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Name: | Caisteal Abhail East Top |
Hill number: | 4541 |
Height: | 759.9m / 2493ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1473 Caisteal Abhail |
RHB Section: | 20C: Arran and Holy Island |
County/UA: | North Ayrshire |
Island: | Arran |
Class: | Simm, Graham Top (Tu,Sim,GT) |
Grid ref: | NR 97488 44341 |
Summit feature: | granite pinnacle |
Drop: | 34m |
Col: | 725.9m NR 9734 4432 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 62 69 (1:25k) 361N |
Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 128 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
On one of the wonderful Arran Mountain Festival 2023 walks, recommended. | DavieRuts | 14/05/2023 |
With CathyS, RobN & Luna. From North Sannox car park to Cladach carpark. | masmith | 28/01/2023 |
19k run : Glen Sannox horseshoe (with a guest appearance from Goatfell). | quadbarrel | 30/05/2022 |
After Caisteal Abhail on a 12km circuit from the North Glen Sannox bridge, after Caisteal Abhail, continuing to the Witch's Step... | Dazingdale | 15/05/2022 |
high corrie to north sannox walk, mullach buidhe, north goatfell, cir mhor, caisteal abhail, caisteal abhail east top, a good scramble up to narrow top, caisteal abhail far east top, suidhe fhearghas. | robertphillips | 11/08/2018 |
CK | SheilaS | 16/05/2018 |
Gill Stephens and Jez Turner's Corbett completion. Excelent weather with an occasional snow squall. 35-40 celebrating. Then 13 of us s went dien the NE ridge This top second with belaying help from Richard McLelland. | vegibagger | 18/11/2017 |
After Caisteal Abhail en-route back to N Sannox CP after Gill Stevens' final Corbett. Ably assisted by a rope courtesy Richard McLelland. | jonglew | 18/11/2017 |
Fun but awkward scramble in gusty wind with confidence rope provided by Richard on top. On descent from Caisteal Abhail after Corbett completion event with 12 others. Also ascended the rocky buttress immediately to the west of Witch's step- lower -and checked out an outcropping rock ( lower per Abney) further west of this one. | Denise | 18/11/2017 |
After C Abhail, a dozen of us, a blustery day making a tricky scramble | RHW | 18/11/2017 |
done with a motley crew, what fun we had. | thenomad | 18/11/2017 |
Shot up without a second thought. Had second and third thoughts at the summit - assisted down by Vegibagger, RichardM and RHW. | Wycombe Wanderer | 18/11/2017 |
Granite pinnacle, easiest by 8m scramble up steep W face. With group of 13 fuelled by cake and Whisky after Gill and Jez's Corbett completion on Caisteal Abhail. Threateningly grey skies and gusting wind but weather generally kind for November. | RichardM | 18/11/2017 |
A great peak. Company: Martin Stewart | iandesbottes | 13/04/2017 |
Another visit to make sure of correct summit. | chalky1953 | 10/09/2016 |
Making sure of the top, after recent postings induced possible doubts | Colin Crawford | 04/08/2016 |
Epic day scrambling on an adventurous route from Brodick to Corrie via Beinn Nuiss, Beinn Tarsuinn. Beinn Chliablain, A' Chir, A'Chir North top, Cir Mhor and after Casteal Abhain i scrambled up every potential granite buttress. | Dazingdale | 13/05/2016 |
Steep but enjoyable scramble, went up five times: once to find the way up, second time with survey gear, third time to get camera from rucksack, fourth time to retrieve survey gear, fifth time to give Anne a helping hand and play Twister on the summit. | alda | 19/04/2016 |
See Beinn Tarsuinn | dickscroop | 16/05/2014 |
with Oliver Bartrum (failed to summit - high wind) | davidsbatty | 08/03/2014 |
Debs | Mountain Goat | 05/09/2013 |
USMC Dinnermeet | Loz_mck | 27/04/2013 |
Glen Sannox round | lordtonult | 08/11/2009 |
plus with school | Martin66 | 28/12/2008 |
From Glen Rosa, out over Nuis, Tarsuinn, Cir Mhor (by-pass a'Chir)to Caisteal Abhail and out down Glen Sannox. Meal at Sannox hotel (V good) and taxi back to Brodick | nordicstar | 18/10/2008 |
Some scrambling involved to get to highest point of top. Three distinct tops on the ridge between with's step and Castles, highest is the middle one. | andy | 20/07/2008 |
Solo | HFB | 07/04/2002 |
Ascents : 2 | yatchey | 01/01/2000 |
Approx date | MM | 01/04/1991 |
Went over this top in the mist - just before we descended the Witches Step | ChinnockC | 14/04/1989 |
With James Bellarby. From Sannox over Suidhe Fhearghas, continuing to Caisteal Abhail main summit and Cir Mhòr. Down to Brodick. | pwbellarby | 03/10/1987 |
From High Corrie over Goat Fell, North Goatfell, Cir Mhor and Caisteal Abhail. Almost certainly did the pinnacle as I love scrambling. The weather was fine, rock dry but snow in gaps between rocks. | Alan Moore | 01/04/1983 |
From North Sannox en-route for Caisteal Abhail. | 3 kinnears | 18/04/1981 |
Estimated date | Ozymandias | 16/08/1971 |
Ridge traverse - started Glen Sannox via Souwester Slabs and Chir Mhor - return to Glen Sannox (1972?) | summitsup | 01/01/1952 |
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99/2000 | garbo1103 | blank |
Toril | 23/04/2023 | |
interloper | 24/09/2022 | |
Capt Malbec | 18/09/2022 | |
Ruthiepentagon | 04/07/2019 | |
Toril | 29/06/2018 | |
easers | 11/06/2018 | |
Neil Midgley | 28/05/2018 | |
carole engel | 07/05/2018 | |
Alex C | 18/11/2017 | |
Tony S | 18/11/2017 | |
andrew brown | 18/11/2017 | |
arjh | 05/04/2017 | |
Martin R | 12/06/2016 |