Fells/Meall Lochan nan Lorg
Scotland

Meall Lochan nan Lorg

538M
1765FT
Rank
102nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Data coming soon

About Meall Lochan nan Lorg

Rising above the wild country east of Loch Sunart in the western Highlands, this modest Dodd occupies terrain typical of the rough, remote hills scattered across Morvern and Ardgour. The summit sits at 538 metres, with approaches likely involving trackless moorland and heather. Its Gaelic name and isolated position suggest a hill more often seen than climbed.

Key Statistics

Rank
102nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Data coming soon
Prominence
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53
Geology
You are walking over the Glenfinnan Group, a rock formation composed of metamorphosed sandstone, mudstone, and gneiss.
Classifications

Did You Know?

  • The name derives from Gaelic 'Meall Lochan nan Lorg', meaning 'hill of the little loch of the tracks' or 'hill of the little loch of the shins', suggesting either a historical route passing a small lochan near the summit or a reference to the effort required to wade through boggy ground.
  • This hill sits in the sparsely populated Morvern peninsula, where entire glens were cleared during the 19th century Highland Clearances, leaving hills like this to return to wilderness with little human traffic.
  • As a Dodd, it qualifies as one of the hills between 500 and 599 metres in the Scottish Highlands with sufficient separation from higher neighbours, placing it among the more obscure summits in an already remote corner of western Scotland.

Find It

OS Grid Reference
NM714567
Latitude
56.6461°N
Longitude
5.7303°W

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TrailTrack location
NM714567

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