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Name:Meall an Tarsaid
Hill number:651
Height:492.3m / 1615ft
Parent (Ma):651  Meall an Tarsaid
RHB Section:09B: Glen Albyn and the Monadh Liath
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Ness
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m)
(Ma,Hu,Tu,4)
Grid ref:NH 49161 13057
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:154.7m
Col:337.6m  NH 4881 1244  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 34
(1:25k) 416S
Observations:cairn is 0.4m higher than rocks 180m NNW at NH 49090 13225 (hill 652)
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
Comments:Reinstated as Marilyn April 2016
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 144 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From the cattle grid.curlebd06/05/2023
Solo.garbo110316/11/2022
With Bob. Second attempt. This time from the wee gate to the east by the cottage. A dull view.Play2End18/09/2022
Crossed over from Beinn Mheadhoin. Easy though many young birch growing. From summit dropped down south east flanks. Some boulders hidden in ferns lower down to fall over. Came out at gate in deer fence near river.Adrian06/09/2022
parked by cattle grid south of Allt Graic Breabaig. Walked back down road. Through gate into woods, then west through ferns and low vegitation to gully south of summit. Fairly easy slopes, just a lot of greenery this time of year. Back same way. KeithByTheC22/07/2022
As others, parked on the grass by the cattle grid. Through the gate, through the woods bearing a bit left to avoid a big patch of bracken, up the ridge to the right of the gully to the summit. Across to the other cairn, then back and down the gully. 1.6miles out about 1hr 15mins.JulieB21/07/2022
Good parking just beyond cattle grid at 499128.LesH12/05/2022
Via the gully as most others have done.Peterb15/12/2019
From minor road to East, with Ellie dog.BLACKHILL13/05/2019
Parked at the cattle grid to the east and went through the deer gate just north of the house. Head for the gully which is easy enough. Headed over to the 'old' top. Solo walk of just over the hour.bolton16/02/2019
From parking by cattle grid to east.rhalstead19/06/2018
Solo, from the east.amswanston25/05/2018
From the east, starting at pedestrian gate N of cottage. Easiest route appears to be via a gully that leads up to a col south of main summit.Topographer5721/04/2018
From the east, parked north of the cottage opposite a pedestrian gate into the lovely woods. Through these, a bit of heather bashing into the big gully, and follow grassy deer tracks up the gully. Easy but steep. Turn right at the top for a short stroll to the top, and wonderful views.Gill30/03/2018
tickchazzyboy1928/03/2018
Easy ascent from minor road. Great views from the summit.BigJ05/07/2017
Parked and route as alda. Sunny, warm, calm and great clear views.iangalbraith26/03/2017
2 of 4: From M.an Tarsaid Old Top.ChrisR17/01/2017
Last Marylin of 2016. Very wet day, but clear Summit from the obvious large Layby to the north. With Kenny R, Alison Coull, Gillian, Ali. Both summits visited, limited views with low cloud.N.Morters31/12/2016
From NH4983613020, where there was room to pull the van off the road behind a passing place. Slow going! Route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/meall-tarsaid-creag-and-beinn-mheadhoin.htmlGayle16/05/2016
Re-visited to make certain both summits done.richtea504010/05/2016
Parked on minor road due east of summit opposite gate, easy ascent through open birch woods and heather, on top in about half an hour.alda21/03/2016
Crossed from the old top to this one whilst there in Feb. It appeared higher so always worth the walk. The two points are so close its odd that the existing records were not automatically updated.nordicstar04/02/2016
Snuck through the fence and up through the birch woods. A nice hill. Walked over both tops as they appeared similar heights.jenx04/02/2016
see previous for Meall an Tarsaid- hill 652Thearlaichdubh14/08/2015
from the east at glen fechlin over deer fence.robertphillips15/03/2015
From Killiechoilum, space for parking near house seemed ok but I couldn't find anyone to ask. From there, a direct way up through newly planted area- so poor going. Visited both tops then found much nicer way down using a landrover track until it disappeared in a sallow and birch scrub filled valley- but always an easy way through. From top, fine view esp. of Monadh Liathpwheeler18/05/2014
From WNW, deerfence gate at cattle grid. Revisited both summits.RHW04/05/2014
Tough going up through new plantings from the NW. Not recommended!AndrewFinnimore11/08/2013
Margaret, raining, hill had loads of holes where new little trees were planted. will be a nightmare in a few years time to climb. Took under 2 hours to dotallblond24/06/2012
Log shows we did both north and south topsDenise 08/01/2011
Solo HFB12/02/2005
Ascended from the west.JohnW18/05/2004
On verge of narrow farm lane. over sheep pastures to heather and fern areas following sheep and deer trods. Above rocky outbreaks to final steeper slopes to top at 10.40. to t'other.arranc11/07/2002
Relocated summit since RHB; fine steep climb, decent rocky hill. 498133, round deerfence, thru birch & outcrops RHW23/12/2000
Up and down through birch, that kept the lashing rain off, to the East. Spot height on OS and as to my annotated RHB at the time.Eddie02/12/2000
Solo.MickyRoss02/11/1997
Second attepty. Firsttime i didnt fancy the waist deep vegration with nopath and company. Brought o h with me who pushed a way through lower grass trees bushes etc. as ever fine views from summit.VerySlowPlodderblank
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