Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Meall Fuaraidh
Height: 369m / 1211ft • Prominence: 103m / 338ft • Summit : small cairn on rock outcrop • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Gairloch waterfall walk
18-Oct-24 • jimbo522012 • flickr
gairloch waterfall autumn westerross scotland highlands 54134093152
View over Flowerdale Glen
Scotland, Autumn 2023
02-Oct-23 • G. Warrink • flickr
scotland beautifulscotland visitscotland alba westerross highland flowerdaleglen gairloch 53368340076
Sunset across Gairloch to the Outer Hebrides, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary. We set off from the “Old Inn,” at Charlestown in Flowerdale as late as 20:30. It had been a glorious day in North-West Scotland. We anticipated that in about an hour we could still enjoy the dying embers of a superb West Coast sunset. We aimed for An Groban, an inland hill about two miles up Flowerdale. At near to 21:30 we scaled the summit and this was the view that we enjoyed. Visible is the whole of Gairloch Bay and the Trotternish Peninsula on the Island of Skye, on the left, Longa Island, is right of centre and on the horizon, the Outer Hebrides, 30-40 miles distant. Plum and orange clouds, a partially lilac sea, yellow and gold horizon and silhouetted rapier-like headlands are typical of West Coast sunsets. They are stunningly beautiful and quite unforgettable.
31-Jul-80 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
gairloch scotland unitedkingdom 54329306049
Sunset across Gairloch to the Outer Hebrides from An Groban, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary. We set off from the “Old Inn,” at Charlestown in Flowerdale as late as 20:30. It had been a glorious day in North-West Scotland. We anticipated that in about an hour we could still enjoy the dying embers of a superb West Coast sunset. We aimed for An Groban, an inland hill about two miles up Flowerdale. At near to 21:30 we scaled the summit and this was the view that we enjoyed. Visible is the whole of Gairloch Bay and the Trotternish Peninsula on the Island of Skye, on the left, Longa Island, is right of centre and on the horizon, the Outer Hebrides, over 40 miles distant. Plum and orange clouds, a partially lilac sea, yellow and gold horizon and silhouetted rapier-like headlands are typical of West Coast sunsets. They are stunningly beautiful and quite unforgettable.
31-Jul-80 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
54252920237
Sunset across Gairloch to the Outer Hebrides from An Groban, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary. We set off from the “Old Inn,” at Charlestown in Flowerdale as late as 20:30. It had been a glorious day in North-West Scotland. We anticipated that in about an hour we could still enjoy the dying embers of a superb West Coast sunset. We aimed for An Groban, an inland hill about two miles up Flowerdale. At near to 21:30 we scaled the summit and this was the view that we enjoyed. Visible is the whole of Gairloch Bay and the Trotternish Peninsula on the Island of Skye, on the left, Longa Island, is right of centre and on the horizon, the Outer Hebrides, over 40 miles distant. Plum and orange clouds, a partially lilac sea, yellow and gold horizon and silhouetted rapier-like headlands are typical of West Coast sunsets. They are stunningly beautiful and quite unforgettable.
31-Jul-80 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
54065542646
Sunset at 21:31, from An Groban 383m. 1,257 feet, across Gairloch to Longa Island, the Trotternish Peninsula of Skye and Harris and the Outer Hebrides, in a haze, 30- 40 miles away, on the horizon, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary. We set off from the “Old Inn,” at Charlestown in Flowerdale as late as 20:30. It had been a glorious day in North-West Scotland. We anticipated that in about an hour we could still enjoy the dying embers of a superb West Coast sunset. We aimed for An Groban, an inland hill about two miles up Flowerdale. At near to 21:30 we scaled the summit and this was the view that we enjoyed. Visible is the whole of Gairloch Bay and the Trotternish Peninsula on the Island of Skye, on the left, Longa Island, is right of centre and on the horizon, the Outer Hebrides, over 40 miles distant. Plum and orange clouds, a partially lilac sea, yellow and gold horizon and silhouetted rapier-like headlands are typical of West Coast sunsets. They are stunningly beautiful and quite unforgettable.
31-Jul-80 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
53930200318
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Photos
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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.
Gairloch waterfall walk
18-Oct-24 • jimbo522012 • flickr
gairloch waterfall autumn westerross scotland highlands 54134093152
View over Flowerdale Glen
Scotland, Autumn 2023
02-Oct-23 • G. Warrink • flickr
scotland beautifulscotland visitscotland alba westerross highland flowerdaleglen gairloch 53368340076
Sunset across Gairloch to the Outer Hebrides, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary. We set off from the “Old Inn,” at Charlestown in Flowerdale as late as 20:30. It had been a glorious day in North-West Scotland. We anticipated that in about an hour we could still enjoy the dying embers of a superb West Coast sunset. We aimed for An Groban, an inland hill about two miles up Flowerdale. At near to 21:30 we scaled the summit and this was the view that we enjoyed. Visible is the whole of Gairloch Bay and the Trotternish Peninsula on the Island of Skye, on the left, Longa Island, is right of centre and on the horizon, the Outer Hebrides, 30-40 miles distant. Plum and orange clouds, a partially lilac sea, yellow and gold horizon and silhouetted rapier-like headlands are typical of West Coast sunsets. They are stunningly beautiful and quite unforgettable.
31-Jul-80 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
gairloch scotland unitedkingdom 54329306049
Sunset across Gairloch to the Outer Hebrides from An Groban, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary. We set off from the “Old Inn,” at Charlestown in Flowerdale as late as 20:30. It had been a glorious day in North-West Scotland. We anticipated that in about an hour we could still enjoy the dying embers of a superb West Coast sunset. We aimed for An Groban, an inland hill about two miles up Flowerdale. At near to 21:30 we scaled the summit and this was the view that we enjoyed. Visible is the whole of Gairloch Bay and the Trotternish Peninsula on the Island of Skye, on the left, Longa Island, is right of centre and on the horizon, the Outer Hebrides, over 40 miles distant. Plum and orange clouds, a partially lilac sea, yellow and gold horizon and silhouetted rapier-like headlands are typical of West Coast sunsets. They are stunningly beautiful and quite unforgettable.
31-Jul-80 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
54252920237
Sunset across Gairloch to the Outer Hebrides from An Groban, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary. We set off from the “Old Inn,” at Charlestown in Flowerdale as late as 20:30. It had been a glorious day in North-West Scotland. We anticipated that in about an hour we could still enjoy the dying embers of a superb West Coast sunset. We aimed for An Groban, an inland hill about two miles up Flowerdale. At near to 21:30 we scaled the summit and this was the view that we enjoyed. Visible is the whole of Gairloch Bay and the Trotternish Peninsula on the Island of Skye, on the left, Longa Island, is right of centre and on the horizon, the Outer Hebrides, over 40 miles distant. Plum and orange clouds, a partially lilac sea, yellow and gold horizon and silhouetted rapier-like headlands are typical of West Coast sunsets. They are stunningly beautiful and quite unforgettable.
31-Jul-80 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
54065542646
Sunset at 21:31, from An Groban 383m. 1,257 feet, across Gairloch to Longa Island, the Trotternish Peninsula of Skye and Harris and the Outer Hebrides, in a haze, 30- 40 miles away, on the horizon, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary. We set off from the “Old Inn,” at Charlestown in Flowerdale as late as 20:30. It had been a glorious day in North-West Scotland. We anticipated that in about an hour we could still enjoy the dying embers of a superb West Coast sunset. We aimed for An Groban, an inland hill about two miles up Flowerdale. At near to 21:30 we scaled the summit and this was the view that we enjoyed. Visible is the whole of Gairloch Bay and the Trotternish Peninsula on the Island of Skye, on the left, Longa Island, is right of centre and on the horizon, the Outer Hebrides, over 40 miles distant. Plum and orange clouds, a partially lilac sea, yellow and gold horizon and silhouetted rapier-like headlands are typical of West Coast sunsets. They are stunningly beautiful and quite unforgettable.
31-Jul-80 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
53930200318
Sunset at 21:31, from An Groban 383m. 1,257 feet, across Gairloch to Longa Island, the Trotternish Peninsula of Skye and Harris and the Outer Hebrides, in a haze, 30- 40 miles away, on the horizon, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary. We set off from the “Old Inn,” at Charlestown in Flowerdale as late as 20:30. It had been a glorious day in North-West Scotland. We anticipated that in about an hour we could still enjoy the dying embers of a superb West Coast sunset. We aimed for An Groban, an inland hill about two miles up Flowerdale. At near to 21:30 we scaled the summit and this was the view that we enjoyed. Visible is the whole of Gairloch Bay and the Trotternish Peninsula on the Island of Skye, on the left, Longa Island, is right of centre and on the horizon, the Outer Hebrides, over 40 miles distant. Plum and orange clouds, a partially lilac sea, yellow and gold horizon and silhouetted rapier-like headlands are typical of West Coast sunsets. They are stunningly beautiful and quite unforgettable.
31-Jul-80 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
53911706851
Sunset at 21:31, from An Groban 383m. 1,257 feet, across Gairloch to Longa Island, the Trotternish Peninsula of Skye and Harris and the Outer Hebrides, in a haze, 30- 40 miles away, on the horizon, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary. We set off from the “Old Inn,” at Charlestown in Flowerdale as late as 20:30. It had been a glorious day in North-West Scotland. We anticipated that in about an hour we could still enjoy the dying embers of a superb West Coast sunset. We aimed for An Groban, an inland hill about two miles up Flowerdale. At near to 21:30 we scaled the summit and this was the view that we enjoyed. Visible is the whole of Gairloch Bay and the Trotternish Peninsula on the Island of Skye, on the left, Longa Island, is right of centre and on the horizon, the Outer Hebrides, over 40 miles distant. Plum and orange clouds, a partially lilac sea, yellow and gold horizon and silhouetted rapier-like headlands are typical of West Coast sunsets. They are stunningly beautiful and quite unforgettable.
31-Jul-80 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
53812477045
Sunset at 21:31, from An Groban 383m. 1,257 feet, across Gairloch to Longa Island, the Trotternish Peninsula of Skye and Harris and the Outer Hebrides, in a haze, 30-40 miles away, on the horizon, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary. We set off from the “Old Inn,” at Charlestown in Flowerdale as late as 20:30. It had been a glorious day in North-West Scotland. We anticipated that in about an hour we could still enjoy the dying embers of a superb West Coast sunset. We aimed for An Groban, an inland hill about two miles up Flowerdale. At near to 21:30 we scaled the summit and this was the view that we enjoyed. Visible is the whole of Gairloch Bay and the Trotternish Peninsula on the Island of Skye, on the left, Longa Island, is right of centre and on the horizon, the Outer Hebrides, 30-40 miles distant. Plum and orange clouds, a partially lilac sea, yellow and gold horizon and silhouetted rapier-like headlands are typical of West Coast sunsets. They are stunningly beautiful and quite unforgettable.
31-Jul-80 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
53640716596
Sunset at 21:31, from An Groban 383m. 1,257 feet, across Gairloch to Longa Island, the Trotternish Peninsula of Skye and Harris and the Outer Hebrides, in a haze, over 40 miles away, on the horizon, Wester Ross, Scotland.
Commentary. We set off from the “Old Inn,” at Charlestown in Flowerdale as late as 20:30. It had been a glorious day in North-West Scotland. We anticipated that in about an hour we could still enjoy the dying embers of a superb West Coast sunset. We aimed for An Groban, an inland hill about two miles up Flowerdale. At near to 21:30 we scaled the summit and this was the view that we enjoyed. Visible is the whole of Gairloch Bay and the Trotternish Peninsula on the Island of Skye, on the left, Longa Island, is right of centre and on the horizon, the Outer Hebrides, over 40 miles distant. Plum and orange clouds, a partially lilac sea, yellow and gold horizon and silhouetted rapier-like headlands are typical of West Coast sunsets. They are stunningly beautiful and quite unforgettable.
31-Jul-80 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
53476214607
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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.