Meall Greigh

About Meall Greigh

Standing at the eastern edge of the Ben Lawers massif, this high Munro offers a broad, grassy contrast to the craggier ridges nearby. It is usually the final peak on the classic long circuit above Loch Tay, providing a sprawling, expansive feel that differs from the range's more crowded western summits.

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• •The name is derived from the Gaelic Meall, meaning a rounded hill, and Greigh, meaning a stud or a herd of horses, suggesting these slopes were once used for grazing ponies.
• •From the summit, the view north is dominated by the near-perfect symmetrical cone of Schiehallion, while to the south, the full length of Loch Tay stretches out toward the village of Kenmore.
• •The hill sits within the Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve, a site of international importance for its rare arctic-alpine flora, which thrives in the area due to the unusual lime-rich schist rock.
• •While often bagged as part of a multi-Munro traverse including An Stùc and Meall Garbh, those ascending directly from the Lawers Hotel face a significant climb through notoriously waterlogged peat hags.
• •It provides a grandstand view of the crowds swarming the main Ben Lawers summit path, allowing you to enjoy the same mountain air with significantly more solitude and considerably more mud on your gaiters.