Scotland
Meall a' Charra East Top
590M
1936FT
About Meall a' Charra East Top
Tucked away in the wild Sutherland hinterland, this secondary summit offers a rugged, pathless experience characteristic of the Reay Forest. While overshadowed by its higher Graham parent to the west, it provides a quieter vantage point over the lochans of the Moine and the distant, jagged silhouettes of Assynt.
Key Statistics
Rank
162nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
Data coming soon
Prominence
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21
Nearest Town
Faskally
Geology
The ground here consists of dark, carbon-rich rock and lime-filled stone. These were once ancient seafloor muds, transformed by pressure into the layered, flaky slabs beneath your feet.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN895579
Latitude
56.6997°N
Longitude
3.8062°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Gaelic in origin, with 'Meall' meaning a rounded hill and 'a' Charra' typically referring to a pillar or a specific rock feature, suggesting a prominent stone or crag was once a landmark on these slopes.
- •This summit is an outlying top of Meall a’ Charra, a 628m Graham; walkers usually visit this point to complete the high-level ridge traverse that overlooks the vast, watery expanse of the Moine.
- •Looking west from the summit, the jagged skyline is dominated by the iconic silhouettes of Quinag and Suilven, which rise dramatically out of the surrounding Lewisian gneiss platform.
- •The approach requires a long, pathless trek through the Sutherland interior where the local deer are likely the only witnesses to your struggle through the peat hags.