Scotland
Meall Mhic Iomhair
607M
1992FT
About Meall Mhic Iomhair
Tucked away in the wild heart of the North West Highlands, this broad, heather-topped summit provides a lonely perspective on the great Inverlael Munros. The terrain is rugged and pathless, demanding a crossing of high peat moorland to earn a stunning, close-quarter view of Cona’ Mheall’s dark, shattered eastern cliffs.
Key Statistics
Rank
109th Highest in Region
Parent Range
North West Highlands
Prominence
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95.8m
Nearest Town
Lochluichart
Geology
You are walking on a foundation of hard, sandy rock and clay-rich stone embedded with tiny crystals. These sturdy layers form the rugged heights of this fell.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NH316673
Latitude
57.6648°N
Longitude
4.8236°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is Scottish Gaelic for 'the hill of Iver’s son' (MacIver’s hill), likely a reference to a local figure from the historic grazing lands of the surrounding Braemore or Loch Broom estates.
- •Though often bypassed by those focused on the neighboring 3,000ft peaks, the summit offers an excellent, 'insider' view of the Destitution Wall, a remarkable drystone dyke built during the potato famine that climbs over the high ridges of the Beinn Dearg massif.
- •The hill is frequently approached from the Dirrie More side of the A835, where the landscape transitions from rolling moorland into the sharp, alpine rock architecture characteristic of the Coigach and Assynt borders.
- •At just over 607 metres, it qualifies as a mountain by the narrowest of margins—a distinction that feels somewhat academic when you are knee-deep in the saturated peat hags that guard its eastern flanks.