Scotland
Beinn Mheadhoin
541M
1775FT
About Beinn Mheadhoin
Situated above the south-eastern shores of Loch Ness, this 'Middle Hill' offers a quiet moorland escape near Whitebridge. It is a typical Highland Hump, featuring heather-clad slopes that provide an excellent vantage point over the Monadhliath plateau and the long, shimmering reach of the Great Glen below.
Key Statistics
Rank
337th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Data coming soon
Prominence
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126m
Nearest Town
Whitebridge
Geology
You are trekking across the Loch Laggan Psammite, a hardy, sand-rich rock. It contains glittering mica flakes that give the surface a beautiful, metallic shimmer.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NH489115
Latitude
57.1697°N
Longitude
4.4999°W
Did You Know?
- •The name Beinn Mheadhoin is Gaelic for 'Middle Hill', likely referring to its position between the high, wild interior of the Monadhliath range and the lower, settled lands of Stratherrick.
- •From the 541-metre summit, the most prominent landmark is Meall Fuar-mhonaidh, the distinctive rounded peak that dominates the skyline on the opposite side of Loch Ness.
- •The hill is frequently bypassed by visitors heading for the Great Glen Way, making it a reliable spot for solitude and sightings of red grouse or golden plover.
- •The ascent typically involves navigating the network of estate tracks near Whitebridge, which provide firm footing before the final, boggy pull through the heather to the summit cairn.
- •For a hill named 'Middle Hill', it feels remarkably like the edge of the world once the mist rolls off the Monadhliath moorland to the south.