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Name: | Meall Clachach |
Hill number: | 1653 |
Height: | 618.9m / 2031ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1644 Uamh Bheag |
Parent (SMC): | 1644 Uamh Bheag |
RHB Section: | 26B: Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose |
Donald area: | Glen Artney Hills |
County/UA: | Stirling |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Earn, Forth |
Watershed: | Firth of Tay, Ardlamont Point to Fife Ness, Firth of Forth |
Class: | Subsimm (DT,sSim) |
Grid ref: | NN 68834 12579 |
Summit feature: | no feature: ground 5m from old iron fence post |
Drop: | 28.6m |
Col: | 590.3m NN 6913 1224 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 57 (1:25k) OL47W 368W |
Survey: | 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 242 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
https://www.strava.com/activities/10457256500 | Graham22b | 29/12/2023 |
Car at chapel car park. Over Auchnashellock Hill. Bridge at 71286.15419. Up flank of An Beannan onto M Clachach. Round the Donald horseshoe finishing down the NW spur of BN Eun. Bridges at 69770.14179 to pass through gates to the car park. | Moorponder | 14/10/2023 |
From Auchnashelloch Church CP to Auchnashelloch Hill, Am Beannan, Meall Clachach, Uamh Bheag, Beinn Odhar, Beinn na Eun and Cnoc Brannan. Grass, heather, peat hags. | sclater | 03/08/2023 |
Straightforward walk from An Beannan. A short detour from the fence to make sure I stood on the summit. | langskill | 26/05/2023 |
From mapped car park by the church (NN 7109 1609). Walked ~560m W along road to field gate, then up Am Beanan first. On to Uamb Bheag, Beinn nan Eun and the associated D. Tops for a 14.6km round. With DS. | jonglew | 06/02/2023 |
From Glen Artney | Huwel | 14/10/2022 |
CK | SheilaS | 12/05/2022 |
With Jan from Dalvorich using track after Easter Brackland then followed wall to Meall Clachach over rough but dry ground. Followed a coupler down and up to Uamh Bheag (ignored trig as bwf forces you into the hags). Returned south then west in the corrie to hit the track. | SS | 16/04/2022 |
Frrom Glen Artney church on way to Uamh Bheag. | MichaelF | 02/04/2022 |
Simple walk over from Am Beannan. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 05/03/2022 |
Route to Uamh Bheag from Callander after fresh snowfall, starting at bottom of road leading to Bracklinn Falls. Walked up icy road approx 2.5km and crossed bridge to follow track, gaining height quickly. Left track to climb Tom Dubh, rejoined track for short while before climbing Meall Leathan Dhail. Returned to track to its end then traversed to beallach and climb to Meall Clachach. Along broad ridge to Uamh Bheag and East Top (plus the 2 other high points). Return to Uamh Bheag and more direct descent to rejoin the outward route. Camped at beallach before walking out. Fine bright conditions and fresh snow, drifted in places, made progress relatively slow, and substantial thaw overnight. | RobertP | 25/02/2022 |
From Glen Artney, steep ascent up Am Beannan. Over to Meall Clachach and onto Uamh Bearg, boggy traverse to Being Odhar. At this point mist was so bad and time was pressing so we bailed Beinn Nan Run. Headed down and north as quickly as possible and ended up following streams back to Glen Artney. A very fraught day. | Longwojo | 14/11/2021 |
yorkielad | 11/10/2021 | |
Uamh Bheag from Glen Artney via Am Beannan and Meall Clachach. On to trig point and east top. 
Peat hags not as bad as was expecting plus there is a trodden path for a lot of the way. 
Descent via Corie na Fionnarachd on deer path. | Fife Walking | 26/09/2021 |
Needed for current round of the Donalds, approached from Callander for a change | Colin Crawford | 08/07/2021 |
2nd time | russell61 | 22/06/2021 |
Parked at Glen Artney Church car park, then walked up Findhu Glen, then ascenting up Beinn nan Eun (no cairn only a wooden post). Over Beinn Odhar then up to Uamh Bheag to see the carved wood face! Descenting via Meall Clachach, I stupidly carried on down the north face of Am Beannan was far too steep for comfort. The peat hags were extensive across the tops. Sunny intervals with a moderate breeze all day. | chillyman8 | 07/06/2020 |
From church car park in Glen Artney, W along road to bridge over Water of Ruchill, then across fields and up An Beannan, on to Meall Clachach, Uamh Bheag, then E to trig point and E top, then Beinn Odhar and Beinn nan Eun, descending N to bridge over river S of Auchnashelloch and back to car park | kdbennett | 21/03/2020 |
The 1st of 4 on an anticlockwise circuit of the Donalds above Glen Artney. Parked in the church car park at 711461 & W. along road to gate just before bridge at 697155 - Through gate & making use of available trods made way across long grass & then bracken to the footbridge at 6953 1450 - Across bridge & then tussocky before steep climb to Am Beannan - ATV track/path for much of way to unmarked summit near bend in fence. Continued to Uanh Bheag. (S) | gerrybowes | 20/08/2019 |
Solo from P at Glen Artney Church, SW along road through gate before bridge over Water of Ruchill, following S bank and turning S v steeply up Am Beannan and on path SW to MC summit. Fine morning with light high cloud. Continued S to Uamh Bheag along fence. First visit to MC, also solo, was on 17/10/2015. | jacobus | 08/07/2019 |
Return route from Uamh Bheag. | smocks and denims | 15/05/2019 |
Bagging the 2 Donald Tops from Church carpark clockwise. Mostly surprisingly easy ground despite all the peathags, just a couple awkward bits. | AndrewFinnimore | 06/10/2018 |
Alone, from Glen Artney church. | Grinner | 21/10/2017 |
With Uamh Bheag on round of Glen Artney Donalds | nickywood1 | 17/07/2017 |
Followed SMC Grahams and Donald circuit: Am Beannan - Meall Clachach - Uamh Bheag W and E tops - Beinn Odhar - Beinn nan Eun. Rime on the ground helped with the peatier sections. Otherwise Spring-like, with a skein of geese flying North, bright sun and a cloud inversion. | Nick Down1 | 21/01/2017 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 04/01/2017 |
2 of 7: From Am Beannan. | ChrisR | 28/10/2016 |
Wet day walk from Glen Artney | David Greaves | 09/07/2016 |
Route as per SMC Grahams & Donalds book. 7 hours for the circuit: hard going for most of the way with no paths to speak of and lots of peat hags. | TRG318 | 07/07/2016 |
On way down off Uamh Beag. | ngthack | 06/04/2016 |
Solo; P at Glen Artney church, walked SW along road and through gate before bridge; continued on rough terrain beside the Water of Ruchill and across an old partial bridge over Allt Ollach, past a croft ruin and steeply up Am Beannan then on broad ridge to Meall Clachach and onward to Uamh Bheag, heading later to Beinn Odhar. Sub-zero with ground frost at start, developing into a warm day when the sun rose over the hills. | seumas | 17/10/2015 |
Round of Uamh Beag and Beinn nan Eun. Bogfest. | Roblex | 22/07/2015 |
See Uamh Bheag | dickscroop | 22/12/2014 |
Another one done today. | Play2End | 07/08/2014 |
self | davidsbatty | 07/02/2014 |
And 26/05/2020 | chrispine | 23/01/2014 |
Fantastic sunny, light wind, high cloud snowshoe around the horseshoe of all 4 hills, with Holly and Abby. | alexmaclennan | 17/02/2013 |
From Glenartney church's carpark. On the way to Uamh Bheag. | Alan Moore | 05/11/2011 |
Continued along the ridge from Uamh Bheag. | derekblackburn | 10/10/2010 |
from Glenartney church car park, with Mark and John. 5hrs 30 mins, en route to Uamh Bheag. Cool, sunny and bright. Great views, and rough going. Lovely glen. | niallp | 04/10/2009 |
Whilst bagging Uamh Bheag. | Isbjorn | 02/05/2009 |
Dry, high cloud, cold wind, part sun, good views. | iangalbraith | 22/02/2009 |
? Not 100% | N.Morters | 09/08/2008 |
JEB, FJB, ERB | HFB | 03/06/2006 |
Am Beannan, Meall Clachach, Uamh Beag & Tops, Beinn Odhar, Beinnan nan Eun from Auchnaseallach Kirk, back down road a short distance to cross bridge. Down ridge to track along Findhu Glen on the way back. | agentmancuso | 24/07/2004 |
Parked in car park at end of narrow lane. On road for 1m, through gate and path by stream. Uphill to cross side stream over newly built wooden bridge and up for 750' to Am Beannan. Faint path through hags to wire fence and to top at 12.20. to U B. | arranc | 22/04/2003 |
From Achnashelloch church. Over Creag Beinn nan Eun, Beinn Odhar and Uamh Beag; plenty peat hags, heather and boggy bits. With the F.C. | The Captain | 18/11/2001 |
Date is first visit. | RHW | 13/04/1998 |
New Donald round from Glen Artney: Meall Leathan Dhail, Meall Clachach, Uamh Bheag (repeat), Beinn Odhar and Beinn nan Eun. | Eddie | 14/03/1998 |
With Dave, Doug | Oik | 04/06/1994 |