Scotland
Meall Buidhe
700M
2297FT
About Meall Buidhe
Tucked away in the remote wilderness south of Loch Monar, this 700-metre peak offers a quiet alternative to the surrounding Munros. Accessible from Dalnacroich via the long reaches of Glen Cannich, its grassy slopes provide a spectacular vantage point overlooking the water toward the rugged ridges of Lurg Mhòr.
Key Statistics
Rank
102nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
Data coming soon
Prominence
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83m
Nearest Town
Dalnacroich
Geology
You are walking on the Glenfinnan Group, a foundation of ancient mud and silt that has been compressed into the solid, layered rocks beneath your boots.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NH227503
Latitude
57.5090°N
Longitude
4.9600°W
Did You Know?
- •The name translates from Scottish Gaelic as "Yellow Hill," likely describing the appearance of the dead moorland grasses and sedges that dominate the terrain in the colder months.
- •To the north, the summit provides a clear, earned view across the deep waters of Loch Monar to the high, remote plateaus of Maoile Lunndaidh and Sgùrr a' Chaorachain.
- •Its location in the Monar Forest makes it one of the more inaccessible hills in the region, usually requiring a lengthy approach from the end of the public road at Dalnacroich.
- •Standing at exactly 700 metres, it occupies a lonely middle ground: too high to be overlooked, but just short of the heights that would attract more mainstream peak-baggers.