Fells/Meall nan Eagan SW Top
Scotland
Meall nan Eagan SW Top
589M
1932FT
Rank
142nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Data coming soon
About Meall nan Eagan SW Top
A subsidiary summit rising to 589 metres in the Scottish Highlands, distinguished by its Dodd and Tump classifications. This southwestern outlier occupies relatively unfrequented ground, offering the kind of quiet hillwalking often overshadowed by higher neighbours. The ascent typically involves rough, pathless terrain across heather and grass moorland.
Key Statistics
Rank
142nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
Scotland
Nearest Town
Data coming soon
Prominence
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89.7
Geology
As you hike this peak, you are walking across granitic rock from the Strathspey Granite formation.
Classifications
Did You Know?
- •The name derives from Scottish Gaelic 'Meall nan Eagan', meaning 'hill of the notches' or 'hill of the nicks', likely referring to indentations or gaps visible along the ridgeline when viewed from certain angles.
- •As a 'SW Top', this summit represents a distinct high point southwest of a parent hill, though it achieves independent classification as both a Dodd (a hill between 500 and 599 metres) and a Tump (any hill with at least 30 metres of prominence).
- •The grid reference NN588867 places this hill in the central Highlands north of Loch Earn, an area where many modest summits receive few visitors compared to the popular Munros further west.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NN588867
Latitude
56.9499°N
Longitude
4.3231°W
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