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Name: | Cranstackie |
Hill number: | 1128 |
Height: | 801m / 2628ft |
RHB Section: | 16B: Durness to Loch Shin |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Durness, Catchment Boundaries, Eriboll |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,Y,P500) |
Grid ref: | NC 35061 55591 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 560m |
Col: | 241m NC371490 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 9 (1:25k) 446 |
Observations: | highest visible feature is rock 2m S but higher ground may exist under cairn |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 315 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Double. Fine felsenmeer/ boulderfields. | jef | 15/05/2023 |
From Carbreck, via Rhigolter and Calbhach Coire, and up the boulder field on the NE ridge. Return by outward route. Solo. 12.8km, with 850m of ascent. | Man of Kernow1 | 29/10/2022 |
A day of good weather and fabulous views. Usual route from Carbreck, checking stalking had finished. Good path to the below the Corrie lip then a fairly easy walk across to the steep climb to the bealach. Quartz was greasy in ascent to Cranstackie but drier to Spionnaidh. With NP and JK. MT followed to Cranstackie. | kenmorti | 29/10/2022 |
Sunny and dry with a light breeze, good for late October. Cracking views , from Point of Stoer, Lewis, Balnakeil, to Orkney and the Kyle of Tongue. Via Rhigolter Farm up rough Corrie to bealach. Two well situated peaks. With K,M, J. | niallp | 29/10/2022 |
parkedin small quarry 150 meters south of Carbreck, not where it's shown on explorer map. Walked down track to Rhigolter and on to end of track. Path continues up through gate to corrie. Pathless, easy walking to end of corrie, then steeply up by stream to bealach. Followed path to summit boulder field. Cloud cleared for some good views. Pretty windy. Back to bealach as mist and rain descended. Continued up onto Beinn Spionnaidh with odd gap in the clouds. Returned along ridge to descend north-west to Cloch Mhor then south west to path out of corrie. | Flatfield | 20/06/2022 |
Solo. Cycle from Carbreck to Rhigolter. On foot to col and the top of Cranstackie. | John Lee | 07/09/2021 |
Start at Carbreck, great ascent. Sun shining at peak, excellent views. Very peaceful. Couple of butties here in quiet contemplation. Company Solo | iandesbottes | 29/09/2020 |
Done solo with Beinn Spionnaidh | mproudfoot | 24/11/2019 |
tick | chazzyboy19 | 29/10/2019 |
Not a brilliant day, a lot of it in the cloud which meant I lost the line coming down Cranstackie but ho harm done. On usual access track past the farm buildings and roughly followed the stream. Cut off south well before the bealach which was not a good idea as it meant a lot of untrodden boulder slope as I approached the top of Cranstackie (C); - stick to the bealach approach. Crossing over the bealach had a good sighting of a Golden Eagle before going up Beinn Spionnaidh (C). Even in cloud found my way easily to the NW ridge and down. | dickscroop | 05/08/2019 |
Climbed with Richard on Elphin DMC trip. Bit windy start and overcast, but the weather improved as the day progressed. Off to Ullapool after for more Corbett bagging | amcculloch | 16/06/2019 |
Cloch Mhor, Beinn Spionnaidh then this in a lovely loop. WIth trimarc2 in the sunshine. | Fionalevey | 10/05/2019 |
With Fiona after Beinn Spionnaidh | trimarc2 | 10/05/2019 |
From Beinn Spionnaidh. Very pleasant walk, especially when the cloud lifted coming off the top giving good views to Loch Eriboll and Foinaven and across Strath Dionard. | Owen B | 25/04/2019 |
Usual route but a late start. | justin999 | 25/06/2018 |
Cycled up to Rhigolter then round of Spionnaidh and Cranstackie in hazy sunshine. Boulder field prevalence above 700m, ground steeper but boulders generally more stable than on Spionnaidh. | Topographer57 | 30/05/2018 |
Cranstackie & Beinn Spionnaidh from Carbreck. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 13/05/2018 |
Very windy. Climbed the north face and avoided the worst of the wind. Crawled across the plateau holding on to the rocks. | iansm | 11/05/2018 |
Clear, cold, enjoyable direct ascent up L of summit tor. | davechaffey | 15/11/2017 |
Solo. | Vin | 15/06/2017 |
From Carbreck, through farm and up to col and summit. Cool on top but clear, giving excellent views. | MichaelF | 21/05/2017 |
Started near Carbreck. Ascended via Rhigolter and Calbhach Coire. Outstanding views of Beinn Hope, Foinaven and Cape Wrath. Continued onwards to Beinn Spionnaidh. | raffemeister | 24/08/2016 |
Date not exact. V wet , Don & Julie. | Bookerdddd | 01/02/2016 |
Heather | garbo1103 | 08/06/2015 |
Cranstackie and Beinn Spionnaidh from Carbreck | davidpettit84 | 27/05/2015 |
Parking area on A838 at NC33001 59030 – Along private road to Rhigolter & then continued along new track to gate – ESE up corrie to col – Up NE ridge to summit of Cranstackie – Back to col & then up SW ridge to summit of Beinn Spionnaidh – Down NW ridge before dropping down to Rhigolter. (PM) | gerrybowes | 19/05/2015 |
Parked in a layby on the A838. From Rhigolter to the col then a climb in rough weather - wind and horizontal rain. Followed up with Beinn Spionnaidh and back in under 6 hours. | bolton | 19/05/2015 |
Veryhappybunny | 05/04/2015 | |
Heather | garbo1103 | 16/03/2015 |
cranstackie and beinn spionnaid. | robertphillips | 05/07/2013 |
With VR's Bern, John, Phil, Lionel and Tony. | batrigg | 16/05/2013 |
self | davidsbatty | 17/06/2012 |
alone. Also 20/9/20 CK | SheilaS | 28/04/2012 |
2nd ascent. With PK, TR, NS, DB. After BS, before Foinaven. | amswanston | 14/04/2012 |
Parked at NC331598 Carbreck. Track to Rhigolter and up into coire, and then col at NC356652. Up first Cranstckie and then Spionnaidh, dropdown to spur and Rhigolter. 5 hrs. | nordicstar | 25/04/2011 |
sclater | 01/01/2011 | |
2 of 2: From Beinn Spionnaidh. With Tim. | ChrisR | 12/09/2010 |
NUFWAS Durness trip. With Jon & Housechild. | Grinner | 06/05/2010 |
R Chris Awful wthr | Richard Tait | 04/05/2010 |
Fell run alone over Cranstackie and Beinn Spionnaidh. Misty on top but views lower down. Kept dry. Enjoyed run along grassy ridge between two hills and descent. Saw deer. 11am-3.20pm. | zoob | 09/04/2010 |
From parking at track to Rhigotter; followed track, then up into Calbhach Coire. Headed S. before the col, over grass and boulders to N.E ridge, and onto summit cairn. Back to col via N.E. ridge to ascend Beinn Spionnaidh. With the F.C, Dusty and S. | The Captain | 21/07/2009 |
by SMC Corbetts book route from Rhigolter- a good hillwalk | pwheeler | 24/05/2009 |
Julian | Mountain Goat | 17/04/2009 |
Circuit via Rhigolter | rjf35 | 08/08/2008 |
With Gavin Rees. | Dangerous Dave | 15/04/2008 |
MC JC DS DC With Beinn Spionnaidh. | Martin66 | 30/05/2006 |
From Carbreck with Martin66, JC & Shaky on a cold day for the end of May. Walked up the track & then E more or less straight up from the foot of Calbhach Coire to the summit of Beinn Spionnaidh. Mist spoiled the view from the top. Then round to Cranstackie & back the way we came. | NotReallyABagger | 30/05/2006 |
2nd Corbett of the day. Very tough descent through crags and boulders, love the glen to south of hill and north of Foinavon. | Alpujarras | 19/07/2003 |
Galltywenallt | 21/06/2003 | |
From A838 | BLACKHILL | 09/06/2001 |