Beinn an Tuim

Beinn an Tuim is an 813-metre summit above Glenfinnan and the northern end of Loch Shiel, forming the southern end of the long, complex ridge that leads towards Streap. Rough, largely pathless slopes give the ascent a remote character, while the summit is celebrated for its view down Loch Shiel towards Glenfinnan Viaduct and across the surrounding Lochaber hills. Approaches are possible from Glenfinnan or Gleann Dubh Lighe, and the hill can be included in a longer traverse to Streap.

• •The summit cairn is not quite the true top. The highest point is a rocky outcrop about 85 metres to the east, measured at only around 50 centimetres higher than the base of the cairn.
• •Beinn an Tuim was once listed as a Corbett. Its surveyed prominence is 147.3 metres—just 5.1 metres short of the Corbett minimum of 500 feet (152.4 metres)—so it is now recorded as a former Corbett and a sub-Marilyn.
• •On a clear day, the summit gives a classic view southwest along Loch Shiel, with Glenfinnan Viaduct visible near the head of the loch and the water stretching away between the surrounding hills.
• •Streap lies only about 3.3 km away as the crow flies, yet the connecting ridge is a roller coaster over Meall an Uillt Chaoil and Stob Coire nan Cearc before Streap's narrow final arête.
• •The name combines Gaelic landscape terms: beinn means mountain, while tuim comes from tom, a knoll or mound—giving the approximate translation 'mountain of the hillock'.