Scotland
Meall Doire Fheara
670M
2199FT
About Meall Doire Fheara
Resting in the formidable shadow of the An Teallach massif, this North West Highland peak offers a quieter perspective on one of Scotland's most dramatic landscapes. The terrain is characteristically rugged, requiring a trek through pathless heather and peat, but the reward is a front-row seat to the staggering rock architecture of the Dundonnell ridges.
Key Statistics
Rank
123rd Highest in Region
Parent Range
North West Highlands
Prominence
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52m
Nearest Town
Dalnacroich
Geology
You are walking on hardened, layered mudstones and banded crystalline rocks. These sturdy materials from the Glenfinnan and Ben Wyvis formations shape this rugged landscape.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
NH313524
Latitude
57.5308°N
Longitude
4.8187°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Gaelic, most likely translating as 'Hill of the Grove of Men' (Meall Doire Fheara). While the summit is now bare, the name suggests the lower slopes once supported a much denser thicket of native woodland than is seen today.
- •The summit offers a spectacular, unobstructed view south across the deep glacial trough of Strath na Sealga toward the remote 'Fisherfield Six' peaks, most notably the massive slopes of Beinn a' Chlaidheimh and the quartzite-capped Sgùrr Bàn.
- •Its location provides an unusually clear look into the great corrie of Toll an Lochain on An Teallach, revealing the true scale of the sandstone pinnacles from a southern angle that most walkers miss.
- •In a region defined by some of the most vertical mountain architecture in the UK, Meall Doire Fheara serves as a useful reminder that 'rounded' is a very relative term in the North West Highlands.