 |
From White Bridge. Following the green marked posts to about the 450m contour (slightly north of west from White Bridge) considerably reduces the necessary heather bashing. | Owen B | 27/09/2020 |
From the community woodland car park at White Bridge crossed the burn via a lift gate and got onto a path marked with green painted posts. Followed this until North of the summit then waded through the heather to the top, which was pretty hard going to be honest. Retraced steps back to the car, with boots full of heather scraps! | summitter | 20/09/2019 |
From White Bridge. | Winterfloodian | 12/06/2019 |
From the N.E. Tough terrain. Great views. Nice day with Bob. | Play2End | 29/12/2018 |
Solo. From Dùn Coillich Community Wood Carpark. Followed path marked with posts (green/white at top) south of summit to point SW of summit then over west top to main top of Dùn Coillich. Descended NE on rather rough ground to meet peat track. Followed this (posts green at top) to gate in new deer fence near White Bridge. Continued on W side of fence on route still marked by green topped posts back to carpark but this section is much vegetated. A beautiful sunny afternoon with excellent views of Schiehallion and many other peaks. | pwbellarby | 04/09/2018 |
From Dun Coillich Community Car Park. Through removable section of deer fence, over burn and through gate in further deer fence. Turned right along path marked with green posts, followed around base of hill and up shoulder until it starts to drop down again. Turned left along faint track marked with yellow flags and followed within 50m of flags to the summit avoiding heather where possible. | raffemeister | 30/08/2018 |
From Community Car Park. White post marks start of official route, a bit overgrown with nettles. Instead better path by dropping down from large cabin. Keep deer fence on your left up to gate, then pick up green & white posts. Good path until green posts with white dot (steep, heather) take you to top. | PeteN | 25/08/2018 |
Started from Community CP up from chalet park. Good marked path swings round to left of hill but cut off to summit overgrown and deep heather everywhere. From summit,a marked path heads north and probably links with peat track which leaves from the Community gate just north of White bridge. I would try that next time, my route was rough and took 70 mins | Coinneach | 22/08/2018 |
From community car park, very east ascent. over the bridge at the bottom of the CP, follow white posts, then green/white until you get to a green with white dot, then follow until near the top. Top protected by lots of heather, a faint path now appearing. | Jhimmy | 31/03/2018 |
From Braes of Foss carpark. I stayed in the forest, keeping to its edge. It would have been better to go round its outside. Then some marker posts and heather to the top. Trees taking over. | Alan Moore | 21/02/2018 |
From Schiehallion CP. Don't. Good track to the base of hill, cross deer fence, then nightmare terrain, not assisted by snow. Still, more exercise, which was the purpose of this route. Low cloud, cold but calm. | iangalbraith | 18/02/2018 |
2 of 3: From B846 Dun Coillich CP. | ChrisR | 25/01/2018 |
Started from white bridge. Footpath on map is blocked by new fence. Climb over it or take a faint track that takes you to a stile a km further on near the trees. Watch out on this hill for holes for new trees. | tallblond | 14/11/2016 |
Enjoyable walk from Community Woodland CP with jonglew | SteveG | 13/11/2016 |
From the car park to the SE. Round to the left, lost the marking posts but no problems, to the summit. Should have gone back the same way, but made a circuit clockwise. Unfortunately the ground NNW of the car park is very difficult walking, with concealed holes in the bracken/bog every few steps. It's been suggested that each hole was dug to provide earth for a newly planted tree, but I'm not convinced. | Pete R | 27/07/2016 |
Superb sunny day, heathery slopes | N.Morters | 19/03/2016 |
M J O. Ascent from community car park and south side of hill. Snow covering spongy heather higher up. Blue sky day with no wind. 800th Marilyn. | Martin66 | 28/02/2016 |
Follow the posts all the way up. Round the hill to the left. Good views. | jenx | 03/02/2016 |
With Jenx and Will. From the CP at the community woodland. Followed the marked trail up, good path if a little circuitous. Came back more directly to Start point with a river crossing to manage. | nordicstar | 03/02/2016 |
nr 3 today up from white bridge deep heather to summit. | robertphillips | 01/06/2014 |
After Drummond Hill. Park at the Community woodland and just blast straight up. rather dwarfed by Schiehallion. baking hot. 1 hour on hill | Thearlaichdubh | 20/04/2014 |
Used marked trail from community woodland. | AndrewFinnimore | 20/04/2014 |
Self and dog, from White Bridge. Lovely weather, but snow knee-deep in places on the north side. Wish I'd had my snowshoes! | Invicta14 | 24/03/2014 |
With Mora, parking on the B846 at nn768528 | BLACKHILL | 25/04/2013 |
Ascended from the Braes of Foss car park. Good views of Schiehallion. | JohnW | 18/06/2012 |
Quick easy evening walk | tcrannoch | 08/07/2011 |
Solo | HFB | 21/10/2005 |
Parked in the Schiehallion car park to the north. Used the track until near the hut circle, then straight to top. Done in the company of many baggers celebrating Colin Kinnear entering the MHoF. | garyhoney | 19/06/2004 |
Up from road through knee deep bracken and purple heather. | Eddie | 26/07/2003 |
With Claire. | MickyRoss | 22/09/2002 |
Up standard route to Schiehallion, then down to bottom of east ridge and up Dun Coillich | Gallovidian | 19/03/2000 |
From White Bridge. Through a deer gate and over another to moor. Steady climb over swamp for 750' and final 3/4m plod to top. | arranc | 08/04/1999 |
great little hill, stunning view to Schiehallion & Beinn a'Ghlo. from road to E from gap in fence opp gateway | RHW | 06/12/1998 |