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Name:Meall an Fhuarain
Hill number:1141
Height:472m / 1549ft
RHB Section:16B: Durness to Loch Shin
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Naver
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Y)
Grid ref:NC 51324 30533
Summit feature:small cairn
Drop:215m
Col:257m  NC463320  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 16
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Survey:obvious summit
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 82 users)ByDate of Ascent
From east near walled enclosure. Up to wind farm used a little of tracks before along broad ridge. Cloudy morning summit clear. Onto An Socach to complete section 15.N.Morters04/05/2023
Turned back by the decidedly unhelpful man at site gatehouse portacabin who recommended the hill (Ben Klibreck) opposite. He told us the winddfarm was a construction site and if we entered the site we would be ejected. He said he could not show us the extent of the windfarm on the map. We drove NE further along the road and found a good area to park on the right and followed the edge of the plantation then a stream, skirting round the Northern edge of the windfarm on a generally NE bearing and passing over the col between the 421 top and Creag Riabhach before contouring towards Meall an Fhuarain. Avoids any issues.tallscottishguy14/10/2022
Up from road to the east into the still under construction Creag Riabhach wind farm strong-ish squally NW wind and intermittent sunshine and short showers zapping cold light rain into my face. Counted 13 windmills or shafts under construction but noticed 022 plaque on one of the biggest ones, so implies there are more to be built. Marilyn number 996vegibagger26/09/2022
Tried to avoid windfarm construction traffic by starting at gate 545305. Not recommended. Returned by usual route using new road for couple of hundred yards before joining burn beside fence. The hotest day yet.lordtonult18/07/2022
Parking burn/bridge. Straight up NW, intersected 3 windfarm roads before the 418 point. Wlii be a good bike route in years to come, but yet another badly desecrated series of hills.iangalbraith17/05/2022
Lunch at the summit. Great views.Tisteln28/10/2021
Parking layby west side road NC 5369 2882 - by spot height 182 to SE.Deer trod up between stream and fence at NC 53850 29308. Did not find atv and mast (Coinneach), poor visibility in clagcarole engel10/09/2021
From the stream at 538292. No problems.NormanW02/05/2021
v limited parking near Vagastie- the popular place to walk up B klibreck. This may even be more limited now- as there is major construction - run of the water scheme? Anyway- if you have wellies with a good tread- wear them, Bog bog bog- and if you have grass crampons- wear them too . 6. 5 mile. 2 hour 58VerySlowPlodder05/08/2020
Route as per Coinneach. Fairly dry underfoot.willyross01/08/2020
Parked on roadside beside stream NE of point 182.Up between stream and fence and straight to mast near point 418 on wet but easy ground. Just before mast picked up a ATV track which took me nearly to the summit. Glorious weather and super 360 views for my 900th MarilynCoinneach13/10/2019
The usual route up the stream adjacent to the plantation. Easy on deer tracks, then a tedious trudge across easier angled bogs, thankfully dry. Contoured round the mast bump, then found an ancient stalkers path across the bogs at the bealach and leading to the bogs below the summit plateau. The plateau goes on a bit but reveals fine views of all my favourite mountains.Gill20/04/2019
tickchazzyboy1920/03/2019
Boring hill but nice evening hike with excellent views.Topographer5725/07/2018
1 of 3: from A836 at 541295ChrisR16/04/2018
Very easy up from the road via stream adjacent to south edge of woodland. Then across the moor. A nice viewpoint for the northern hills.jenx21/06/2016
Up from the A road to East. Parked at edge of final plantation to Sth on Lairg road. Easy going up deer tracks by stream. Over masted hill then easily to main summit. Excellent views to North of Hope, Loyal and Klibreck plus multiple Marilyn tops.nordicstar21/06/2016
From the Klibreck footbridge in six inches to a foot of fresh snow, breaking trail all the way.Chris Peart12/12/2015
From A road to the E. Through plantations and over to summit. Mostly easy ground and fair number of animal tracks.AndrewFinnimore14/09/2014
From A836 followed the humming from the mast initially and then traversed pathlessly. Drainage ditches not adequate for the job.Martin R22/05/2014
Parked on verge on A 838. New Brasher boots. Last 2006 pair hadn't lasted long. Up over dryish moor, long deer grass, damp patches. Vagastie in view. Steadily up to visible horizon to a shoulder. Downhill over s swampy area and up to prow of hill. A further drop down to S of a small lochan and up to a grass covered flat area to find a 6 stone small cairn amidst a sea of grass. 15.05. Loyal, Cuilean, Griam Beg and Mor, Klibreck north to south, Ben More, Leoid, Hee, Foinaven and Hope.arranc21/07/2008
WIth Assynt Bob on a round of Creag Dhubh Mhor, Creag Dhubh Bheag and Meall an Fhuarain from Mudale.Eddie28/01/2006
bog slog enlivened by some good plants; tiny summit cairn among several dubh lochans. N edge of pltn from A836, then beeline to summit RHW18/10/2001
From minor road to East at nc 514374, round of 4 marilynsBLACKHILL17/06/2001
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