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Name:Meallan Buidhe
Hill number:4418
Height:633m / 2077ft
Parent (Ma):1040  Sgurr Mor
RHB Section:14B: The Fannaichs
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Cromarty
Class:Simm, Graham Top
(Tu,Sim,GT)
Grid ref:NH 24672 69548
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:68m
Col:565m  NH242692  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 20
(1:25k) 436S
Observations:boulder 35m SW at NH 24644 69527 is probably lower
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 86 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Cairn . Short diversion when descending from An Coileachan. Very boggy , rough , featureless terrain from here NE to the unmapped bridge over the Abhainn a Ghiubhais li at NH 252712 , thereafter a muddy path back to Torrandhu bridge, with final option of 2 miles of forestry track with ascentDenise 16/09/2023
1 of 3: Parked at Torran Dubh. Good track to the 1st bridge. Very muddy after the 2nd bridge. With Sam.ChrisR30/10/2022
Weather fair.MountainMac10/09/2022
Parked in lay-by opposite track into Fannich Lodge for a circuit of 3 Simms: Faire nam Fiadh, Meallan Buidhe and Beinn Dearg.PGCE13/06/2021
Loop of the 4 eastern Fannichs. Weather started off promising but spent day in the clag above 800m. Long boggy walk out to car.cjo04/10/2019
Club weekend, with chris, calum, clair, kennyJamesSDonald19/07/2019
Drove from Annan to Loch a' Bhraoion to deposit a bike; returned to Loch Glascarnoch before setting off on an overnight expedition: An Coileachan, Meal Gorm, Beinn Liath Mhor Fannaich and Sgurr Mhor. Camped just below the summit, pitching the tent as darkness fell.jigglybones25/08/2015
KeithByTheC16/08/2015
Fine scenic descent from An Coileachan, bit too direct and rocky, suspect the path keeps further L. Then E to Dearg, quite runnable. Dreich 19mi 11-top circuit of Sims and HuMPs from A832 just E of Grudie Power Sta.RHW19/06/2015
From tent near loch before walking out. Also Beinn Dearg. Poor path then moderate ground most of way, good ground for final descent from Beinn Deargdickscroop05/04/2015
SoloLoz_mck04/08/2013
Long traverseAJones26/08/2007
Solo round of eastern Fannaichs on RBS HWC Ullapool weekendlangskill26/05/2007
On the way down from An Coileachannickywood116/06/2005
Final summit of day: By Abhainn an Torrain Duibh, up Beinn Liath Mhor Fainnich,onto the Sgurr Mor, then superb ridgewalk to Meallan Buidhe before dropping down to A835 (quite rough before the valley). Sunny weather, good views, one of our best mountain days. With brother, Petepwheeler23/05/2004
good surface on broad ridge. several rock outcrops that could claim to be the top, so I visited them allWhithaugh08/05/2004
En route to An Coileachan.NotReallyABagger03/09/2002
Top.Dugswell205/06/2000
Last summit, nearing end of this Fannaichs walk.Aye Jimmy29/07/1995
East Fannichs round, Beinn Liath Mhor Fannaich to Beinn Liath Mhor a'Ghiubhais Li, from the Ullapool road.Eddie20/07/1993
Alone. From where Abhainn an Torrain Duibh crosses the main road. Went via NW slopes to Beinn Liath Mhór a'Ghiubhais Li, Meallan Buidhe, An Coileachan, SE top of Meall Gorm, NW top, Meall nam Peithirean. The descent was via Creachan Rairigidh, S side of Loch Li, Abhainn a'Ghiubhais Li.pwbellarby13/10/1986
Neil Midgley22/05/2023
Livi202021/09/2022
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BaggerGutt26/08/2020
carole engel23/08/2020
interloper14/07/2020
Fletch14/07/2020
Badders20/09/2019
brianb22/04/2019
mae10/12/2018
Gavin Theobald11/05/2018
Dave McG20/03/2018
Isbjorn05/02/2018
Gallovidian22/07/2017
Bongonog 11/05/2017
salen29/03/2017
geoffreycurnock23/07/2016
hillhunter03/04/2016
LadyinAyeVan30/09/2015
clanbonham26/09/2015
buggerlugs19/09/2015
Lionel Bidwell14/09/2015
cachristiso124/08/2015
Kevin2903516/08/2015
Remond01/05/2015
chriswatson26/06/2013
alda26/06/2013
justin99921/08/2012
alanm12/09/2010