Name: | An Socach |
Hill number: | 4420 |
Height: | 743.8m / 2440ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1074 Carn Ban |
County/UA: | Highland |
Topographical area: | HN07 Beinndearg-carnban |
SMC/RHB section: | 15A: Loch Broom to Strath Oykel |
Catchment: | Dornoch |
Class: | Hump, Simm, Graham Top, Yeaman (Hu,Tu,Sim,GT,Y) |
Grid ref: | NH 37808 86802 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 137.3m |
Col: | 606.5m NH 3668 8643 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 20 (1:25k) 437N |
Observations: | cairn 460m ESE at NH 38247 86669 and ground 220m NW are both lower |
Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 43 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
Final day of multi day bivi round. From bivi east of Carn Ban north over Bodach Beag, north to Creag Riabhaich and, for good measure, on to Bodach Mor before returning and dropping SE and up to An Socach. SW out from there to bridge on main road and back to bike. | dickscroop | 23/07/2021 |
Parked in car park at Glen Calvie road end for a circuit of 5 Simms and 1 HF. 1/6 | PGCE | 07/06/2021 |
Two-day backpack: Glencalvie Lodge - An Socach - Bodach Beag - Carn Ban - Gleann Beag - camp by Crom Loch - Creag Ruadh - Carn Chuinneag - Glencalvie Lodge | davidpettit84 | 18/08/2020 |
With Carn Ban. | BLACKHILL | 29/05/2018 |
48km from Black Bridge, 12 hours, and I still didn't get up it. Got within 1km but left col at 8:20pm, strong cold wind, left summit for another day. Steep descent to bridge, long weary return, bike little help owing to fierce wind and dark, midnight back at car. | alda | 18/04/2018 |
Overnight backpack from Black bridge taking in An Socach, Bodach Beag, Carn Ban and on return the TuMP of Cnoc na h-Iolare just off the track running along Loch Vaich. Some rain and mist so limited views of the surrounding mountains. 
Also visited the cairn to ESE and high ground to NW. | RobertP | 03/07/2016 |
Straight up to the cairn and then the current summit from wild camp in Gleann Mor. | Eddie | 25/05/2016 |
Biked up Gleann Mor from Alladale roadhead. An Socach, Bodach Beag, Creag Riabhach, Carn Ban (CB), Craggan a'Chait, CB S Top, CB Far S Top, degraded stalker's path down to NH355844. Sun, hot, horse flies in valley. | jimbloomer | 11/07/2013 |
W Jenx, backpacked in from Calvie Lodge. After Beinn a'Chaisteill and Beinn Tharsuinn previous day camped by bridge at NH354840 (idyllic). Early morning up NW ridge of a'Chaorainn easy to top in clearing mists, before Carn Ban & tops and East ridge HuMPS on way out. | nordicstar | 08/06/2013 |
RHW | 05/05/2008 | |
Simon Winton | 08/09/2024 | |
anguscow | 11/11/2023 | |
Gallovidian | 19/06/2022 | |
alda | 28/05/2022 | |
bjewing | 09/07/2021 | |
BaggerGutt | 20/08/2020 | |
interloper | 10/08/2020 | |
Fletch | 10/08/2020 | |
weaselmaster | 28/12/2019 | |
Sick Kid | 28/12/2019 | |
GaryJones | 20/04/2016 | |
Alan Whatley | 01/04/2016 | |
weaselmaster | 21/11/2014 | |
neilsan | 09/07/2014 | |
jenx | 08/06/2013 | |
mae | 02/06/2010 | |
chalky1953 | 25/05/2010 | |
richtea5040 | 10/05/2009 | |
Lindsay M | 10/05/2009 | |
ajwxyzt | 10/05/2009 | |
hill walker | 12/04/2009 | |
Rowan | 25/05/2008 | |
Laurel | 25/05/2008 | |
Gavin Theobald | 00/00/2008 | |
Colin Crawford | 14/05/2007 | |
Tricky | 13/05/2007 | |
Alan Moore | 08/10/2006 | |
StueyB | 30/07/2006 | |
Ken_Stewart | 25/05/2004 | |
Arctica | 20/05/2003 | |
IainT | 14/05/2003 | |
andrew.allum | 01/01/2000 | |
Sherlock | 03/08/1996 | |
ChrisM1992 | blank |