Scotland
Beinn Aoidhdailean
633M
2078FT
About Beinn Aoidhdailean
Situated in the rugged hinterland between Glen Elchaig and Loch Long, this remote Tump offers a quiet alternative to the nearby Kintail giants. The terrain is characteristically rough, with heathery slopes leading to a broad summit that provides an expansive vista across the complex ridges of the Northwest Highlands.
Key Statistics
Rank
224th Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Grampians
Prominence
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33.2m
Nearest Town
Highland
Geology
You are walking on tough, compressed sandstone and mudstone. These rugged layers occasionally show swirling patterns where the ancient rock once partially melted.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NG886140
Latitude
57.1680°N
Longitude
5.4982°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Gaelic in origin, likely Beinn Aoidh-dhail-ean, which translates as the 'hill of the meadow of Hugh', or possibly 'hill of the little meadow by the isthmus'.
- •Most walkers approach the hill from the small settlement of Killilan to the north or Camus-luinie to the west, following glen tracks before striking out across pathless, often sodden moorland.
- •The summit offers a unique perspective of the Five Sisters of Kintail to the south and the sharp, coastal profile of Sgùrr nan Airgid rising above Loch Duich.
- •Its classification as a Tump—a hill with at least thirty metres of prominence—ensures that any attempt to combine it with neighbouring peaks involves a mandatory and character-building descent into the surrounding bogs.