Meall na Aighean East Top

About Meall na Aighean East Top

Tucked onto the eastern shoulder of Meall na Aighean, this high Tump provides a fine vantage point over steep-sided Glen Lyon. While often overlooked by Munro baggers, its broad, grassy plateau offers an easy-angled descent route and a direct line of sight to the distinctive, conical peak of Schiehallion.

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• •The name Meall na Aighean comes from the Scottish Gaelic, typically translated as 'Hill of the Heifers' or 'Hill of the Hinds.' This suggests the slopes were historically valued as high summer grazing for cattle or were a known sanctuary for female red deer.
• •This point is a subsidiary top of the Munro Meall na Aighean. It sits on the ridge that leads walkers back down towards the hamlet of Invervar at the end of the popular four-Munro circuit known as the Glen Lyon Horseshoe.
• •Looking north across the deep trench of Gleann Mòr, the rocky summit of Meall Garbh is clearly visible, while to the south, the massive ridges of An Stùc and the Ben Lawers range dominate the skyline.
• •At 902.4 metres, it is one of the highest Tumps in the Grampians. To earn this classification, a hill must have a prominence—the vertical drop to the highest connecting col—of at least 30 metres.
• •It serves as a quiet reminder of the old imperial system; falling just 12 metres short of the 3,000ft mark, it missed out on Munro status and is consequently treated more as a navigational handrail for the descent than a destination in its own right.