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Name: | Sgorr nan Cearc |
Hill number: | 4519 |
Height: | 668m / 2192ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1355 Sgorr Craobh a' Chaorainn |
RHB Section: | 18B: Sunart and Ardgour |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Shiel |
Class: | Simm, Subhump, Graham Top (Tu,Sim,sHu,GT) |
Grid ref: | NM 89831 77211 |
Summit feature: | outcrop |
Drop: | 90m |
Col: | 578m NM895766 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 40 (1:25k) 391 |
Observations: | outcrop 50m NE at NM 89877 77233 may be as high |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 46 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked at Callop for a 7 Simm circuit: Stob Mhic Bheathain West Top, Stob a' Chuir, Meall Mor, Meall nan Creag Leac, Meall a' Choire Chruinn, Meall Doire na Mnatha and Sgorr nan Cearc (also visited alternative highpoint). About 30km and 2200m ascent. | PGCE | 25/03/2023 |
Outcrop. Outcrop to NE possibly equal. #9 of 11 from Callop, mostly good path over pass, down Cona Glen passing a German sounding gent doing Cape Wrath trail. Diminutive Eilde then up to Fheidh, cold wind on top. W Top, revisited the Graham, steeply down to pass, steep grass to Cuartaige, revisited Craobh on a whim, north for the 2 Simms, descended N keeping R of crags, with time in hand revisited Bhainne and its Tump, nice Glenfinnan view, simple descent E to Callop P. 16mi 8h, chilly on tops, warm in sun | RHW | 04/05/2019 |
Long moorland flog from Callop, then delightful circuit over the two Simms, the Corbett and the Dodd. Considerable steep snow on the Corbett's north ridge | Colin Crawford | 11/04/2018 |
Descended from Meall a Bhainne into bealach then up onto this peak. Good views of the corbett from here. Loads of frogs, also saw I think a newt, ptarmigans in summer plumage. Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 20/07/2017 |
A wander round the many moorland Mealls on a cloudless day amongst skewbald snow and moor. Nevis to the east and the Skye Cuilin to the NW. Its days like these that make hillwalking such a wonderful pastime. | summitter | 25/03/2017 |
A pleasant round from Glenfinnan using new path/bridge to Callop despite poor weather early on. Sgorr nan Cearc, Meal Doire na Mnatha, Sgorr Croabh a Chaorainn, Sgurr Ghiubhsachain and down to path then track to Callop and Glen finnan | dickscroop | 03/07/2016 |
Solo. From Callop. Round of GB, MnD, SCaC (reascent) and MaB. Mild for November but very wet and wild on the tops. | amswanston | 17/11/2013 |
MMC Walk. Iain Wilson, Jeremy and Fraser. Fom Collops in driving rain and high wind. Could not get to Cona glen for Druim Tarsuinn as rivers in spate. Ascended Sgorr nan Cearc . Great tho' windy ridgewalk. Walked off, half way off Sgorr Giubsachain north ridge, to the road. Long day. 8 hours. | alexmaclennan | 03/08/2013 |
Solo. Callop CP by A830 (924795) by Allt na Cruache thro' col to Glen Cona then Druim Tarsuinn, Sgurr Ghuibhsachain, Sgorr Craobb a'Chaorainn & Meall Doire na Mnatha. Fine dry & sunny with plenty of midge at first. | Vin | 02/06/2004 |
en route to Sgorr Craobh a Chaorainn | IanHHill | 29/07/1999 |
Round of Meall a'Bhainne, Sgorr Craobh a'Chaorainn, Sgurr Ghiubhsachain, Meall nan Damh and Glas Bheinn from Glen Finnan road. | Eddie | 27/03/1999 |
Simon Winton | 08/10/2022 | |
Gallovidian | 31/07/2022 | |
andrew brown | 03/06/2022 | |
Alan Whatley | 12/08/2021 | |
interloper | 18/05/2021 | |
Fletch | 18/05/2021 | |
Robin56 | 01/05/2021 | |
Dave McG | 16/11/2019 | |
BaggerGutt | 13/07/2019 | |
neilsan | 03/04/2019 | |
Kevin29035 | 26/11/2018 | |
weaselmaster | 29/12/2017 | |
Sick Kid | 29/12/2017 | |
hill walker | 10/07/2017 | |
thenomad | 08/04/2017 | |
interloper | 06/08/2015 | |
Dave Geere | 21/05/2013 | |
Martin R | 21/03/2013 | |
Gavin Theobald | 19/05/2012 | |
Meagaidh | 03/03/2012 | |
Tricky | 15/09/2011 | |
mae | 14/05/2010 | |
Sprog | 03/06/2009 | |
StueyB | 04/08/2007 | |
richtea5040 | 01/05/2007 | |
ajwxyzt | 24/06/2006 | |
bertbarnett123 | 10/06/2006 | |
chalky1953 | 03/05/2004 | |
Kompass | 12/04/2003 | |
alda | 11/07/1998 | |
Alan Moore | 03/06/1989 | |
IainT | 28/03/1985 | |
amblemark | 01/01/1970 | |
Erik B | blank | |
ChrisM1992 | blank |