Scotland
Beinn Tarsuinn
934M
3064FT
About Beinn Tarsuinn
Deep in the Fisherfield Forest, this remote Munro embodies the isolation of the North West Highlands. Famous for its remarkably flat, grassy summit plateau—the 'Tennis Court'—it sits at the heart of the Great Wilderness, offering rugged terrain and a feeling of immense distance from the nearest public road.
Key Statistics
Rank
30th Highest in Region
Parent Range
North West Highlands
Prominence
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207.1m
Nearest Town
Data coming soon
Geology
You are walking on the Applecross Formation, a gritty sandstone filled with small pebbles. This gravelly rock forms the mountain's rugged and durable foundation.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NH039727
Latitude
57.7021°N
Longitude
5.2916°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Gaelic 'Beinn Tharsuinn', meaning 'transverse mountain' or 'the hill across'. This refers to its position lying perpendicular to the main north-south orientation of the neighbouring ridges in the forest.
- •The summit is notable for a feature known as the 'Tennis Court', a surprisingly level and mossy plateau that stands in sharp contrast to the surrounding environment of shattered rock and steep Torridonian sandstone crags.
- •It is a central pillar of the 'Fisherfield Five' circuit; until 2011, this was known as the 'Fisherfield Six' before neighbouring Beinn a' Chlaidheimh was remeasured and demoted from Munro to Corbett status.
- •The summit offers a spectacular, intimate view of A’ Mhaighdean to the west—widely considered the remotest Munro in Scotland—and the dark, tiered cliffs of Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair to the east.
- •Because it sits in the middle of the 'Great Wilderness', by the time you actually reach the base of the climb, you have already completed a walk-in that would be considered a full day's effort anywhere else.