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| Name: | Oireabhal [Oreval] |
| Hill number: | 1590 |
| Height: | 662.2m / 2173ft |
| RHB Section: | 24B: Harris and Nearby Islands |
| County/UA: | Na h-Eileanan Siar [Western Isles] |
| Island: | Lewis and Harris |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Graham, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NB 08399 09965 |
| Summit feature: | rock 20m WNW of large cairn |
| Drop: | 419m |
| Col: | 243m NB072122  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 13 14 (1:25k) 456 |
| Observations: | large cairn is at NB 08416 09954 |
| Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 227 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From the loch/road corner. With Richard T after StKilda | jef | 10/09/2023 |
| R great Jim F | Richard Tait | 10/09/2023 |
| From Abhainn Suidhe. Up the track to the dam, along the pipeline, up to Lag Garbh then to the south col and up the south ridge. | Owen B | 23/05/2023 |
| Repeat visit. Parked at NB 0550 0814 for a long circuit of 11 summits, ranging as far as Muladal and Taran Mor. 10 hours. 3/11 | PGCE | 03/04/2023 |
| From Ulabhal. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 05/09/2022 |
| Started from Abhuinnsuidhe and followed track to Loch Chliostair dam. Went up left side [W] spur and up to top, returning via S ridge to col and back down W corrie to dam. | IanHHill | 29/05/2022 |
| Summit in thick cloud. With CM. 055082 park, to the dam, pipeline, bealach and over Bidigidh. 4.75 hours. | bolton | 14/09/2021 |
| Heather | garbo1103 | 23/05/2021 |
| Amhuinnsuidhe to Loch Chliostair dam on mountain bike. Then: Loch Chliostair > Loch Maolaig > Tiorga Mor > Loch Maolaig > Loch Chliostair > Lag Garbh > Oireabhal > Lag Garbh > Loch Chliostair. Back by bike. | Winterfloodian | 15/10/2020 |
| G and A | arthurwhittaker | 19/06/2019 |
| Enjoyable and surprisingly easy walk from near Salmon Hatchery via Bidigigh. Excellent views- I was getting used to seeing St Kilda from Eileanan Siar in the sunshine. On to Loch Uladal via Ulaval and the bealch btw Ulaval and Muladal. I noted (from below) a steeper descent from the bealch N of Muladal would have been free of craggy ground, too. Rough going to Loch Uladal the last mile, but worth it for the magnificent rock scenery, complete with a Golden Eagle circling above the overhang. Very good path from Loch Uladal to start. | pwheeler | 14/05/2019 |
| From a car space at the end of the tarred road to the salmon farm. Rained intermittently to 500m then snow followed by white out. | iangalbraith | 09/05/2019 |
| 2018 LAMM | Geoff Briggs | 01/06/2018 |
| An unplanned hill, but seeing as it was so close to Bidigidh decided to tack it on the end. Returned to the car (NB 0656 0732) by contouring round NW sides of Bidigidh and Cleiseabhal. Ground all very rough and broken, although fortunately dry. | jonglew | 27/05/2018 |
| Beautiful bright day with views to St Kilda. Cleiseabhal, Bidigidh, Oireabhal, Ulabhal, Muladal, Tiorga Beag, Tiorga Mor. Followed fine summit ridge to NE before descending S into glen. Excellent views, including towards Sron Uladal. | RobertP | 22/05/2018 |
| Three Golden Eagles circling .... amazing! | summitter | 31/03/2018 |
| With Graham Illing. From car near main road (10:45), past power station almost to dam and followed pipeline into corrie. Up to ridge and Oirebhal summit (12:35). Windy. Followed ridge to Ulabhal, then NW down to col and path N for view of Sron Uladail overhang (14:45). Graham returned from here; I took a steep route SW up to ridge and over Tiorga Beag to Tiorga Mor (17:05; in cloud). Went briefly SE on ridge, then down steep SW slopes to path and followed this back to road. Finish 18:45. | dbb | 19/09/2017 |
| From Cliasmol. Cleiseabhal via SW ridge, a superb ridge walk to Bidigidh, steep ascent of Oireabhal, and a return by-passing the summit of Cleiseabhal. Wild beauty and ever more breathtaking views of the Harris Hills, Taransay and the white sand beaches. | Nick Down1 | 22/07/2017 |
| Solo. A Sron Uladail Horseshoe. | Vin | 12/10/2016 |
| Sunny day. From layby at NB081063 out and back over Cleiseabhal. | Rounsfell | 02/10/2016 |
| MMC walk with Rob Wight, Ron Dorn and Phil Barlow. Parking 500m up track to powerstation. Over Tiorga ridge, down to bealach by Loch Aisebhat, and back over Oireval ridge. 2K jog back to car. Windy with low cloud from 500m. 7 hours | alexmaclennan | 19/09/2016 |
| done along with tiogra mor from track to dam | robertphillips | 14/09/2014 |
| Up track to the dam then up the steep ridge of Tiorga Mòr, then Tiorga Beag, Ulabhal, Oireabhal, Bidigidh and Cleiseabhal on an improving morning. | Dugswell2 | 12/09/2014 |
| Oireabhal (NB 084100) S/F NB 055082 Day walk with K. Mild, calm broken cloud 2000 feet. K tired and slow so left at about 076097 whilst I climb to sumit. Top draw navigation to collect K at first attempt and rescue from midges. | John Young | 01/08/2014 |
| East to west traverse of North Harris mountains with Franni Baggins starting at Bunavoneadar and finishing at Bedersaig. Climbed after Stulaval. Continued on to Tirga Mor and Husival Mor. | raffemeister | 26/05/2014 |
| Great peak. Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 12/03/2014 |
| Foggy tramp N-S along the ridge. | Smudge | 22/09/2013 |
| Detour on return from Tirga Mhor | Topographer57 | 18/09/2013 |
| The Old Post Office House Abhainn Suidhe -> Ulabhal -> Oreval [Oireabhal] -> Cleiseabhal -> The Old Post Office House Abhainn Suidhe | briandiggle | 06/08/2013 |
| Galltywenallt | 22/06/2013 | |
| KeithByTheC | 21/06/2012 | |
| With Tiorga Mor. | BLACKHILL | 20/05/2012 |
| self | davidsbatty | 18/05/2012 |
| W Jenx over Tirga Mhor and back over Oreval. Great day out | nordicstar | 09/04/2012 |
| Met Mary Newman from SCD Durham! Parked at cattle grid on edge of Amhuinnsuidhe. To dam and up over uneven moor. Bore round to left and then right to get clear view of ascent to ridge. Steep grassy most ridge and 2 or 3 boulder runs to a pointed top at 12.30. | arranc | 30/05/2006 |
| Biked from Tarbert to dam. Good round in mixed weather of Oreval, Ulaval, Muladal, view of Sron Uladal from below then up to Tigra Beag and Tigra Mor. Little energy left for return cycle. | lordtonult | 18/06/2005 |
| With Robert | fergie | 23/05/2004 |
| JEB, FJB, ERB, RIB | HFB | 16/07/2003 |
| fine hill, bouldery N slopes, compact summit, fine connecting ridge to N. B887 052078, 2G+M+G, lift back from glen meavaig; CK carried on over Clisham | RHW | 24/09/2000 |
| Round of Oreval, Ullaval, Sron Ulladale and Tirga Mor from the weir across the road. | Eddie | 24/10/1996 |
| Ascended after walking from Tarbert via Cleiseabhal in clear conditions. | JohnW | 11/04/1982 |
| Munros and corbetts compleated in 2013 Grahams and Dinald, donald tops and new donalds compleated in 2017 | VerySlowPlodder | blank |
| kanderson | 07/09/2023 | |
| eddieh | 13/07/2023 | |
| hillhunter | 28/05/2023 | |
| weaselmaster | 25/05/2023 | |
| Sick Kid | 25/05/2023 | |
| weaselmaster | 24/05/2023 | |
| Sick Kid | 24/05/2023 | |
| AlanD | 22/05/2023 |