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Name:Meall an Fhuarain
Hill number:6813
Height:503m / 1650ft
Parent (Ma):1167  Ben Armine
RHB Section:16D: Altnaharra to Dornoch
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Naver, Brora
Watershed:Land's End to John o' Groats, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman
(Tu,5,HF,Y)
Grid ref:NC 61080 23550
Summit feature:mossy knoll on peat hag
Drop:51m
Col:452m  NC622231  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 16
(1:25k) 443
Observations:pronounced summit 800m S at NC 61197 22767 is c 2m lower
Survey:Abney level
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 8 users)ByDate of Ascent
See ChleansaidStueyB09/08/2023
Loop of 6 tops from Crask Inn (Creag Sgoilteach, Meall na Teanga, MaF SW Top, Meall an Fhuarain, Meall na Caillich, MaF W Top. Left the path by the sheepfold and joined it again after the tops at Bealach Easach. More or less straight line between all the tops, saving some climb by contouring where possible. Plenty of peat haggs and golden plovers.Tisteln13/04/2023
Parked (with permission) at 686310 for a long (12h30) round of 3 Simms, 4 HFs and 2 subs. Meall nan Aighean, Creag na h-Iolaire, Maol Coire a' Mhile, Meall a' Bhata, Meall an Fhuarain, Meall an Eoin, Meall Meadhonach, Meall Ailein and The Whip.PGCE03/05/2021
From forest track 5k S of Crask Inn.chalky195309/06/2014
29 mile 16 summit circuit from Crask, based on Klibreck.RHW09/06/2014
Gavin Theobald06/11/2020
jimbloomer16/05/2018
Arctica10/02/2011