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Name:Beinn Mhearsamail
Hill number:4866
Height:506m / 1660ft
Parent (Ma):1451  Beinn a' Chaolais
RHB Section:20A: Jura, Scarba and Colonsay
County/UA:Argyll and Bute
Island:Jura
Class:Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman
(Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y)
Grid ref:NR 49704 72915
Summit feature:rock
Drop:111m
Col:395m  NR495731  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 60 61
(1:25k) 355S
Observations:rock 15m S at NR 49703 72901 is as high
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 36 users)ByDate of Ascent
From Beinn a'Chaolais an easy climb before the nearby Tump.bolton13/09/2019
Inexplicably, I circled round this hill on my visit to the Paps many years ago. Summitted today, with grand views of the big hillsColin Crawford31/03/2018
With DB, on round of the Paps + Glas Bheinn.amswanston10/06/2017
3rd hill of 7 today on a circular from the Three-arched bridge, climbing Cnuic Charrach, Bheinn Mhearsmail south top and then descending Nw and N to gain ridge bypassing rocky cliffs to arrive at slanting rocky slabs with boulders dotted around. Climbed everything in this area although winds made things a bit trickier. Descent to col with Bheinn Chaolais my next hill.Dazingdale07/06/2017
A long tricky traverse after camping at Lochanan Tana.Chris Peart10/05/2017
Good descent from Beinn a Chaolais. Starting to feel it on the climb. Beautiful lochan. On to South Top.Wycombe Wanderer24/04/2017
En route from Beinn Shiantaidh back to Three Arch Bridge, contouring Beinn an Oir and Beinn Chaolais on good gorund. Boggy argo tracks and trods down to Three Arch via Loch an t-Siob.Eddie23/05/2015
With Mora, from the bridge at nr544720.BLACKHILL14/04/2014
Fourth peak of four today with Cliff Speight in improving weather after doing the Paps of Jura. Then went to the Jura Hotel for a pint to wait for our lift back to the ferry from Martin Richardson. He was doing the 2 northern Marilyns with Jim Bloomer.Dugswell214/06/2012
With Jo, on Scottish Islands Peaks Race. Scorchio.Colinmac200519/05/2012
Retrobagged 11 years late after reading a database entry that mentioned walking over it on the way back from Beinn a' Chaolais.alda26/04/2007
fine narrowish rocky summit, overshadowed by its neighbours. Craighouse to Feolin, steep S ridge, simple gully NW to col RHW26/04/2007
bjewing30/05/2022
AndyS18/05/2022
andrew brown30/04/2022
AlanD26/03/2022
Martin R22/11/2017
Toril03/05/2017
Gavin Theobald01/05/2017
Tricky17/06/2016
Alan Whatley20/05/2014
clashcityrocker04/05/2013
Sherlock14/06/2012
Minto12/06/2012
mae21/04/2011
Denise 26/05/2009
Alan Moore21/05/2008
richtea504026/04/2007
Adrian26/04/2007
ajwxyzt26/04/2007
robmurray12/04/2007
hill walker30/04/2005
jfwilson18/05/2002
chalky195328/06/2001
Tintenty21/05/1991
BobtheBagger24/05/1990