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Name: | Meall a' Bhothain |
Hill number: | 630 |
Height: | 909.9m / 2985ft |
Parent (Ma): | 621 Carn Dearg |
RHB Section: | 09B: Glen Albyn and the Monadh Liath |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Findhorn, Catchment Boundaries, Spey |
Watershed: | Inner Moray Firth |
Class: | High Hills of Britain, Subsimm (HHB,sSim) |
Grid ref: | NH 66358 05650 |
Summit feature: | knoll 5m NW of cairn |
Drop: | 29.5m |
Col: | 880.3m NH 6601 0558 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 35 (1:25k) OL56 402 |
Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
Comments: | Simm deleted July 2014 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 246 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Epic day with Tom and Duncan. Initially missed the bridge across the river. Only a little wet snow to slow us down on the tops. | alexmaclennan | 16/02/2024 |
Parked at the end of the public road in Glen Banchor. Carn Dearg, Carn Ban, Carn Ballach SW Top, Carn Ballach NE Top, Meall a'Bhothain, Carn Sgulain W Top, Carn Sgulain, A'Chailleach, Geal Charn. Very wet underfoot and gale force winds initially on Carn Dearg (hat blown over the cliffs) but easing later with cloud lifting. With Gillian and Denise. | richard69 | 06/10/2023 |
Checking if I had reached the summit broke the fence following monotony for a minute | Trantham Clan | 22/05/2023 |
Fine day doing the circuit with tops in sunshine from Glen Banchor car park | PDuncan82 | 13/05/2023 |
Carn Ban, Carn Dearg, Carn Dearg SE Top, Carn Balloch, Meall a' Bhothain, Carn Sgulain West Top, Carn Sgulain and A' Chailleach | JasonStark | 16/10/2022 |
Glen Banchor car park - Carn Dearg - Carn Ban - Carn Ballach - Carn Ballach NE Top - Meall a’ Bhothain - Carn Sgulain - A’ Chailleach - Geal Charn, Creag na h-Iolaire - Glen Banchor. | Mark Jackson | 19/08/2022 |
loop from the cp, 27km in 6 hrs with 992m of ascent, taking in Carn Dearg and SE top, Carn Ban, Carn Ballach SW and NE top, Meall a Bhothian, Carn Sgulian west top, Carn Sgulian and a'chailleach | Nicky C | 12/06/2022 |
BIGGEST BOG FEST EVER | supermario | 15/11/2021 |
From Newtonmore - A'Chaileach, Carn Sgulain, Carn Dearg. 
With Sue, Jack and Ellie. Post GMC trip. | Geoff Briggs | 09/11/2021 |
Solo. 31km. Ascended via Creag na h-Iolaire to A' Chailleach, then across to Carn Sgulain, down ridge via all summits to Carn Dearg and then Carn Macoul on descent. Returned via Glen Banchor to parking. Fairly still, clear on all summits, sun at times. 9 hours. | meltdiceburg | 18/07/2021 |
The 3 Monadh Liath Munros - Walkhighlands route | hummusg | 23/06/2021 |
Round off three Munros and the various tops. Total distance 28km and ascent of 1350m | Pilotralph | 30/05/2021 |
See Carn Dearg for description of route. | lindslow | 20/09/2020 |
From Carn Macoul, circuit of the Munros and tops. Sunny and hot. With B and R. | jenx | 08/08/2020 |
With Winnie, wintry | Strathcarron | 29/10/2019 |
Keith Armour, Craig Brackenridge, Barry McGarahan | ian-e | 05/05/2018 |
Revisit for the tops,ACW round of creag na h lolaire, geal charn, A chailleach, carn squlain, meall a bhothain, carn ballach, carn ban, carn dearg, carn dearg SE top,carn macoul, | robertphillips | 17/04/2017 |
Monadhliath ridge from Glen Banchory via Dalballoch to Carn Macoul, Carn Dearg, intermmediate summits to Carn Sgulain and A'Chailleach and down to Glen Banchory | kdbennett | 02/10/2016 |
Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 20/09/2016 |
CUHWC Roy Bridge trip. | AGWilliamson | 23/09/2015 |
Solo - lovely hot day | Loz_mck | 03/08/2015 |
Weather fair, snow n ground. | MountainMac | 19/03/2015 |
On route to Carn Dearg. | Roblex | 17/07/2014 |
From Carn Ballach | mick | 30/05/2014 |
Start out just out of Newtonmore, head up A'Chailleach first, across to Carn Sgulain, along the ridge to Carn Ban, upto Carn Dearg and back along the valleys to Newtonmore. Long, Beautiful route. | mattrcarter | 13/05/2014 |
A round of A'Chailleach, Carn Sgulain, Carn Dearg and it's tops. | rhalstead | 25/06/2013 |
With Kenny & Cath | JamesSDonald | 09/02/2013 |
From Glen Banchor car park. Carn Dearg - SE Top - Carn Ban - Carn Ballach - Carn Sgulain - A' Chailleach. | davidpettit84 | 03/01/2013 |
With LUMC. | robertgn | 03/01/2013 |
Estimated date - done solo | Aimless Rambler | 14/05/2012 |
4 of 10: From Carn Sgulain West Top. | ChrisR | 20/05/2010 |
Scotland Trip 2009, based at Aviemore. Day 1 walk to take in 3 Munroes. | jackfowler | 02/05/2009 |
Company: Solo | iandesbottes | 16/02/2008 |
Cool, sunny, icy wind, good views. | iangalbraith | 14/06/2007 |
Carn Dearg round from Newtonmore | nickywood1 | 22/06/2006 |
With Club, completed A'Challeach, Carn Sgulain, Carn Dearg + 2 Tops, 23.4km, 1080m, in 7.0hr | JamesSDonald | 02/02/2006 |
With Ian & Joel. | Dangerous Dave | 09/02/2005 |
Passed this summit whilst following the line of fence posts from Carn Sgulain. | yorkie | 18/09/2004 |
4 of 8: From Carn Sgulain West Top. | ChrisR | 16/08/2003 |
Monadhliath circuit | nordicstar | 09/04/2003 |
On walk across the Glen Banchor Munros- for full notes see Carn Dearg and A'Chailleach | pwheeler | 02/04/2003 |
With Jeanette | dickscroop | 10/08/2001 |
With friend from Glen Banchor road end. Walked north on track. Near the end of the track went west across the burn and NW to a bothy, continuing to reach the summit of A’ Chailleach. We continued round to reach the summit of Can Sgùlain (2 cairns). Went west to Meall a’ Bhothain, Carn Ballach and Carn Ban. I continued alone to Snechdach Slinnean. Retraced my steps to Carn Ban and went SSE over the summits of Carn Dearg and its SE top. Descended ENE to join the track beside Allt Fiondrigh. | pwbellarby | 15/05/1999 |
LMC meet @ Laggan, with Tim747 | Shutterlag | 31/10/1998 |
A'Chailleach, Carn Sgulain and Carn Dearg 
with Andy | mountainmunki | 09/09/1998 |
Galltywenallt | 23/11/1997 | |
solo, walked up Carn Dearg via L Dubh path and S ridge then across plateau to Carn Sgulain. V quiet, mild day, good views | niallp | 11/08/1997 |
Top after leaving Ted + Jenny to bag 3rd M. | Dugswell2 | 27/05/1997 |
With Vic, Jon, John and Darren en route form Sgulain to Dearg. | mikejacobs | 31/03/1997 |
From road end near Newtonmore round of A'Chailleach, Carn Sgulain, Carn Ban, Carn Dearg | PeterD | 13/08/1996 |