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Name:Beinn Direach
Hill number:1135
Height:688.9m / 2260ft
RHB Section:16B: Durness to Loch Shin
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Dornoch, Eriboll
Watershed:Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Dornoch Firth, The Lizard to Dunnet Head
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Graham, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,Y)
Grid ref:NC 40620 38048
Summit feature:embedded slabby rock 30m NNE of cairn
Drop:152m
Col:536.9m  NC 40038 38550  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 16
(1:25k) 447S
Observations:cairn is at NC 40612 38017
Survey:Abney level/Leica Disto D510/Leica RX1250
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From W Merkland in foul weather. A long slog up A' Ghlaise on an ATV track then Tionall, Direach and Meall a' Chleirich. Interesting descent to Loch an t-Seilg initially on a deer track, then negotiating massive boulders and holes.sclater10/09/2023
Cloudy and wet. If descending by the atv track from the col before Meall a`Chleirich don`t take the one indicated by the two short posts.Carry on to the next one. Too miserable weatherwise for the Hump.ARM10/09/2023
With Rhona and Struie. Parked on grass verge at West Merkland. Proceed north up estate track until past the marked right turn to climb Ben Hee. There is a hidden from view metal bridge to cross Allt na Glaise. Up the long, easy slope of A'Glaise and easy walking along the ridge to the first Fiona. Carn an Tionail. Head SE on easy ground to bealach and short climb to Beinn Direach. Descend SW and if you're lucky you can pick up an ATV track which goes all the way back to the original estate track, contouring around the base of Meall A'Chleirich.DampandDusty23/07/2023
Up the landrover track from West Merkland. From the high point of track there is a well defined atv track not shown on any maps that skirts round the west slopes of Meall a'Chleirich to the bealach between aforementioned and Beinn Direach. I missed the start of it on way up as I had come off the main track too soon not knowing that it was there to use. The atv track also continues up the south slopes of Beinn Direach for a bit and then continued over open hillside on good firm ground to top. Returned by same route with a short diversion to take in top of Meall a' Chleirich on way back. Evening climb so got back just before dark at 9pm.Jossker05/05/2023
From Carn an Tionail, having started at West Merkland.benalder28425/02/2023
See log for Meall a'Chleirichcarole engel14/06/2022
Solo trip, with Carn an Tionail. Ptarmigan on summit. Return ATV track can be picked up from at least 200m N of the pass between CaT and Meall a'Chleirich. It gets very faint in the bog but rejoins the main track between the two quarries marked on the 1:25k.Invicta1420/04/2022
Ben Hee (C), Beinn Direach (G), Càrn an Tionail (G), Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill (C)Huwel09/11/2021
Set off in cloud but all tops cleared before I got to them. Easy access via track then up to A'Ghlais and on to Carn an Tionail.No problems crossing over to Beinn Direach and down over Meall a Chlerich for an early finish.dickscroop24/08/2020
Via Carn an Tionail, having started at West Merkland.willyross08/08/2020
tickchazzyboy1907/06/2019
Nice hill from West Merkland up south ridge down to bealach & 152.1m of accent to Beinn Direach. 6hours50.rogreeves21/05/2019
From Ben Hee. Back down the path then north to the high point of the track. Pathless and quite hard work on a warm, cloudless, hazy day up the long slope. A rather featureless hill overshadowed on both sides.Owen B22/04/2019
A nice White Christmas walk in soft snow. Over Carn an Tionail, then on to Beinn Direach. Nice easy descent to the bealach, then an ATV track goes down to the valley.Gill25/12/2017
Took a while to locate the col coming from Carn an Tionail in mist, but only problem after that was the wet slippy ground.IanHHill11/08/2017
with Carn an Tional. reasonable dayoatcake09/07/2017
2 of 5: From Meall a Chleirich.ChrisR08/05/2017
Second visit, collecting surrounding topsColin Crawford18/06/2016
Circuit of tops from West Merkland.Smudge13/05/2016
Just this one for today - followed ATV track from Bealach Meirleich road.fasgadh10/10/2015
From West Merkland via Tionail and a pass where a heavy shower and rough terrain took their toll. Fortunately on the summit the sun and clear air returned.Topographer5721/08/2015
??ancient brit01/01/2014
round of 3 from west merkland, beinn direach, carn an tionail,and mellan liath coire mhic dhughaill.robertphillips07/07/2013
MC JC O MH BH. ice day. Managed to avoid stalkers.Martin6607/09/2012
selfdavidsbatty23/06/2012
Galltywenallt01/06/2012
AloneSpudGunn27/05/2012
alone SheilaS01/05/2012
Solo. After MLCMD, SB, and CaT.amswanston15/04/2012
Solo HFB27/07/2011
With Ben Hee, from West Merkland. After Hee dropped down to strath and straight up Direach. Back down ridge over top to car.nordicstar24/04/2011
from Tionail. Coffee sheltering from SE wind. Downhill over stone slabs with some side stepping to a low point in a very complex boiler plate col and up over more stones and boulders on largely gentle slopes to top at 13.40. M L C M D, Tionail, Hope in haze, Hee and Ben More.arranc25/07/2008
Ascended from West Merkland on a sunny day.JohnW15/06/2008
Billgarbo110307/06/2003
Solofergie27/05/2003
From West MerklandBLACKHILL31/05/2001
fine stony hill, superb neighbourhood. West Merkland 383329, ascend from 418367 RHW26/07/2000
Round from Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill to Ben Hee that included run out to missing Graham Sabhal Beag.Eddie09/06/1996
A straight line from Ben Hee North Top.Alan Moore25/03/1991
hillhunter11/11/2023
davezeking30/06/2023
Sick Kid25/06/2023
weaselmaster25/06/2023
amblemark31/05/2023
Robin5614/05/2023
Frogreen11/05/2023
danpquinn06/05/2023
stuartgreig24/04/2022
GuyF04/04/2022
SunnyAdventures09/11/2021