Meall Tionail

About Meall Tionail

Rising as a high, broad shoulder within the remote Mamlorn Forest, this "Hill of the Gathering" is defined by its sprawling, often peat-haggish slopes. While overshadowed by its higher neighbour Beinn Heasgarnich, it offers a wild, solitary perspective over the lonely reaches of Loch Lyon and the vast Breadalbane wilderness.

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• •The name comes from the Gaelic 'Meall Tionail', meaning the 'Hill of the Gathering'. This refers to the historical practice of shepherds or drovers congregating at specific high points to assemble livestock before driving them down from the summer pastures.
• •Classified as a Tump, this summit is a significant eastern outlier of Beinn Heasgarnich, separated by a broad, undulating col known for some of the most persistent and intricate peat hags in the region.
• •Looking northeast from the summit, the view is dominated by the silver ribbon of Loch Lyon, framed perfectly by the steep flanks of the Corbett, Meall Buidhe, and the distant, sharp profile of Stuchd an Lochain.
• •The hill sits within the historic Forest of Mamlorn, once a strictly guarded royal hunting ground where the Earls of Breadalbane exercised ancient rights over the red deer and the land.
• •The terrain here is so consistently saturated that a dry crossing of the plateau feels less like a successful hike and more like a minor meteorological miracle.