| Name: | Beinn Dhubh |
| Hill number: | 1595 |
| Height: | 506m / 1660ft |
| County/UA: | Na h-Eileanan Siar [Western Isles] |
| Topographical area: | LH04 Beinndhubh-roineabhal |
| SMC/RHB section: | 24B: Harris and Nearby Islands |
| Island: | Lewis and Harris |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NB 08964 00627 |
| Summit feature: | rock 6m S of trig point in shelter |
| Drop: | 493m |
| Col: | 13m NB152001  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 14 18 (1:25k) 455 456 |
| Observations: | summit of rock is 10 cm below trig point fb |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 140 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| yorkielad | 19/04/2024 | |
| Free car park (and toilets) at the end of the road, by Losgaintir cemetery. Straight up to the summit then on to Beinn Losgaintir. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 14/04/2024 |
| Ridge West to East. | PeteF | 20/04/2022 |
| A859 Loch Fincastle - Beinn Losgaintir - Beinn Dhunh - Luskentyre beach CP | briandiggle | 29/07/2020 |
| From Luskrntyre cemetery car park. Easy going on dry conditions and plenty rock 3/4 | N.Morters | 24/05/2019 |
| From cemetery, tough terrain, sunny, cold wind, good views. | iangalbraith | 12/05/2019 |
| Third Marilyn of the day from Luskentyre beach car park. The morning snow had gone but at the summit the cold North wind hit me. Thank goodness for a substantial trig shelter. | NormanW | 04/05/2019 |
| From Losgaintir beach car park. There is a gate through the wall after about 300m and then direct to the summit. Great views. Under 3 hours return with CM. | bolton | 23/07/2018 |
| From PC & up. Could see S Harris at last. With PM. | CJM | 23/07/2018 |
| Stunning, stunning views to the higher hills to the north. | summitter | 01/04/2018 |
| Parked by the beach, onto beach then through gate on dry stone wall and headed straight for summit using snippets of paths when available. Managed to see St Kilda from summit. | assynt_bob | 20/05/2017 |
| From Luskentyre car park with Mrs G. On to Beinn Losgaintir and Ceann Reamhar. | jonglew | 17/05/2017 |
| From cemetary. Nice grassy slopes to start with and wonderful views of coastline from summit. Too hazy for St Kilda though. | AndrewFinnimore | 08/10/2016 |
| Solo before rest of MMC arrived. From Luskentyre beach carpark. There and back along ridge, some running when ridge flat sunny, light winds. 3 hours. | alexmaclennan | 16/09/2016 |
| Nice day. Out and back from Luskentyre cemetery car park. | Rounsfell | 04/09/2016 |
| With: hb; Walked up from Losgaintir cemetery car park into mist. Indistinct path up west ridge. Quick stop by summit trig before descent via west summit cairn. Excellent views over Taransay. | Ian Baines | 17/05/2016 |
| With: ib; | Helen Baines | 17/05/2016 |
| Climbed via Sron Godamuil, over beautiful crystalline rock, giving very easy scrambling. This is a hill to climb for the views (including St Kilda), and for the fab (but crowded) beach at the bottom. Walked back along the road, which is also pleasant. | Gill | 27/03/2016 |
| From Luskentyre via Beinn Dhubh, Beinn Losgaintir, Ceann Reamhar and finishing on A859 | screeleep | 05/07/2015 |
| with Peter Willimott | davidsbatty | 23/06/2015 |
| From road junction - up Sron Godamuil - Beinn Losgaintir - summit - then onward to Ceann Reamhar. | Chris Peart | 21/09/2014 |
| Parked at Losgaintir Graveyard then walked along some of the coast before heading up Beinn Dhubh, Beinn Losgaintir and Ceann Reamhar on a very sunny afternoon. | Dugswell2 | 13/09/2014 |
| On holiday in North Harris. Ascended with Lorraine after visiting Art Gallery nearby.Ascended from beach direct to Beinn Dubh. | raffemeister | 30/05/2014 |
| Walked in thick cloud with Jake the Black Lab. Loved the beach. | iandesbottes | 15/03/2014 |
| I started off at Luskentyre cemetary and then followed the coast around for a kilometre and a half before making my ascent to the summit of Beinn Dubh. | Alex C | 18/09/2013 |
| Alone | SpudGunn | 02/10/2012 |
| With Mora, from Losgaintir. | BLACKHILL | 10/06/2012 |
| CLimbed on my own, from the holiday rental. Windy but dry , cloud cover on the summit, great views of Luskentyre on the way up & down. | rossdrummond | 08/06/2012 |
| W Jenx, from road head by cemetery, straight up fell through broken ground to summit. Mist on top limited views, but beach area very impressive on wy down, and straight to Taransay isle clear and blue. | nordicstar | 08/04/2012 |
| Solo but beautiful walk from Luskentyre to Tarbert. | lordtonult | 10/06/2011 |
| Estimated date | PaulineD | 30/06/2009 |
| Revisit. Memorial plaque at foot of trig pillar. Stony grassy summit. A/c/w circuit with Ceann Reamhar, easy boggy descent to 094974 (gate W of burn). | RHW | 30/08/2007 |
| From Losgaintir. A lot of bog along the top. | Eddie | 11/07/2007 |
| Parked at junction to Losgaintir. On road, over 2 wire fences uphill for 2 miles to very broad ridge and into mist on tundra like mossy grass. To B Losgaintir. On compass downhill to wide bealach and up over boulder strewn patches and moss and grass to top at 12.00. No view - mist. | arranc | 27/05/2006 |
| ELMA VICTORIA CAMERON FRASER JERRY CUMMINS DONALD SMITH | donmeister | 22/07/2005 |
| Started this walk from behind our B & B. We were given permission to get to the hill via their croft. The walk was straight forward with the gradient getting ever steeper, but soon the top was reached. Again great views could be had in all directions. | garyhoney | 04/08/2004 |
| Solo | HFB | 13/07/2003 |
| fine views, lower part of ascent boggy; magical @ sunset. Luskentyre rd 081980, follow fence/strm then easy slopes | RHW | 24/09/2000 |
| Ascended from Tarbert via Ceann Reamhar in perfect conditions. | JohnW | 17/04/1981 |
| Heather | garbo1103 | blank |
| TONY DEALL | 07/05/2024 | |
| Rory Bryson | 25/03/2024 | |
| MorecambeMonkey | 19/05/2023 | |
| Gavin Theobald | 31/08/2022 | |
| dave g | 10/09/2021 | |
| NeilThompson | 02/08/2021 | |
| PM | 05/07/2021 | |
| Pete R | 04/05/2021 | |
| iainwalton | 17/08/2019 | |
| govanah | 13/05/2019 |