Scotland
Sean Mheall
888M
2912FT
About Sean Mheall
Rising above the historic Corrieyairack Pass south of Fort Augustus, this bulky Grampian peak offers a wild, pathless experience. Its broad, heathery plateau provides a superb vantage point for looking down the Great Glen toward Loch Ness and across the undulating, peat-scarred interior of the Monadhliath mountains.
Key Statistics
Rank
69th Highest in Region
Parent Range
The Grampians
Prominence
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99.4m
Nearest Town
South Laggan
Geology
The ground beneath you is the Tarvie Psammite Formation. This durable, grainy rock was created from ancient layers of sand that hardened into stone.
Classifications
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OS Grid Reference
NN242946
Latitude
57.0090°N
Longitude
4.8967°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'Sean Mheall', which translates as 'Old Hill' or 'Old Rounded Hill', accurately describing the weathered, bulky character of this high plateau.
- •The hill sits immediately east of the Corrieyairack Pass; this 18th-century military road was built by General Wade and later used by Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Jacobite army during the 1745 uprising.
- •From the summit, the view north-west is dominated by the Great Glen fault line, with the waters of Loch Oich and Loch Ness visible cutting through the Highland landscape.
- •Despite standing at a significant 2,912 feet, the hill is classified as a Tump rather than a Corbett because it lacks the 150 metres of prominence required to separate it from its higher neighbour, Carn Ban.
- •The summit offers a front-row seat to the Beauly-Denny power line, providing a stark, industrial contrast to the otherwise remote and rugged moorland of the surrounding Monadhliath.