Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Beinn na h-Iolaire
Height: 254m / 833ft • Prominence: 192m / 630ft • Summit : rock 8m N of trig point • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Knock And Lochan
The term for glaciated moorland with ice-moulded hillocks and intervening lochans. A fairly common landscape in the north-west of Scotland where ancient Lewisian gneiss doesn't make for fertile soil or even decent grazing. Despite appearances the track was pretty easy to follow although the diversion to the summit of Ben na h-Iolaire involved a short easy section of "off piste" walking.
21-May-24 • ARG_Flickr • flickr
kyleronawalk 53804647442
Looking Up
I bypassed the summit of Beinn na h-Iolaire on my return and continued on the track over a low pass.
21-May-24 • ARG_Flickr • flickr
kyleronawalk 53820814856
Sparkle And Shimmer
Rather than retrace my steps all the way I took an old offshoot track down towards the island of Fladday. This opened up a view down the Sound of Raasay with Skye as the backdrop to the inlets, headlands and rocky islets of Raasay.
21-May-24 • ARG_Flickr • flickr
kyleronawalk 53819898002
Eilean Fladday
The tidal island of Fladday is reached from an offshoot of the Kyle Rona to Arnish track. Another crofting community. The houses are now "summer cottages" for people living elsewhere. The last permanent residents left in 1965.
21-May-24 • ARG_Flickr • flickr
kyleronawalk 53821152469
Sound of Raasay
Looking towards The Storr from Raasay
19-Sep-22 • Matt J Dale • flickr
storr raasay seascape scotland highlands landscape 52379372713
Raasay Vista
A view over Raasay from the north of the island
19-Sep-22 • Matt J Dale • flickr
raasay seascape landscape coast highlands scotland 52379372433
OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
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Photos
Please tag your photos and upload them to the British and Irish Mountains group on Flickr
The other photos have been geo-tagged as on or around the summit. For less busy mountains, it can be a little hit and miss.
Knock And Lochan
The term for glaciated moorland with ice-moulded hillocks and intervening lochans. A fairly common landscape in the north-west of Scotland where ancient Lewisian gneiss doesn't make for fertile soil or even decent grazing. Despite appearances the track was pretty easy to follow although the diversion to the summit of Ben na h-Iolaire involved a short easy section of "off piste" walking.
21-May-24 • ARG_Flickr • flickr
kyleronawalk 53804647442
Looking Up
I bypassed the summit of Beinn na h-Iolaire on my return and continued on the track over a low pass.
21-May-24 • ARG_Flickr • flickr
kyleronawalk 53820814856
Sparkle And Shimmer
Rather than retrace my steps all the way I took an old offshoot track down towards the island of Fladday. This opened up a view down the Sound of Raasay with Skye as the backdrop to the inlets, headlands and rocky islets of Raasay.
21-May-24 • ARG_Flickr • flickr
kyleronawalk 53819898002
Eilean Fladday
The tidal island of Fladday is reached from an offshoot of the Kyle Rona to Arnish track. Another crofting community. The houses are now "summer cottages" for people living elsewhere. The last permanent residents left in 1965.
21-May-24 • ARG_Flickr • flickr
kyleronawalk 53821152469
Sound of Raasay
Looking towards The Storr from Raasay
19-Sep-22 • Matt J Dale • flickr
storr raasay seascape scotland highlands landscape 52379372713
Raasay Vista
A view over Raasay from the north of the island
19-Sep-22 • Matt J Dale • flickr
raasay seascape landscape coast highlands scotland 52379372433
Magical Torran
Descending the woodland track leading to the hamlet of Torran, Raasay
19-Sep-22 • Matt J Dale • flickr
woodland trees scotland highlands woods raasay seascape coast landscape 52378200832
Torran woodland
The path through Torran toward Eilean Fladday passes through beautiful native birch and oak woods.
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Torran view
The path emerges from the woodland to offer great views back to the Isle of Skye.
scotland raasay arnish torran fladday skye 52272846448
1238 Beinn na h-Iolaire a
From Arnish with Jonathan Woods, Chris Watson and Jim Bloomer on a lovely afternoon before walking over to Eilean Fladday at low tide to pick up it's high point. Name:Beinn na h-Iolaire Hill number:1238 Height:254m / 833ft RHB Section:17A: North Skye and Raasay County/UA:Highland (UA) Island:Raasay Maritime area:Raasay to Loch Alsh & Kishorn Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m), Yeaman Grid ref:NG 59988 50248 Summit feature:rock 8m N of trig point Drop:189m Col:65m NG593473 Observations:rock at NG 59992 50233 10m SSE of trig point is probably just lower; trig point is at NG 59988 50245 Survey:Abney level
03-Jun-11 • Dugswell2 • flickr
trigpoint vanessatrig raasay beinnnahiolaire p189 marilyn hump tump yeaman 50319309166
1238 Beinn na h-Iolaire
03-Jun-11 • Dugswell2 • flickr
trigpoint vanessatrig raasay beinnnahiolaire p189 marilyn hump tump yeaman 50319486347
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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.