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| Name: | Cruach na Seilcheig |
| Hill number: | 1394 |
| Height: | 380m / 1247ft |
| RHB Section: | 19A: Oban to Loch Fyne |
| County/UA: | Argyll and Bute |
| Catchment: | Craignish, Melfort, Catchment Boundaries |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (300-399m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,3,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NM 85447 11048 |
| Summit feature: | no feature 3m N of cairn |
| Drop: | 207m |
| Col: | 173m NM875116  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 55 (1:25k) 359 360S |
| Survey: | obvious summit |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 113 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Parked down the little track next to the dam. Good burn crossing then track to piles of stuff. Path beyond leads to ridge. Mossy tussocks and heather to the first mini top, then, with great relief, found an excellent path/animal track running across the coire below the lumpy, bumpy main ridge, and up the boggy burn, then up to a drainage channel cut in the peat. Best cross low down where it is shallow and path continues up grassy ridge to the lower cairn, then the true summit beyond (route down), otherwise up to the proto-ridge where you can cross easily but rough ground to the top with vague bits of path (way up). | Gill | 20/01/2022 |
| Solo | HFB | 02/11/2021 |
| Parked just beyond the dam in a large area. There is evidence of some tracks to the top but it is easier than it looks. 80 minute return in the showers. Solo | bolton | 04/10/2021 |
| From Dam (loch an Losgainn Mor). Good summit views, though a cloudy grey day. | ger | 18/07/2021 |
| Parked by the dam. Up via Loch a' Chlachain; back via Gleann Ban. | Winterfloodian | 03/06/2021 |
| Parked at dam, easy slopes to start then a bit rougher underfoot. Summit appears to be the smaller cairn. | Lionel Bidwell | 19/03/2020 |
| 2/3 from end of Loch an Losgainn Mòr, parking near dam. Up obvious mini ridge on easy grass slopes, little tussocky at top. | N.Morters | 23/02/2019 |
| Repeat | chalky1953 | 06/01/2019 |
| 2of3: From Loch an Losgainn Mor at 864121 | ChrisR | 15/09/2018 |
| Revisit, with Dazingdale, #4 of 18, Kames Farm thru to Dun Chonallaich | RHW | 13/05/2018 |
| 4th tump of 16 on a 24.5km loop from Kames Farm to Lord of the Isles pub in Craobh Haven, the 1st 7 with RHW, climbing Carn Dearg, Tom Soilleir and Cruach na Seilcheig West top, continuing NE past Loch na Cruache to the summit. I recorded 383m @ NM 85445 11051. We descended a few metres to stop for a wee snack next to a nicely stratified rock outrcrop with good views of the surrounding hills. Continuation of route to Cnoc Loch an Daimh... | Dazingdale | 13/05/2018 |
| Bus to Kilmelford, minor road east to bridge about 859122, south-westwards over rough grass with some faint animal trods to point 302, then southwards to main top. Sunny with light wind and occasional cloud. View extensive but hazy – Ben More (Mull) and Cruachan visible because of snow cover. Back down almost to road, then to Bàrr Beithe. | mainnirnamfiadh | 02/02/2018 |
| 4/6. | PGCE | 07/08/2017 |
| From Loch an Daimh on a blisteringly hot afternoon. | summitter | 30/06/2017 |
| Route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.com/2017/05/tom-t-saighdeir-carn-duchara-and-cruach.html | Gayle | 03/05/2017 |
| From the dam. | Chris Peart | 12/04/2017 |
| a late evening stroll up from the loch. | robertphillips | 19/06/2015 |
| Ascended before Carn Duchara after being dropped off on the main road by Doug. | Alex C | 10/06/2015 |
| With Chris Watson fairly closely followed by Dee Rogers with Chris leaving summit first abs me a few mins later both passing Dee on the way down. 'Her comment to me as we meet was, 'Holmes I assume. I've just posted Watson!!' | vegibagger | 08/06/2015 |
| Parking at the lochan dam to NE. Easy ascent. First cairn you see isn't the summit. The cairn is now relocated to the true summit, (instead of being 3m south). Descent via lochan and Tump of Barr Beithe | Minto | 07/06/2015 |
| With Jenx at Marhofn 2015. Room for one car on minor road at 859122, by water course. Mossy grassy slopes, follow drainage line most of way. Grey day, but largey rain free and views to coast. Two cairned top but clear which one is higher. | nordicstar | 06/06/2015 |
| With Mora, from the Dam on minor road to North | BLACKHILL | 28/09/2014 |
| From the N. | AndrewFinnimore | 04/06/2014 |
| Part of circular starting from farm at turnalt, on to this peak, down across Gleann Domhain and up to peak of Carn Duchara before following Glen path back. Bit of a slog for this summit once I left the farm track on the ridge, great views once there however. | Columba | 01/07/2013 |
| 200th Marilyn of the year on a fine and very cold frosty morning starting from outlet of Loch an Losgaihn Mor. Celebrated at summit with miniature bottle of 21% proof Spitz Vier Kanter. Not sure whether you are supposed to use to remove old Nikwax from boots or drink it. Took risk and latter, then rolled back down. | Martin R | 11/12/2012 |
| Third top today with Jim Bloomer as the wind picked up and views got poorer. | Dugswell2 | 07/06/2012 |
| horrible crusty snow | tom smith | 10/01/2010 |
| Ascended from minor road to the north. | JohnW | 05/04/2009 |
| Parked by loch above Kilmelford. Across small stream and swamp to ridge up on short heather and animal tracks to top at 14.30. Large cairn probably not at highest point. GPS showed a small pile of stones 100m away as being the top. | arranc | 10/09/2004 |
| Up alongside wood and contour around Loch an Daimh in last light of the day. | Eddie | 12/11/2003 |
| Some sun, snow on Ben More (Mull), good views. | iangalbraith | 01/12/2001 |
| pleasant hill, pleasant straightforward ascent from N. minor rd to NNE @ 860122 | RHW | 24/06/2001 |
| beckybags | 23/03/2023 | |
| A Peckish | 23/03/2023 | |
| ketzster | 08/11/2021 | |
| weaselmaster | 25/07/2020 | |
| Sick Kid | 25/07/2020 | |
| Susan Bidwell | 19/03/2020 | |
| Simon Winton | 27/05/2019 | |
| govanah | 13/04/2019 | |
| tallscottishguy | 13/04/2019 | |
| SteveG | 16/05/2018 | |
| iainwalton | 16/12/2017 | |
| Sunhat | 19/09/2017 | |
| Adrian | 11/08/2017 | |
| GaryJones | 04/05/2017 | |
| grumpy | 03/12/2016 | |
| Isbjorn | 22/02/2016 | |
| NormanW | 05/01/2016 | |
| chriswatson | 08/06/2015 |