Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of The Sow of Atholl (Meall an Dobharchain)
Height: 799m / 2621ft • Prominence: 161m / 528ft • Summit : cairn on boulder • Trip reports (hill-bagging)



The Great Britain XVI.
The Great Britain XVI running north through Druimuachdar Pass double headed by Black 5's 44871 and 45407. 47802 is on the rear.
16-Apr-24 • John Gray 110930 • flickr
black5 highlandmainline uksteam 53657960257

Heading south from Inverness to Glasgow
Dalnaspidal
01-Mar-24 • Donald Morrison • flickr
scotland glasgow inverness dalnaspidal scotrail 53716030125

On the way to the first summit
Climbing the summits around Drumochter
landscape gb scotland countryside cloud mountaineering walker view outdoor walking hill sky drumochter bathgatephotographer rkabworkswalking unitedkingdom person 53220116029

View to Loch Garry from the A9
A9 road, Scotland Filename: DSCN1578a
24-Jul-23 • Dunnock_D • flickr
a9 britain gb garry lochgarry scotland uk unitedkingdom cloud cloudy grey loch mountains river road sky pitlochry 54171660112
OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
Spatial NI has online OSNI mapping. Click "Basemap Gallery" (4 squares icon at the top).
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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.



The Great Britain XVI.
The Great Britain XVI running north through Druimuachdar Pass double headed by Black 5's 44871 and 45407. 47802 is on the rear.
16-Apr-24 • John Gray 110930 • flickr
black5 highlandmainline uksteam 53657960257

Heading south from Inverness to Glasgow
Dalnaspidal
01-Mar-24 • Donald Morrison • flickr
scotland glasgow inverness dalnaspidal scotrail 53716030125

On the way to the first summit
Climbing the summits around Drumochter
landscape gb scotland countryside cloud mountaineering walker view outdoor walking hill sky drumochter bathgatephotographer rkabworkswalking unitedkingdom person 53220116029

View to Loch Garry from the A9
A9 road, Scotland Filename: DSCN1578a
24-Jul-23 • Dunnock_D • flickr
a9 britain gb garry lochgarry scotland uk unitedkingdom cloud cloudy grey loch mountains river road sky pitlochry 54171660112




Early days of intermodal
Travelling south along the Highland Main Line, 67023 is in charge of the 15:12 Inverness - Mossend Safeway train.
22-Aug-02 • delticfan • flickr
67023 safeway intermodal dalnacardoch 53078555482
Videos
Join Douglas for this short walk up The Sow of Atholl - a Corbett just off the A9, halfway between Blair Atholl and Dalwhinnie.
A beautful December day climbing two Corbetts from Dalnaspidal near Drumochter.
After parking up overnight in the van in Dalwhinnie we climbed the Corbett The Fara and enjoyed a walk along the ridge.
Seeing a window of opportunity between two storms back in February I decided to head up the A9 and tackle the Corbett call "The ...
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.