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Name:Carn Ban
Hill number:1330
Height:248m / 814ft
RHB Section:17E: Mull and Nearby Islands
County/UA:Argyll and Bute
Island:Mull
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m), Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,2,Y)
Grid ref:NM 72153 28912
Summit feature:ground 2m S of trig point
Drop:233m
Col:15m  NM718315  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 49
(1:25k) 359 375E
Observations:ground 180m N is lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 130 users)ByDate of Ascent
From the track to the West, looks like the trig has been sat on a huge cairn.DavieRuts16/11/2023
From A849 along track to Killean and Gualachaolish, up and down hill, and back same way. Good viewpoint and interesting ruins. Impressive amount of fairly substantial stone walls but no sign of where the stone came from? Track currently bone dry.daviemore10/06/2023
Clear dry day, walked group up from Loch Spelve. Not too wet underfoot (for a change). Saw large herd of red deer.Heather TS21/04/2023
RIB, Bran HFB27/09/2022
From the NE parked on the grass verge.robertphillips08/05/2022
On path from Auchnacraig via stile over deer fence, then directly up northern slopes.Winterfloodian05/05/2022
Heather. Last hill day of holiday.garbo110303/03/2022
Route as per Gill. Start of path is opposite side of road from white Auchnacraig Lodge sign. Parked north of steep hill at edge of disused old cattle grid. Baggers' triple summertime nightmare - lots of clegs, ferns and lots of ticks.willyross21/07/2021
A nice walk from Auchnacraig on the Grasspoint road. Parking next to the locked farm gate. All other gates locked or private. Start of path hard to find, W of Auchnacraig entrance, past a steep bank with a wooden fence at its top, just before the trees. Keep high when the stony slightly overgrown path ends by a wooden path marker, across a grassy bank then grassy path through bracken to hit the very badly situated stile over the deer fence. Down next to fence to join the main path. This goes up to the col between Carn Ban and Meall Reamhar, generally very good except a few places where faint or overgrown. Easy to climb Carn Ban from the col. Pleasant and interesting route, good views, path could do with more traffic to make sure it survives.Gill14/07/2020
From the NE. Space for a car just before the steep climb in the road approx 734303. Through gate and a boggy section before reaching drier ground and an old track which took me to the 150m contour. Then over rougher ground to the summit. Pleased I went this way rather than the boggy track used by others. Great viewpoint in calm sunny weather at the end of a tough day (3 Graham's in very strong winds with hail and snow).PGCE23/02/2020
Via the trade route.Chris Peart10/11/2019
My 5th Marilyn of the day so quite tired and didn't enjoy the waterlogged path. Also approach to hill is over rough terrain, but a great view from the trig, not a vanessa as the other two are on this stretch of coast.NormanW08/08/2019
With Dave Roeder. Start 15:50. Walked along track from main road (fortunately reasonably dry) to sharp right bend and then up and across trackless tussocky plateau to summit. Back more directly down to track and back to car (18:15). Weather dry.dbb04/05/2019
Parked on A849 200m north of gated track at 720318. Followed the wet, rough path to 718299 then headed ESE before a steep rise to the summit. Weather held up despite forecast. With CM.bolton28/08/2018
From A849. With PM.CJM28/08/2018
Via track starting 3km to the north. Attempted to cycle but track too wet and indistinct. Nice sunny evening.Topographer5727/04/2018
Evening walk along excellent track, if a little boggy. Fantastic views and sunsetN.Morters18/04/2018
An easy bag on a pretty dire day, room to park at 719318, more of a path than a track, and pretty mucky....hils13/04/2018
A long road walk back to Craignure in winter boots for welcome pint.lordtonult18/05/2017
Storm Babara was heading our way so this low hill was ideal for the conditions. After the boggy track (wellingtons recommended) the view of the ferry to Oban was reassuring. We would be getting home tomorrow.mindlessflogger21/12/2016
[Rang the Auchnacraig Estate office in Edinburgh a few days earlier to check the shooting position. A polite lady noted my inquiry, checked with the owner, and rang back to confirm there was no stalking after October 20th.] After Tòrr a’ Bhradain. Killean old road – indeed very wet in places – to its high point beyond Achdabeg, then up left along side of Maol an t-Searraich to join well-used path coming up from west. Over sundry lumps to reach trig. Light overcast, glimpses of sun. View hazy but extensive – up Loch Linnhe and down the Firth of Lorn, from Ben Nevis to the Garvellachs and north Jura. Back down more directly to Killean old road, then north (sunshine now) to A849 and Craignure for Druim Mòr.mainnirnamfiadh22/10/2016
Carn Ban, Carn Ban so good I did it twice! Only because I dropped my camera near the top.jenx24/08/2016
Along the track from N. Wet and muddy in places so head up to East after 718298. Not memorable.Thearlaichdubh06/05/2016
With Jimmy McPaul with hint of light drizzle at timesvegibagger02/06/2015
Hill climb was not particularly enjoyable, but the close up golden eagle sighting and coast walk to the southeast made these few hours worthwhile.Alex C02/06/2015
With Clare, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie.Dangerous Dave29/03/2014
Path from Auchnacraig then animal tracks and rough ground to the top. Nice viewpoint.AndrewFinnimore13/10/2013
Afternoon Marilyn after a Graham and four Highland Fives in the morning with Jim Bloomer.Dugswell201/05/2013
Landowner see's fit to stalk outside dates left on sign at gate at 720318. Phone number on sign answered by an estate management service who are not responsible for that estate; they gave me the owner's number; no answer; left a message; got an angry phone call later on... unbelievably irresponsible to prance around toting a high power rifle without notifying anyone. Good views up Firth of Lorne and lots of deer to scare.raffemeister20/10/2012
Moist, calm, no views above 200m.iangalbraith07/09/2012
Bus from Craignure and delightful old track to Killean. Easy terrain and a very fine viewpoint.fasgadh11/08/2012
From yacht in Loch Spelve, landing at Eilean Amalaig. Extensive views on bright but cold dayneimcv05/05/2012
With Coel & Alfie. Parked on the A849, south of Lochdon. Followed the old track to Gualachaolish ruin over boggy ground. Left the track on meeting the stone wall before Killeen ruins and climbed up, avoiding the bracken, to the grassy summit.Dangerous Dave26/08/2011
petey27/07/2011
with Mark via v muddy track from North. A few false summits. 2hrs 20 but quicker if aim for NE side leaving track before cross the obvious burn. Gales!niallp29/05/2011
Climbed via boggy track off A849 on a very windy day.Man of Kernow129/05/2011
Track from A849 at nm 719318BLACKHILL20/04/2011
MC JCMartin6629/12/2009
Revisit. Nice grassy summit, great view. Since my last visit, police signs have appeared along Grass Point road forbidding parking in passing places.RHW25/03/2008
On road over padlocked gate on wet green bridal track uphill. Footprints. Fell 3 or 4 times in wellys on wet grass. To top at 14.00. No cairn.arranc28/08/2006
Post retiring from the Monster Mull Fell Race. Via track.Eddie29/06/2002
Date is first visit. Notes from later...fine hill, pleasant ascent from NE, fine view. park 736303, dryish grassy ascent RHW28/03/2002
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govanah29/05/2021
GaryJones15/05/2021
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Crumblie204/05/2019
Thorny04/05/2019
Tom Mundell20/04/2019
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Simon Winton19/01/2019
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Jim.Fothergill28/05/2015
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Lionel Bidwell17/07/2014
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interloper30/03/2014
Fletch30/03/2014
kathyh07/06/2013
jimbloomer01/05/2013
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