Fells/Meall Coire nan Capull East Top
Scotland
Meall Coire nan Capull East Top
524M
1719FT
Rank
120th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Camusaine
About Meall Coire nan Capull East Top
A modest subsidiary summit in the rugged hills east of Loch Linnhe, this 524-metre top sits within the broader Meall Coire nan Capull massif. Classified as both a Dodd and a Tump, it offers straightforward grass and heather terrain typical of the west Highlands, though its status as an 'East Top' suggests it's often overshadowed by its higher neighbour.
Key Statistics
Rank
120th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Camusaine
Prominence
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31
Geology
You are walking on the Glenfinnan Group, composed of tough metamorphic rocks such as altered sandstone, mudstone, and coarse gneiss.
Classifications
Did You Know?
- •The name derives from Scottish Gaelic, with 'Meall Coire nan Capull' translating to 'hill of the corrie of the horses', likely referring to a time when ponies or hill horses grazed or sheltered in the corrie below the summit.
- •As an 'East Top', this summit is a subsidiary peak of the main Meall Coire nan Capull, distinguished in hillwalking lists by its separate classification status despite lacking the prominence to be a Marilyn.
- •The hill's Dodd classification places it among Scotland's 2,000-2,999 foot summits, a category originated by Rob Woodall to catalogue mountains between the older Corbett and Graham lists.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NM709556
Latitude
56.6360°N
Longitude
5.7375°W
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