Meall Fuar-mhonaidh

Meall Fuar-mhonaidh

View to Meall Fuar-mhonaidh
Highest point
Elevation 699 m (2,293 ft)
Prominence 234 m (768 ft) [1]
Listing Graham, Marilyn
Coordinates 57°15′52″N 4°33′36″W / 57.26443°N 4.56006°W / 57.26443; -4.56006Coordinates: 57°15′52″N 4°33′36″W / 57.26443°N 4.56006°W / 57.26443; -4.56006
Naming
Translation Cold rounded hill (Gaelic)
Geography
Meall Fuar-mhonaidh

Highland, Scotland

OS grid NH457222
Topo map OS Landranger 26, OS Explorer 416

Meall Fuar-mhonaidh is a hill on the west side of Loch Ness, in the Highlands of Scotland. At 699 m in height, it is listed as a Graham and a Marilyn.

Its rounded shape and prominent position make it a distinctive landmark, visible from along much of Loch Ness.

Meall Fuar-mhonaidh is usually climbed from Grotaig, a hamlet at the end of minor road to the south-west of Drumnadrochit. From there a footpath passes through woods, then out onto moorland. This path climbs south-west along the ridge of Meall Fuar-mhonaidh to the summit.

References

  1. ↑ Database of British and Irish Hills. Retrieved 5 April 2012
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