Fells/Beinn Mheadhonach
Scotland
Beinn Mheadhonach
515M
1689FT
Rank
408th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Data coming soon
Nearest Town
Blaircreich
About Beinn Mheadhonach
A modest summit in the Glen Dochart area of Perthshire, rising to 515 metres above the valley floor. Classified as both a Dodd and a Tump, this grassy hill offers a straightforward ascent with views across the upper Dochart glen and the more significant peaks that frame this pastoral landscape.
Key Statistics
Rank
408th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Data coming soon
Nearest Town
Blaircreich
Prominence
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32m
Geology
You are walking on altered sandstone and mudstone formed from volcanic debris, which makes up the mountain's Loch Katrine Volcaniclastic Formation.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Did You Know?
- •The name Beinn Mheadhonach derives from Scottish Gaelic, translating as 'middle mountain' – 'meadhonach' meaning middle or central – likely referring to its position between higher neighbouring summits in the Glen Dochart area.
- •As a Dodd, this hill meets the criteria of being between 500 and 2000 feet with at least 30 metres of prominence, making it part of a classification established by Colin Crosby to recognise Scotland's smaller but distinct hills.
- •The summit sits at a notably precise 514.8 metres, placing it comfortably above the 500-metre threshold that defines Scotland's lower tier of classified hills but well below Corbett status.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN444135
Latitude
56.2889°N
Longitude
4.5151°W