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| Name: | Meall an Torcain |
| Hill number: | 6727 |
| Height: | 537m / 1762ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 1066 Am Faochagach |
| RHB Section: | 15A: Loch Broom to Strath Oykel |
| County/UA: | Highland |
| Catchment: | Cromarty |
| Class: | Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five (Tu,5,HF) |
| Grid ref: | NH 32890 72602 |
| Summit feature: | not recorded |
| Drop: | 58m |
| Col: | 479m NH327738  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 20 (1:25k) 436S 437S |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 17 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
| See https://scotlandhills.net/above-loch-glascarnoch-and-south-of-inverness/ | hill walker | 25/12/2023 |
| Parked at Glascarnoch Dam. Walked across dam and along track on north edge of loch towards the mast. Once through gate, straight up grassy slopes to the summit. With Jill. | Dangerous Dave | 25/04/2023 |
| Am Faochagach and tops from Strath Vaich. Followed estate road to Strathvaich Lodge and climbed W to reach ridge. Detour to climb Meall an Torcain then back and climbed Meall Coire nan Laogh, Tom Ban Mor, Sron Liath, Am Faochagach and Carn Gorm-loch. Returned, bypassing summit of Am Faochagach and descent via summit of Meall Gorm and Glas Toll Mor, contouring to reach track down to Strathvaich Lodge. Mainly good visibility, strong breeze. | RobertP | 09/06/2022 |
| Parked at Loch Glascarnoch dam for a circuit of 4 Simms and 1 HF. 5/5. | PGCE | 11/06/2021 |
| Ascended on the descent from Am Faochagach, heading for the Aultguish Inn and bus to Inverness. | JohnW | 01/06/1979 |
| Jill Robertson | 25/04/2023 | |
| StueyB | 29/06/2022 | |
| Tony S | 24/07/2021 | |
| mae | 29/05/2021 | |
| buggerlugs | 28/01/2018 | |
| chalky1953 | 25/06/2017 | |
| Gavin Theobald | 10/02/2017 | |
| m0untain_n0mad | 07/05/2016 | |
| Arctica | 02/05/2015 | |
| Lindsay M | 25/08/2013 | |
| geoffreycurnock | 06/06/2011 | |
| David Purchase | 30/05/1987 |