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Name:Ben Shieldaig NW Top
Hill number:6647
Height:529m / 1736ft
Parent (Ma):997  Ben Shieldaig
RHB Section:13B: Applecross to Achnasheen
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Torridon
Class:Subdodd
(s5)
Grid ref:NG830527 (est)
Drop:28m
Col:501m  NG832525  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 24
(1:25k) 428N

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 29 users)ByDate of Ascent
see log for Ben Shieldigcarole engel14/09/2023
From layby at corner of Loch Dughaill. Steep rough climb to the beallach (largely by deer fence then to summit of Ben Shieldaig, on to NW top (camped near here). Return along the ridge and continued to SE top and far SE top. Fine sandstone slabs on the ridge. Traversing descent back to start. Bright sunshine.RobertP19/04/2023
Traverse of summit ridge.chalky195315/05/2018
From roadside (NG 8299 5135) with Steves Smith & Lewis. Steeply up snow-clad heather slopes. Ridge walk over the other 3 Ben Shieldaig hills in a mixed weather day of sunshine and snow showers. Dropped down to second car parked 1.5km SE along the road. The up onto An Staonach.jonglew11/02/2018
Not much of a view on a misty day.nickywood110/06/2016
W Jenx, parked Shieldaig village, cut onto hill at GR 817536 and steeply up heather slopes and small crags direct up end. At higher crag cut right (S) and make tricky traverse up steep ground to outflank. Then easy to top, no obvious feature.nordicstar09/12/2012
from Shieldaig. down and up to this top then to the site of a trig column at 12.00. Only 4 iron corner posts remain. What a view! 11 out of 10. Why go overseas when Torridon is on the doorstep.arranc04/06/2009
see log on TrigpointingUK.com. RHW29/09/2007
Walked on to this summit for further views across to Torridon.JohnW28/06/2005
Tricky08/09/2023
assynt_bob22/07/2023
Jill Robertson05/05/2022
amblemark05/05/2022
Gallovidian22/03/2020
Tom Mundell03/06/2018
sarah mundell03/06/2018
Trekking toes03/06/2018
Iona03/06/2018
mntainman11/02/2018
thenomad11/02/2018
foggieclimber01/08/2014
richtea504016/11/2013
Alan Moore31/05/2013
Tony Rogers27/09/2012
hill walker25/08/2012
eddieh11/06/2012
Meagaidh18/04/2012
David Purchase18/03/1995
IainT06/08/1975