Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Sgurr Dubh
Height: 915m / 3003ft • Prominence: 49m / 161ft • Summit : a few small stones in the grass • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Sgurr Ban's quartzite slabs
An amazing way to ascend a mountain! - up the huge area of quartzite slabs on Sgurr Ban's east side above Loch an Nid in the Fisherfields. The nearest lump on the very right is Meallan an Laoigh, and the peaks beyond that are the Fannichs. This image is compressed but gives an idea of the expanse of the slabs, although this was far from all of it!
17-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
sgurrban slabs rock geology quartzite mountain mountainside fisherfield scotland highlands lochannid panorama wild wilderness remote outside outdoor countryside 53736908965
Fisherfield pair
Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair (nearest) and Beinn Tarsuinn on the right, two of the Fisherfield munros. I combined these two with Sgurr Ban for a day-outing from Loch a' Bhraoin. I think the hike was approx 13.6 miles as a circuit from Lochivraon bothy, and the cycle along the loch another three in each direction. A long day but nothing too dramatic for what are some of the remotest of munros.
17-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
mullachcoiremhicfhearchair mcmf fisherfield munro peak summit mountain mountainside beinntarsuinn remote wild wilderness outside outdoor nature natural scenic scenery bluesky rock boulder scotland highlands 53735636077
Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair
Nearly at the summit of the highest peak in the Fisherfield area. A sensational viewpoint, as they all were to be fair. The other peak, to the right, is Beinn Tarsuinn. It was probably around this time (now being able to see the entire 'Fisherfield Round' and the distances involved) that I was exceedingly thankful not to be doing the entire lot in one go.
17-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
mullachcoiremhicfhearchair mcmf fisherfield summit peak munro mountain mountainside boulder rock remote wild wilderness natural nature scenic scenery outside outdoor bluesky scotland highlands 53736992180
photo
The summit of the Fisherfield’s highest peak - Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair, with Sgurr Ban beyond it, and An Teallach in the distance beyond that. Also looking down Gleann na Muice to Loch na Sealga. Shenavall bothy is down there too, somewhere, although I suspect just behind Sgurr Ban's mountainside from this angle.
17-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
mullachcoiremhicfhearchair mcmf sgurrban gleannnamuice lochnasealga fisherfield scotland highlands remote wild wilderness mountain mountainside summit peak munro bluesky outside outdoor rural countryside nature natural scenic scenery rock boulder valley glen 53735710737
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Photos
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Sgurr Ban's quartzite slabs
An amazing way to ascend a mountain! - up the huge area of quartzite slabs on Sgurr Ban's east side above Loch an Nid in the Fisherfields. The nearest lump on the very right is Meallan an Laoigh, and the peaks beyond that are the Fannichs. This image is compressed but gives an idea of the expanse of the slabs, although this was far from all of it!
17-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
sgurrban slabs rock geology quartzite mountain mountainside fisherfield scotland highlands lochannid panorama wild wilderness remote outside outdoor countryside 53736908965
Fisherfield pair
Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair (nearest) and Beinn Tarsuinn on the right, two of the Fisherfield munros. I combined these two with Sgurr Ban for a day-outing from Loch a' Bhraoin. I think the hike was approx 13.6 miles as a circuit from Lochivraon bothy, and the cycle along the loch another three in each direction. A long day but nothing too dramatic for what are some of the remotest of munros.
17-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
mullachcoiremhicfhearchair mcmf fisherfield munro peak summit mountain mountainside beinntarsuinn remote wild wilderness outside outdoor nature natural scenic scenery bluesky rock boulder scotland highlands 53735636077
Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair
Nearly at the summit of the highest peak in the Fisherfield area. A sensational viewpoint, as they all were to be fair. The other peak, to the right, is Beinn Tarsuinn. It was probably around this time (now being able to see the entire 'Fisherfield Round' and the distances involved) that I was exceedingly thankful not to be doing the entire lot in one go.
17-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
mullachcoiremhicfhearchair mcmf fisherfield summit peak munro mountain mountainside boulder rock remote wild wilderness natural nature scenic scenery outside outdoor bluesky scotland highlands 53736992180
photo
The summit of the Fisherfield’s highest peak - Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair, with Sgurr Ban beyond it, and An Teallach in the distance beyond that. Also looking down Gleann na Muice to Loch na Sealga. Shenavall bothy is down there too, somewhere, although I suspect just behind Sgurr Ban's mountainside from this angle.
17-May-24 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
mullachcoiremhicfhearchair mcmf sgurrban gleannnamuice lochnasealga fisherfield scotland highlands remote wild wilderness mountain mountainside summit peak munro bluesky outside outdoor rural countryside nature natural scenic scenery rock boulder valley glen 53735710737
Videos
Panoramic shot from the top of Sgurr Dubh.
Panoramic shot from the top of Sgurr Dubh (Torridon)
Kinlochewe Forest,Fisherfield. Slioch reaches a height of 981metres 3218 feetand towering above the south east of Scotland ...
Meall a' Ghiubhais near Kinlochewe. This route follows the Beinn Eighe NNR mountain trail, before cutting off at Lunar Loch to ...
The 5 western Fannichs, near Ullapool. A' Chailleach, Sgùrr Breac, Sgùrr nan Each, Sgùrr nan Clach Geala and Meall a' ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.