| Name: | Beinn Tangabhal [Ben Tangaval] |
| Hill number: | 1628 |
| Height: | 332m / 1089ft |
| County/UA: | Na h-Eileanan Siar [Western Isles] |
| Topographical area: | IB01 Barra-vatersay |
| SMC/RHB section: | 24D: Barra to Barra Head |
| Island: | Barra |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (300-399m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,3,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NL 63892 99054 |
| Summit feature: | trig point |
| Drop: | 308m |
| Col: | 24m NL652994  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 31 (1:25k) 452N |
| Observations: | base of trig point is highest point but could be man-made |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 167 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Ascend from the S. via the Hebridean way to the high point then NE to the summit. Descend over rough terrain to the mast then the road to Castlebay. | BasherBob | 29/08/2024 |
| https://www.strava.com/activities/11477461822 | Sleepwa1ker | 13/05/2024 |
| Barra/Vatersay west coast Marilyns and Humps. 4 of 5 | thekirkie pirate | 20/06/2023 |
| Up from the SE. | robertphillips | 19/06/2023 |
| From beach at Tangasdale following Hebridean Way up to near the bealach then up to the summit. Down via the Hebridean Way to near the Vatersay causeway. The route is nicer and easier to follow from the North and makes a better ascent. | prwild | 18/06/2023 |
| Bike from Castlebay, walking from where Hebridean Way leaves the road (NL641976), following post-marked HW to a high point at NL639985 (actual line differs from map) at 170m, then N up to summit on straightforward slopes, return same way (1h40m) | kdbennett | 18/06/2023 |
| From south along hebridean way easy walking especially as ground very dry. Then Left path and took direct line to summit. Great views this evening with ferry waiting for morning departure. | cjo | 18/06/2023 |
| Round of Barra Marilyns by hired bike on a nice sunny day. From SW via hikers track. Amazin number of Golden Plovers calling on summit. Awesome views to North. | davechaffey | 18/06/2023 |
| From Tangasdle/phone box. Over the dunes on the Hebridean Way followed to high point then short pull to summit. Dave and Jill on a very hot afternoon. | N.Morters | 15/06/2023 |
| Good parking by old phone box. Across the dunes then north of Loch na Doirlinn. Followed Hebridean Way posts almost to summit. Last hill of the day with Jil & Nigel. | Dangerous Dave | 15/06/2023 |
| A lovely walk from the memorial CP to the SE. An initial couple of barbed fences are the only hazard, but these have lowered wire or gaps in places. | summitter | 10/06/2023 |
| First section of the Hebridean Way when starting from Vatersay Community Hall. Grand views of the surrounding islands and beaches, if wet underfoot. Route sometimes faint between markers. | neimcv | 10/05/2022 |
| From the war memorial on the road to Vatersay. Straight up over the false top. Breezy, good viewpoint. | iangalbraith | 08/09/2021 |
| Birth day hill - just to get warmed up for the Island Bagging trip later that week. walked to Vatersay South Beach and climbed up and over this one to get back to Castlebay. | tallblond | 05/09/2021 |
| Day 1 of the Hebridean Way. A short diversion off the route. | clivevilla | 30/05/2019 |
| Last hill climbed during a week over on Barra, so a touch of sadness heading off it and down to Castlebay once again. Got to see the Vatersay Boys in the evening though so it turned out to be a super high spirited end to my time out west. | Twice Shy | 10/08/2018 |
| Third hill on a bus walk from Vatersay back to Castlebay, over Beinn Chuidhir, via Bagh a'Deas and Bagh a'Bhatersaigh beaches and the cafe. Over Heiseabhal Beag and Heiseabhal Mor, then the W coast path and the causeway. Up the road a short way to reach a gate and the way-marked Hebridean Way, NW on a track at first, then NE to the bealach, leaving the markers and then up the SW ridge. Good views. Backtrack to the bealach, then a steep grassy descent NE, heading into an easy gully on short grass. Then SE to cross a small stream below the phone mast. Down over the corner of a BWF on a novel stile made of telegraph pole steps, to pick up the mast track to the road back to Castlebay. | Gill | 07/08/2018 |
| Barra 1000ft round from Castlebay | quadbarrel | 01/08/2018 |
| My day doing Hebridean way has been hijacked by these hills! The way goes right beside this one. | nickywood1 | 07/06/2018 |
| Approach from memorial to SE. Visited many rocky high points in summit region. In ascent/descent gentle angled rocky slabs provide pleasant walking. Beware cairn, on little hill, @ NL6438798469, not very well built - stones loose/unstable. | ger | 22/05/2018 |
| Rough walk from war memorial parking to W. Sunny and clear. | Thearlaichdubh | 22/05/2018 |
| From the war memorial. | NormanW | 22/05/2018 |
| On a wet and very windy day. From the war memorial to the SE. Just over 90 minute walk and over 2 fences but easy enough. With CM. | bolton | 20/05/2018 |
| Parked at war memorial. Straight up. Gale force SSW’ly wind, rain. With PM. | CJM | 20/05/2018 |
| Starting from the Tangasdale phone box at around NL649001 we followed the waymarks which gave access to the gates and bridge leading to the open land. We then lost them where their route and the notes we were following diverged. Near to Dun Ban a stile permitted access to the shore and another allowed us to proceed up the hill to the E of the obvious stream. We returned much the same way | m0jla | 27/04/2018 |
| Walked from Castlebay to war memorial and up ridge crossing 2 barbed wire fences. Straightforward. | trimarc2 | 12/10/2017 |
| From the wee carpark by the war memorial. Easy walking to the top, just 2 barbed wire fences but easily negotiated. | AndrewFinnimore | 03/07/2017 |
| With: hb; Walked from our campsite at Borgh via Dun then up below the NW ridge to the summit Trig. Descended keeping higher up. Lovely alpine plants in NW corrie. | Ian Baines | 10/05/2016 |
| With: ib; | Helen Baines | 10/05/2016 |
| Plenty of parking by the memorial at NL 650 978. Straight up the hill and back. Glorious sunshine, superlative views, couldn't have had a better day. | martin_hall | 16/10/2015 |
| Me and sue | Tonyandsue | 11/08/2015 |
| From Castlebay pier (16:50) took road to nearly below mast then struck uphill past mast, over intermediate top to summit (18:00). Easy going; overcast, some drizzle. Fair view from top. Down same route; finish 19:05 | dbb | 26/07/2015 |
| With Mora, | BLACKHILL | 13/05/2015 |
| W Jenx, walking from Tangasdal cottage. Around coastal path, and up the full NW ridge. Picnic on top in glorious weather, views abounding. Very fortunate. Down to minor top and causeway. En route to Vatersay cafe and bus back. | nordicstar | 09/07/2014 |
| Final day of Barra trip. From Castlebay along road to Vatersay turn off, then up hillside to summit. Descent to causeway and over to Vatersay to bag 7 of the 9 hills there. | jonglew | 08/07/2014 |
| Ascent from Castlebay side of causeway, returned via radio mast to a gate in the fence then followed fence line to road. | Buteobuteo | 05/07/2014 |
| Fifth and final peak today on a sunny afternoon to complete area 24D's Marilyns. | Dugswell2 | 07/05/2014 |
| 1st marilyn after my back operations, lovely one to start on again. | tallblond | 06/05/2014 |
| From War memorial, very wet, very windy. | tim747 | 05/05/2014 |
| Ran up from Castlebay whilst dinner was being cooked Nice view of the Atlantic Ocean | ChinnockC | 06/08/2013 |
| Solo | HFB | 06/07/2012 |
| Made the most of the long spring evening coming up here just after nine o’clock and found I that still had plenty of daylight left to continue on down to Rubha na Doirlinn and then back round to the Vatersay causeway in time for moonrise. | Alex C | 04/06/2012 |
| Superb day ticking 4 Marilyns. | lordtonult | 16/04/2011 |
| MC JC | Martin66 | 04/05/2010 |
| 2nd of 4 Barra Marilyns. Started at war memorial to the south east. Two annoying barbed wire fences, otherwise no problems. | Topographer57 | 26/05/2009 |
| With Cliff. Started from road and descended slightly further N. Not such good views today. | Skerryvore | 18/07/2007 |
| ELMA VICTORIA CAMERON FRASER | donmeister | 26/07/2005 |
| Date is first visit. Notes from later...dullish plod with great views to fine summit. from meml on road to SE: 651977 | RHW | 30/07/2001 |
| Parked at the war memorial and climbed over the first summit at 240m before making the stop. A very nice end to the evening. | garyhoney | 29/07/2001 |
| Evening ascent. Steady climb, granite slabs, heather and wet swamp to first top to small ravine and to top at 18.05. | arranc | 29/07/2001 |