Scotland
Meall a' Bhuiridh
1108M
3635FT
About Meall a' Bhuiridh
This prominent Munro stands as the sentinel of Rannoch Moor, its northern slopes famously home to Scotland’s oldest ski centre. While mechanical lifts dominate the lower slopes, the upper reaches remain rugged and rocky, offering an expansive perspective across the desolate moorland towards the Black Mount and the peaks of Glen Etive.
Key Statistics
Rank
5th Highest in Region
Parent Range
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Prominence
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795
Nearest Town
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Geology
You are walking across ancient lava flows and volcanic rock fragments. These layers are sliced by hardened magma veins, remnants of the mountain’s fiery volcanic past.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN250503
Latitude
56.6122°N
Longitude
4.8522°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Gaelic for 'Hill of the Bellowing,' a reference to the rutting of red deer stags whose calls echo through the surrounding glens during the autumn months.
- •The northern face hosts the Glencoe Mountain Resort; established in 1956, it was the first commercial ski area in Scotland.
- •The mountain is the northern terminus of the Clachlet Traverse, a demanding 25km ridge walk that connects it to Creise, Stob Ghabhar, and Stob a' Choire Odhair.
- •The summit offers a celebrated view of the 'Big Buachaille' (Buachaille Etive Mòr), revealing its true scale and the narrow ridge of the Chasm when looking north across the A82.
- •While the chairlift can save your knees several hundred metres of ascent, it does nothing to mitigate the boulder-strewn terrain near the top, where the mountain’s wilder character quickly reasserts itself.