Scotland
Meall Dola
323M
1060FT
About Meall Dola
Rising above the eastern shores of Loch Shin, this modest Marilyn offers a rugged, pathless ascent through classic Sutherland moorland. Though lowly in stature, its isolation ensures an expansive perspective across the vast peatlands of the interior, with the bulky mass of Ben Klibreck dominating the northern horizon.
Key Statistics
Rank
388th Highest in Region
Parent Range
North West Highlands
Prominence
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158m
Nearest Town
Balnadelson
Geology
You are walking across heat-baked sandstones and crystalline rocks formed from cooling magma. These tough layers were reshaped by intense heat deep underground.
Nearby Fells
Sidhean Ruigh na Beinn
Druim Rhaoine
Knockdhu
Cnoc na h-Inghinn
Creag Loch a' Ghiubhais
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NC619069
Latitude
58.0301°N
Longitude
4.3385°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'Meall', meaning a rounded hill or lump. 'Dola' likely refers to the local district of Dola near Lairg, which sits on the southern fringes of the Sutherland flows.
- •The summit provides a clear, longitudinal view of Loch Shin, Scotland’s 11th largest freshwater body, which stretches seventeen miles to the northwest towards the Reay Forest.
- •Looking north across the peatlands of the Moine, the massive profile of the Munro Ben Klibreck is the most prominent landmark, rising in total isolation from the surrounding flat straths.
- •Success on these slopes is less about technical mountaineering and more about a grim determination to navigate the deep, shin-tiring heather and hidden peat hags that guard the approach.