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| Name: | Mull of Oa |
| Hill number: | 11466 |
| Height: | 132m / 433ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 1471 Beinn Mhor |
| RHB Section: | 20B: Islay |
| County/UA: | Argyll and Bute |
| Island: | Islay |
| Class: | Tump (100-199m) (Tu,1) |
| Grid ref: | NR 27096 41549 |
| Summit feature: | trig point |
| Drop: | 38m |
| Col: | 94m NR291417  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 60 (1:25k) 352 |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 94 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| From RSPB car park following circular route in 40 coast and country walks book. | Hirta | 18/04/2023 |
| From the RSPB car park near Upper Killeyan. 3.5 km, 30 m asc. Along the the waymarked path SW to the trig point and the American Monument (commemorating the loss of over 500 US servicemen in two WWI shipwrecks, The Otranto and The Tuscania.) Back E and N by the cliff top path to Upper Killeyan farm. https://www.flickr.com/photos/samandjo/albums/72177720302849648 | SalmonJoe | 23/09/2022 |
| Here for the trigpoint. TP:UK Log: With coinea and Clochandighter. Approached from northeast. Public car park at NR281422. Followed mapped tracks and paths which lead to the monument and the trig pillar. Open grazing land at cliff top. Column in good condition. Spider retains original OS centre cap with raised large narrow letters. Flush bracket faces northwest, compass measurement 335°. Continued on foot to Upper Killeyan Farm to approach the neighbouring pillar on Beinn Mhor. | thejackrustles | 10/05/2022 |
| From Beinn Mhor. Along faint coastal path. Through one unlocked double gate, Kept near fence then over gate and stile below Upper Killevan Farm. Then gently up grass to join circular walk to monument and car park. | KeithByTheC | 26/04/2022 |
| From the car park | JulieB | 25/04/2022 |
| With Alex C & Tony J. Very windy! | Dangerous Dave | 04/04/2022 |
| From memorial car park, with Bolton & CJM. Beinn Mhor then Mull of OA. Some fantastic cliffs & coastal scenery. | ger | 03/04/2022 |
| RH Soc Islay meet. | thekirkie pirate | 03/04/2022 |
| From CP as others then onto Beinn Mhor. | chrisbien | 03/04/2022 |
| Joined the circular walk after Beinn Mhor. With CM and Ger. Great views of Antrim, Donegal and Rathlin Island. | bolton | 03/04/2022 |
| From CP on boardwalk. Great spot and impressive monument. | sclater | 08/10/2021 |
| An impressive monument in a stupendous location. | summitter | 10/05/2021 |
| Anti clockwise circuit of RSBP trail. Dull with bright intervals. With Camber. | Trotticus | 04/11/2020 |
| With Marion | Oik | 19/04/2019 |
| Waymarked circuit from RSPB car park with Denise. Fantastic views - Northern Ireland quite clear. | Crib Goch | 03/09/2018 |
| Debs & Talisker from RSPB car park | Mountain Goat | 18/06/2018 |
| From Beinn Mhor then back to RSPB car park | garyhoney | 28/07/2017 |
| With George and Tom after Chough ring survey. | iangpark | 04/07/2017 |
| Round trip from car park: Beinn Mhor then along to Mull of Oa. Impressive cliffs. | RobertP | 02/04/2017 |
| Round trip from car park on sunny day via Mull of Oa(and Monument)and Beinn Mhor. Wonderful scenery but limited paths.With Robert. | catman | 22/09/2016 |
| JEB, RIB | HFB | 19/07/2016 |
| From road end at Mull of Oa walked past Killeyan, following faint path over boards across burn at GR283415, through fence and down nr coast. Direct line then up to summit, no views due to mist but grand spot with sound of surf from cliffs below | nordicstar | 09/06/2015 |
| Good RSPB car park, half mile or so walk on good path to the headland where the American Monument (built 1920 by the American Red Cross) stands alongside a trig pillar. http://www.islayinfo.com/american-monument.html gives more detail. | jonglew | 04/06/2014 |
| With: hb; Walked up to here after visiting Bowmore Distillery and before catching ferry. Didn't have time for Marilyn! | Ian Baines | 24/05/2014 |
| With: ib; Walked up to here after visiting Bowmore Distillery and before catching ferry. Didn't have time for Marilyn! | Helen Baines | 24/05/2014 |
| The American Memorial or “Monument” on the Mull of Oa, which is in the shape of a lighthouse, can be seen clearly from most of the Loch Indaal area and was created by the American Red Cross to commemorate the loss of two troop ships with great loss of life in 1918. The Tuscania, a passenger liner, was on its way from New Jersey to the coast of France with 2,000 American soldiers and a crew of more than 300. At Halifax, Nova Scotia, they joined a convoy and entered the British waters between Islay and Northern Ireland on the 5th of February. The convoy was followed by a UB-77 German submarine which torpedoed the Tuscania. The direct hit on the Tuscania resulted in heavy damage and the Tuscania sunk after a few hours, 7 miles off the Islay coast near the Oa peninsula. An estimated 230 lives were lost in this tragedy. Climbed before the Marilyn while Jim Bloomer made supper | Dugswell2 | 12/06/2012 |
| Solo. Marhof meet. From Mull of Oa Nature Reserve car park. Walked on track to Upper Killeyan. From there went to col S of Loch na Beinne. Very misty so used compass to get to summit of Beinn Mhòr. Went to the fort called Dùn Athad, a site of antiquity. It's on a promontory with a narrow neck on the landward side. Found a sheep and lamb on the highest point, which I tried to persuade to go down to the neck but I was not successful. Continued to Mull of Oa American Monument. | pwbellarby | 09/06/2012 |
| From RSPB car park to monument. | mart0797 | 13/06/2011 |
| Visited during a short break to Islay & Jura to celebrate my recent retirement. (PM) | gerrybowes | 12/09/2010 |
| Eerie in the mist. | summitsup | 24/05/2010 |
| RHW | 21/04/2007 | |
| Not sure if this was the first of many visits here. | Skerryvore | 03/02/2007 |
| With D, R, M & A while L went off to do Beinn Mhor | Janet M | 16/06/2004 |
| Rannoch_Monkey | 19/03/2023 | |
| PeteN | 18/05/2022 | |
| Clach Liath | 11/05/2022 | |
| Neil Midgley | 06/05/2022 | |
| Rockdoctor | 04/05/2022 | |
| Tony J | 04/04/2022 | |
| Alex C | 04/04/2022 | |
| CJM | 03/04/2022 | |
| iainwalton | 18/05/2021 | |
| Crumblie2 | 29/04/2021 | |
| stevedixon | 10/03/2020 | |
| geoffreycurnock | 14/06/2019 | |
| Jossker | 12/04/2019 | |
| jef | 16/12/2018 | |
| NormanW | 27/08/2018 | |
| Nick Caunt | 12/05/2018 | |
| vuirich | 07/05/2018 |