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Name:Creag a' Chail
Hill number:4189
Height:761.3m / 2498ft
Parent (Ma):631  Gairbeinn
RHB Section:09B: Glen Albyn and the Monadh Liath
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Lochy, Spey
Watershed:Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Greater Loch Linnhe, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Hump, Simm, Graham Top
(Hu,Tu,Sim,GT)
Grid ref:NN 40316 95849
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:100m
Col:661.3m  NN 4023 9656  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 34
(1:25k) OL55 401
Survey:obvious summit/Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 28 users)ByDate of Ascent
7 of 8: From Leac nan Eun. With Tim.ChrisR05/06/2021
A good 10 top round from melgarve, meallan odhar, geal charn, bac nam fuaran, corrieyairack hill, carn leac east top, carn leac, poll gormack hill east top, poll gormack hill, creag a chail, meall clach a cheannaich.robertphillips16/05/2021
A round of 6 tops from Luib Chonnal bothy, very pleasant walking all the way on a very nice day for late November: Leac nan Uan; Poll-gormack Hill; Carn Leac; Caern Leac East top; Sron a Bhurich and Creag a Chaildickscroop18/11/2018
TGO Challenge 2018twg2716/05/2018
From Melgarve, via Shesgnan and Tump to southColin Crawford05/12/2016
From Melgarve roadhead. Sron a'Bhuirich, Carn Leac E Top, main top, Poll-gormack Hill, Creag a'Chail. Hot & sunny.jimbloomer07/07/2013
fine shapely hill, peaty approach from NW, OK traverse descent E. acw circuit from Melgarve RHW09/04/2004
Simon Winton20/05/2023
Fletch19/09/2021
interloper19/09/2021
BaggerGutt27/06/2021
weaselmaster16/06/2021
alda12/05/2019
Dave McG18/01/2019
bjewing27/10/2018
Dave Geere06/06/2018
mae24/05/2018
Alan Whatley16/04/2017
neilsan09/07/2013
fasgadh19/06/2010
Gavin Theobald04/06/2010
Alan Moore11/02/2008
IainT02/06/2007
StueyB02/05/2005
chalky195313/07/2004
andrew.allum01/01/2000
sclater01/04/1988
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