Fells/Beinn Ghlas East Top
Scotland

Beinn Ghlas East Top

503M
1650FT
Rank
98th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Musdale

About Beinn Ghlas East Top

This unassuming 503-metre summit sits in the Southern Highlands east of Loch Linnhe, classified as both a Dodd and a Tump. The name suggests a grey-green hill with an eastern subsidiary top. Its modest height and relative obscurity make it a quiet contrast to more frequented peaks in the region.

Key Statistics

Rank
98th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Musdale
Prominence
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32.2
Geology
As you hike, you are walking on ancient lava flows from the Lorn Plateau Volcanic Formation. This ground is made of various hardened volcanic rocks.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Beinn Ghlas East TopBeinn GhlasCarn GaibhreAm MaolBeinn Ghlas West Top

Did You Know?

  • The name derives from Scottish Gaelic 'Beinn Ghlas', meaning 'grey-green hill', referring to the colour of the vegetation or rock. 'East Top' identifies it as a subsidiary summit lying to the east of a principal peak.
  • The grid reference places this hill in the rough, remote country between Glen Tarbert and Glen Scaddle, an area more often traversed than deliberately visited.
  • As a Dodd, it ranks among Graham Upton's list of hills between 500 and 599 metres with at least 30 metres of prominence—a classification that captures Scotland's middle tier of modest but distinct summits.

Find It

OS Grid Reference
NM964260
Latitude
56.3823°N
Longitude
5.2993°W

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Scotland Guide
Editorial guide for this region

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