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Name: | An Caisteal |
Hill number: | 3297 |
Height: | 830m / 2723ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1246 Sgurr nan Gillean |
RHB Section: | 17B: Minginish and the Cuillin Hills |
County/UA: | Highland |
Island: | Skye |
Class: | Simm, High Hills of Britain, Corbett Top (Tu,Sim,HHB,CT) |
Grid ref: | NG 46091 24445 |
Summit feature: | small rock |
Drop: | 67m |
Col: | 763.5m NG 4610 2453 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 32 (1:25k) 411 |
Comments: | Col surveyed by 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 92 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Cuillin traverse | Ruth | 13/06/2023 |
Parked in the car park above the Fairy Pools car park for an attempt on the 4 central Simms: Sgurr an Fheadain, Sgurr a' Mhadaidh Far East Top, Bidein Druim nan Ramh (failed - too much risk) and An Caisteal (bypassed Bidein Druim nan Ramh on North side, then up South ridge). Up and down via Coir' a' Tairneilear. | PGCE | 01/06/2023 |
Up the Spur, round the base of Druim nan Ramh, over An Castiel to Bruach na Frithe. | atreides7887 | 30/05/2019 |
AC chunk of ridge | HardenC | 15/05/2019 |
Five scrambling/climbing peaks in centre part of Cuillin ridge:Via Carn an Tarneilllear to An Caisteal; the three tops of Bidean Drum nan Ramh and back via Sgurr an Fheadian. With my pelvis problem could not make the step up at the start of Centre Peak from north so contoured round and up the other side before continuing over West Peak. | dickscroop | 27/05/2018 |
Final peak of this partial traverse with Steve Smith and Iain Gallagher. Fine roped down climb off the N end into Coir a' Tairneilear then a cracking scree run on the upper reaches of the walk out to Fairy pools carpark. | jonglew | 01/05/2017 |
Day 2 of Cullin Ridge Traverse. Francis Blunt (guide) and Robert Wight (MMC) Misty and occasional drizzle. No views. 11 hour day starting at 0400. | alexmaclennan | 01/06/2014 |
5th and final peak of the day, climbed from Sligachan via Sgurr a'Bhasteir, Fionn Choire, Bruach na Frithe & Sgurr na Bairnich with Nick P. | signyred | 04/08/2013 |
North Ridge Tranvers | JamesSDonald | 09/06/2012 |
Cuillin Ridge w Bruno Yates | Martin Barratt | 23/05/2012 |
With Niel, completed north ridge crossing starting up pinical ridge and ending at An Dorus. 14km 1800m in 12hr | JamesSDonald | 10/09/2005 |
During 23h28 Cuillin Round of 59 Red and Black hills http://www.gofar.org.uk/cuillinround.html also several other occasions | RHW | 31/05/1999 |
Greater Traverse recce: Bidein Druim nan Ramh to Sgurr na h_Uamha from Camasunary bothy. | Eddie | 16/05/1998 |
Thursday with Andy Elphinstone and Pete Burton from Coruisg hut clockwise over Druim nan Ramh, Didean Druim nan Ramh, north, north top, An Caisteal, Bruach na Frithe, Sgurr a Fhionn Coire along ledges and seconding on the rope up Naismiths route up the east of the Basteir tooth, on to Am basteir, up SW gully on to west ridge of Sgurr nan Gillean and down to col before Sgurr na Uamh, down across Harta corrie over bealach and back to hut in the gloom of dusk. | vegibagger | 29/05/1997 |
with Colin Threfall (Cuillin ridge traverse) | davidsbatty | 15/06/1995 |
With a friend. Traverse of the Cuillin ridge from Sgùrr Thuilm to Bruach na Frithe. After Bidean Druim nan Ramh we climbed An Caisteal jumping over a slit about 100 ft deep. I jumped a wider, but not so deep one while my friend went round a slight detour. From the summit a way down is found to the west. The main ridge comes to an abrupt drop. A scree path leads down under the wall of the main ridge. You then come to the west side of a lower ridge which drops abruptly to the col. The route goes down the west side and swings round to the right to finish rather awkwardly in reaching the col. | pwbellarby | 04/09/1993 |
With CB during Cullin Ridge traverse. | JDBowers | 23/05/1989 |
Complete ridge traverse | Isbjorn | 10/06/1988 |
The whole Cuillin Ridge after 5 years of waiting. w Ian & Steve.I was in trouble from here on - feeling sick, weak, tired (dehydrated -we had been out of water for a long time)- exhausted -but struggled on after the others up the killer slog onto Bruach na Frithe. | Chris Pearson | 28/05/1988 |
The Main Cuillin Ridge from Gars-bheinn to Sgurr nan Gillean in 1 day. With Robin Howie. We left Glen Brittle Camp Site at 03:30. After the tops of Mhadaidh went on to Bidein Druim nan Ramh where we lost time in trying to find a route off the central peak; we put the rope on since we were heading into difficult ground. Eventually we went down slabs and abseiled the final part. Then to An Caisteal and Sgurr na Bhairnich (We put the rope on for the final bit of the descent from An Caisteal since we were tired and couldn’t see down very well, but it was not really necessary). Our spirits were lifting since we knew we could do it. | pwbellarby | 20/06/1986 |
Date uncertain. Climbed with Dave Howard and Ewan Clark after 4th year exams. | alexmaclennan | 01/06/1984 |
PG. Circuit of Coir a'Tairneilear by Bruach na Frithe, Sgurr na Bhainich, An Caisteal & descent by screes on east side of Sgurr a'Fheadain. Fine dry day. | Vin | 20/04/1984 |
Approx date | MM | 02/06/1981 |
With Jerry B and Ian Teasdale Exact dates unknown | SteveG | 01/01/1980 |
Slightly funny jump | mshansen | blank |
Grimpeur1234 | 17/08/2023 | |
Simon Winton | 24/08/2022 | |
Fletch | 07/06/2022 | |
interloper | 07/06/2022 | |
mcbiydw2 | 29/08/2021 | |
David Bell | 25/05/2021 | |
mcbiydw2 | 09/07/2018 | |
Kendall | 06/06/2018 | |
mae | 02/05/2017 | |
mntainman | 01/05/2017 | |
BaggerGutt | 30/05/2016 | |
easers | 13/02/2016 | |
Kevin29035 | 15/06/2014 | |
iaindbrown | 13/05/2014 | |
alda | 13/05/2014 | |
Marra1 | 10/07/2011 | |
MountainBlade | 26/04/2011 | |
Jill Robertson | 24/05/2010 | |
chalky1953 | 16/09/2009 | |
Colin Crawford | 05/05/2008 | |
Archie | 29/05/2006 | |
chrispine | 06/09/2004 | |
conanharrod | 06/06/2000 | |
paulsross | 01/01/2000 | |
Gill | 01/01/2000 |