Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Meall Buidhe
Height: 700m / 2297ft • Prominence: 83m / 272ft • Summit : cairn on outcrop • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Loch Beannacharain
29-Dec-24 • Alasdaircrawford • flickr
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Loch Beannacharain
Strathconon, Scotland. One of my favourire places on earth.
27-Oct-24 • Dave 'FBI' Gibbons • flickr
54137666990
Loch Beannacharain
At the head of Strathconon Loch Beannacharain, also known as Loch Scardoy is full of brown trout. Strathconon is the longest Strath in Scotland stretching for 20 miles. The scenery changes from open country at the beginning of the Glen to narrow mountainous landscape at the end. It is a stunning and relatively undiscovered place of natural beauty.
28-May-24 • Mixed up photography • flickr
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Reflections and Light.
We drove along Strathconan as far as public access is allowed and besides some fleeting mist and hill fog the conditions were pretty dire; totally obscured sky and rippled water. I was thinking we may be home for breakfast!! Iain knew of a waterfall a short walk beyond Scardroy Lodge but even as we approached we could tell there was insufficient water flowing to justify going further. However, the weather gods turned kind and as we headed back the sky began to clear and the breeze dropped. Eventually I was able to capture this image looking towards the western end of Loch Beannachrain, with a small tree nestled at the foot of the hills which were also forming a decent frame for what I believe to be Creag Sgiathan at centre.
16-Sep-23 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
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Reflecting on Aliens
Loch Beannachrain became ever more still and we started to play with the reflections from the far tree-lined bank. I particularly liked this one as it looked like I'd captured something 'other-worldly'.
16-Sep-23 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2023 alien autumn highland lochbeannachrain scotland trees reflections stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk strathconon flickrdiamond 53201459710
Still Water
Meall Buidhe across Loch Beannacharain
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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.
Loch Beannacharain
29-Dec-24 • Alasdaircrawford • flickr
strathconon strathconnon glen highland highlands scotland ecosse scottish wild nature scenery landscape view pine loch winter mountain hill valley beannacharain lake rain 54240372844
Loch Beannacharain
Strathconon, Scotland. One of my favourire places on earth.
27-Oct-24 • Dave 'FBI' Gibbons • flickr
54137666990
Loch Beannacharain
At the head of Strathconon Loch Beannacharain, also known as Loch Scardoy is full of brown trout. Strathconon is the longest Strath in Scotland stretching for 20 miles. The scenery changes from open country at the beginning of the Glen to narrow mountainous landscape at the end. It is a stunning and relatively undiscovered place of natural beauty.
28-May-24 • Mixed up photography • flickr
lochbeannacharain lochscardoy strathconon stratchononestate muiroford higland scotland uk road roads cloud cloudmountain clouds cloudscape lowcloud moodyskies moodysky skies sky backroad countryroad longandwindingroad ruralroad singletrackroad thelongandwindingroad windingroad landscape landscapephotography ruggedlandscape scottishlandscape scenery scenic countryscene countrysidescene ruralscene scenicview country countryside countrysideview countrysidewalk countrytrack loch lake water waterscape highland highlandofscotland highlands highlandsofscotland scottishhighland scottishhighlands naturebeauty natureisbeautiful beautiful beauty natur nature d500 nikond500 nikon nikonbodyandlens nikonlens nikon18200 nikonlenses picoftheday photooftheday photo photographer photographs photography thephotographer travelphotography welshphotographs travel tourism 54025258899
Reflections and Light.
We drove along Strathconan as far as public access is allowed and besides some fleeting mist and hill fog the conditions were pretty dire; totally obscured sky and rippled water. I was thinking we may be home for breakfast!! Iain knew of a waterfall a short walk beyond Scardroy Lodge but even as we approached we could tell there was insufficient water flowing to justify going further. However, the weather gods turned kind and as we headed back the sky began to clear and the breeze dropped. Eventually I was able to capture this image looking towards the western end of Loch Beannachrain, with a small tree nestled at the foot of the hills which were also forming a decent frame for what I believe to be Creag Sgiathan at centre.
16-Sep-23 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2023 autumn coireagbhuidhe creagachadhaneas creagsgiathan highland lochbeannachrain mountains scardroy scotland strathconan reflections stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk 53193589901
Reflecting on Aliens
Loch Beannachrain became ever more still and we started to play with the reflections from the far tree-lined bank. I particularly liked this one as it looked like I'd captured something 'other-worldly'.
16-Sep-23 • Stoates-Findhorn • flickr
2023 alien autumn highland lochbeannachrain scotland trees reflections stoates steveoates olympus steveoatesphotographycouk strathconon flickrdiamond 53201459710
Still Water
Meall Buidhe across Loch Beannacharain
highlands scotland loch lake water hills mountains sky clouds woods woodland forest rocks reflection mirror landscape outdoors outside countryside view still calm 52803865583
Mirror Loch
Loch Beannacharain from Scardroy.
highlands scotland loch lake water hills mountains sky clouds woods woodland forest rocks reflection mirror landscape outdoors outside countryside view still calm 52803869563
Upland Pass
Loch Beannacharain, towards Craig na h-Iolaire
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Loch Beannacharain, Strathconnon, July 2022
I had made it to the end of the public road to Strathconnon. It was time for a break and enjoy the peace and quiet of a location such as this. I came prepared with sandwiches, my flask and some biscuits it was special to be here.
19-Jul-22 • allanmaciver • flickr
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Burn
One of my favourite pastimes is just sitting beside this little burn, that tumbles down the steep valley side into a large loch. There are numerous pools and falls along it's length, and some lovely ancient trees clinging on to the harsh-wintered rocky slopes.
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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.