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Name: | Meall nan Clach Ruadha |
Hill number: | 1164 |
Height: | 336m / 1102ft |
RHB Section: | 16C: Tongue to Wick and Helmsdale |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Tongue |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (300-399m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,3,Y) |
Grid ref: | NC 60516 56979 |
Summit feature: | cairn on rib of rock |
Drop: | 171m |
Col: | 165m NC601517 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 10 (1:25k) 447N 448N |
Observations: | ground to 5m NNE and SSW is as high |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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*For information about access rights in Scotland see the ScotWays website.
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 128 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Gallovidian | 30/04/2023 | |
Tramp up through the heather from road to West. Fantastic full rainbow from the late afternoon/ sun singing through one of the myriad of short squalls today.... Marilyn 998 | vegibagger | 27/09/2022 |
danpquinn | 06/07/2022 | |
As others parked at junction opposite mast (big viewpoint parking area). Through gate, followed bits of various ATV tracks up to ridge then along to summit, back in a pretty much direct line. 30 mins to top, 55 mins round trip. 1.7 miles. This little Marilyn is worth it for yhe excellent views of Ben Loyal. | JulieB | 25/04/2022 |
Parked at road junction, through gate, straight up. | iangalbraith | 09/10/2021 |
georgeh60 | 18/09/2021 | |
walk livi | 29/06/2021 | |
PaulineD | 29/06/2021 | |
First hill of the day, also nearby tump Beann Bhreac. About 50 minutes. | NormanW | 04/05/2021 |
A quick up and down after Ben Hutig. | Peterb | 23/09/2020 |
LesH | 16/09/2020 | |
MC From road junction. Return trip in 40 mins inc. Beinn Bhreac. V. Windy but sunny. Set up a snipe. | Martin66 | 03/09/2020 |
From road junction at NC599560 (plenty parking). Fairly dry underfoot. | willyross | 10/08/2020 |
lindaross | 10/08/2020 | |
tick | chazzyboy19 | 28/10/2019 |
solo | VerySlowPlodder | 16/10/2019 |
Tricky | 12/10/2019 | |
From the road junction at 599560. Up through the very wet ground for a 45 minute round trip. Great views from the summit. Solo. | bolton | 01/09/2019 |
Simon Winton | 18/06/2019 | |
Parked near the road junction to the west then directly up heather slopes to Meall nan Clach Ruadha, then onward to Beinn Bhreac and finally Meall Leathad na Craoibhe on a grey cloudy morning with drizzle for the final Tump and journey back to car. | Dugswell2 | 18/05/2019 |
Fab little Marilyn done with trimarc2 (as well as Beinn Bhreac). Out and back from parking space in just over an hour. Great weather and beautiful views of Ben Loyal. | Fionalevey | 11/05/2019 |
After Beinn Bhreac with Fiona | trimarc2 | 11/05/2019 |
short cross-country flog from minor road junction with A836 to the south-west. Good parking. | KeithByTheC | 22/04/2019 |
Parked at the road junction to the SSW. Pathless to the summit, excellent views back to Ben Loyal. | Owen B | 21/04/2019 |
Quick jog from the viewpoint. | amswanston | 31/08/2018 |
NickF | 04/08/2018 | |
Martyn1 | 14/06/2018 | |
weaselmaster | 08/06/2018 | |
Fi | 02/06/2018 | |
scoob | 02/06/2018 | |
Mark Hodgson | 10/05/2018 | |
A nice evening stroll from the viewpoint car park on the minor road into Tongue village, by the radar mast. Patches of burnt off heather make the hill look scruffy, but it’s a quick and easy walk with good views of Ben Loyal and Beinn Stumanadh. | Gill | 08/05/2018 |
AndyS | 07/05/2018 | |
From viewpoint just south end of Tongue. Up easy slopes in 35mins. Great views even Orkney. 3/3 | N.Morters | 06/05/2018 |
iainwalton | 15/04/2018 | |
5 of 5: From A836 Jn above Tongue. 600561 | ChrisR | 26/03/2018 |
lordtonult | 22/10/2017 | |
Isbjorn | 28/07/2017 | |
From the view point C.P. Too warm, a cold breeze would be nice. A tedious hill. | Play2End | 21/06/2017 |
daviemore | 18/06/2017 | |
andrew brown | 01/09/2016 | |
Tom Mundell | 27/08/2016 | |
Trekking toes | 27/08/2016 | |
petesimpson | 18/08/2016 | |
From the good roadside CP above Tongue. Simple ascent up reasonable ground avoiding wet patches. Not a bog trot by any means Martin. Up and down in 40 mins. | nordicstar | 15/06/2016 |
A quick and easy ascent from the small parking area at the road junction. | jenx | 15/06/2016 |
Jim.Fothergill | 25/05/2016 | |
kiltedbiggles | 18/04/2016 | |
A quick up and down from the road junction above Tongue. Just followed heather burnings for easiest route. Great views from summit plus very audible explosions from the military bombing range over on Cape Wrath - the NATO exercise must have been in airborne phase today. Good old red sandstone conglomerate rocks on summit and slopes | SpudGunn | 14/04/2016 |
Solo trip. Farthest west outcrop of Old Red Sandstone along the north coast. | Invicta14 | 07/04/2016 |