Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Carn an Fhreiceadain
Height: 878m / 2881ft • Prominence: 172m / 564ft • Summit : trig point in shelter • Trip reports (hill-bagging)

New Year's day bike ride 2024
First footing with a Fattie, Beinn Bhreac - Carn an Fhreiceadain circuit, Inverness-shire
01-Jan-24 • Colin Wells • flickr
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S1564 - Carn an Fhreiceadain
NH725071, LR35. HISTORY Pillar completed 3rd July 1936, costing £18.7s.0d. Computed as primary station PP331 within Figure 6 of the OSGB36 retriangulation network during 1951. Levelled to second class precision in 1960. Last laintained by the OS in September 1983. SITE VISIT Estate track all the way to the summit. Pillar damaged. Attempted FB theft failed - still secure. Chunk out of front RHS edge and LHS face. Neds probably committed their felony using stones from the windshelter which surrounds three sides of pillar. Spider open. FB faces 162°(SSE). Two sighting holes open, RHS & front. 360° panorama. During the Retriangulation of GB, the following primary stations were observed from here: PP356 Beinn Bhreac Mhor, PP342 Corryhabbie, PP332 Carn Gower, and PP335 Ben Alder. Photographed: 12th July 2005, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=57.137344,-4.107374&z=12" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/37911254512/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 35 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117266295/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10695 - Geal Charn Mor : 7.60 miles to the NE www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117262613/in/set-72157631838876970/ 10766 - Corarnstilbeg : 7.62 miles to the southeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117273406/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10765 - Croidh - La : 8.12 miles to the ssoutheast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8210106340/in/album-72157631348956488 S1621 - Beinn Bhreac Mhor : 8.44 miles to the north www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8206430667/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7236 - Carn Dubh Ic An Deoir : 8.45 miles north www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117273850/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10757 - Cruban Beag : 9.78 miles to the south www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117262533/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10767 - Ord Ban : 10.36 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117264509/in/album-72157631838876970 10749 - Carn Dearg Beag : 10.75 miles southeast. ═════════════════════════
12-Jul-05 • Graeme5015 • flickr
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OS Map
This is OS mapping. In some areas, OpenStreetMap shows more footpaths
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New Year's day bike ride 2024
First footing with a Fattie, Beinn Bhreac - Carn an Fhreiceadain circuit, Inverness-shire
01-Jan-24 • Colin Wells • flickr
53445194593

S1564 - Carn an Fhreiceadain
NH725071, LR35. HISTORY Pillar completed 3rd July 1936, costing £18.7s.0d. Computed as primary station PP331 within Figure 6 of the OSGB36 retriangulation network during 1951. Levelled to second class precision in 1960. Last laintained by the OS in September 1983. SITE VISIT Estate track all the way to the summit. Pillar damaged. Attempted FB theft failed - still secure. Chunk out of front RHS edge and LHS face. Neds probably committed their felony using stones from the windshelter which surrounds three sides of pillar. Spider open. FB faces 162°(SSE). Two sighting holes open, RHS & front. 360° panorama. During the Retriangulation of GB, the following primary stations were observed from here: PP356 Beinn Bhreac Mhor, PP342 Corryhabbie, PP332 Carn Gower, and PP335 Ben Alder. Photographed: 12th July 2005, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=57.137344,-4.107374&z=12" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/37911254512/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 35 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117266295/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10695 - Geal Charn Mor : 7.60 miles to the NE www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117262613/in/set-72157631838876970/ 10766 - Corarnstilbeg : 7.62 miles to the southeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117273406/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10765 - Croidh - La : 8.12 miles to the ssoutheast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8210106340/in/album-72157631348956488 S1621 - Beinn Bhreac Mhor : 8.44 miles to the north www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8206430667/in/album-72157631801120468/ S7236 - Carn Dubh Ic An Deoir : 8.45 miles north www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117273850/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10757 - Cruban Beag : 9.78 miles to the south www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117262533/in/album-72157631838876970/ 10767 - Ord Ban : 10.36 miles to the east. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8117264509/in/album-72157631838876970 10749 - Carn Dearg Beag : 10.75 miles southeast. ═════════════════════════
12-Jul-05 • Graeme5015 • flickr
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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.