Scotland
Meall Breac
685M
2249FT
About Meall Breac
Tucked away south of Dalnaspidal, this rounded, heathery Tump offers a quiet perspective on the busy A9 corridor. It provides a straightforward moorland walk with clear views across the pass to the steep-sided Boar of Badenoch and the sprawling, high-plateau landscape of the Atholl Forest to the east.
Key Statistics
Rank
57th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Data coming soon
Prominence
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41m
Nearest Town
Dalnaspidal
Geology
You are walking across the Gaick Psammite Formation, a durable layer of hard, sandy rock that forms the rugged foundation of this fell.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
NN668695
Latitude
56.7987°N
Longitude
4.1823°W
Did You Know?
- •Derived from the Scottish Gaelic Meall Breac, the name translates as ‘speckled rounded hill’. This likely refers to the mottled appearance of its slopes, where dark heather is broken up by patches of grass and weathered granite.
- •The summit offers an excellent vantage point for watching trains struggle up to the Drumochter Summit, the highest point on the UK’s National Rail network at 452 metres.
- •The hill sits within the Atholl Forest, a historic deer forest. In the Scottish Highlands, the term 'forest' refers to traditional royal hunting grounds and is almost always entirely treeless moorland.
- •From the top, you can look directly across the pass to the distinctive profiles of An Torc and A’ Mharconaich, which dominate the western skyline.
- •It is the ideal destination for the hillwalker who wants to admire the Drumochter Munros from a distance without actually having to endure the boggy slog of climbing them.