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Name: | Eilean a' Chaoil |
Hill number: | 9109 |
Height: | 32m / 105ft |
Parent (Ma): | none |
RHB Section: | 13B: Applecross to Achnasheen |
County/UA: | Highland |
Island: | Mono Tump island (t) |
Class: | Tump (0-99m), SIB (Tu,0,SIB) |
Grid ref: | NG 81283 56243 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 32m |
Col: | Sea |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 24 (1:25k) 428N |
Observations: | c.2m higher than outcrop 100m N (with 29m OS spot height) |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 28 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
With others, bagging 3 tumps before an easy dry crossing on to the Island. Magnificent Torridon views from the summit. | NormanW | 04/09/2023 |
Started at Shieldaig car park then up Meall a' Choire Bhuidhe, Camas an Leim, Camas Ruadh before the tidal island of Eilean a' Chaoil. | Dugswell2 | 04/09/2023 |
From Shieldaig, 3 Tumps including the island. Arrived 2 hours before Ullapool low water on a spring tide, half an inch of water, dry on return. Wanted early crossing as I wanted to bag the Loch Maree islands in the afternoon | RHW | 06/05/2023 |
Arrived just before low water and an easy crossing (I had the packraft with me just in case) Short rocky ascent and a good view. Walked out from Shieldaig, paddled back. | fasgadh | 24/09/2022 |
Detour from Walkhighlands Shieldaig Peninsula walk. Just after low tide | Crib Goch | 03/09/2020 |
Kayak round of three SIBs from Shieldaig. | AndyS | 12/10/2019 |
Lovely walk on track out to An Aird. Crossed over at low tide.Path to summit. | bjewing | 24/11/2018 |
Great viewpoint. Simple walk over about 1hr before low water. | Tony S | 26/10/2018 |
Last hill of the 4 on the peninsula. With Steve Lewis. Crossed 90mins before the Ullapool low tide time; just a few inches of water - dry on the return 15mins later. Large cairn on an outcrop at summit. | jonglew | 05/02/2018 |
Kayak from Shieldaig landing SW corner where a faint path leads upwards . | chalky1953 | 07/08/2017 |
Walked out from Shieldaig. With Richard, Cathy, Caroline and Gordon. | richard69 | 28/03/1979 |
richtea5040 | 04/09/2023 | |
Tony J | 04/09/2023 | |
Minto | 04/09/2023 | |
Jill Robertson | 04/09/2023 | |
SteveG | 04/09/2023 | |
Tricky | 03/09/2023 | |
kathyh | 11/06/2023 | |
ArdrossanWintonRover | 11/06/2023 | |
Fletch | 10/05/2023 | |
interloper | 10/05/2023 | |
Gallovidian | 29/05/2021 | |
Alan Whatley | 01/11/2019 | |
jimbloomer | 16/05/2019 | |
thenomad | 05/02/2018 | |
traighmhor | 14/02/2017 | |
fatdogwalks | 16/04/2010 | |
RichardM | 28/03/1979 |