Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Ciste Dhubh East Top
Height: 1063m / 3487ft • Prominence: 22m / 72ft • Summit : embedded rock • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Mam Sodhail summit cairn
Mam Sodhail's huge and partly hollow summit cairn, and the view towards Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan. A Wikipedia fact about this mountain - "Mam Sodhail was an important part of the Ordnance Survey’s initial mapping of the northern Highlands in the 1840s, and the summit carries a massive cairn which was used by the surveyors in their work."
26-Jun-23 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
mamsodhail cairn summit mountain scotland highlands outside outdoor rural scenic scenery countryside 53017374859
Sgurr na Lapaich ridge
Looking along the Sgurr na Lapaich ridge not far from the summit of Mam Sodhail. The water down to the right is Loch Affric. The line on the peak at the end of the ridge isn't (as I originally assumed) a path, but rather where the whole north/left side of that area seems to have slumped by several meters at some point in the past.
26-Jun-23 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
sgurrnalapaich mamsodhail ridge affric ourside outdoor nature natural scenic scenery countryside rural remote wild wilderness scotland highlands loch lochaffric water lake valley valleys glen gleannnamfiadh coireleachavie 53017259281
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
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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.
Mam Sodhail summit cairn
Mam Sodhail's huge and partly hollow summit cairn, and the view towards Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan. A Wikipedia fact about this mountain - "Mam Sodhail was an important part of the Ordnance Survey’s initial mapping of the northern Highlands in the 1840s, and the summit carries a massive cairn which was used by the surveyors in their work."
26-Jun-23 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
mamsodhail cairn summit mountain scotland highlands outside outdoor rural scenic scenery countryside 53017374859
Sgurr na Lapaich ridge
Looking along the Sgurr na Lapaich ridge not far from the summit of Mam Sodhail. The water down to the right is Loch Affric. The line on the peak at the end of the ridge isn't (as I originally assumed) a path, but rather where the whole north/left side of that area seems to have slumped by several meters at some point in the past.
26-Jun-23 • OutdoorMonkey • flickr
sgurrnalapaich mamsodhail ridge affric ourside outdoor nature natural scenic scenery countryside rural remote wild wilderness scotland highlands loch lochaffric water lake valley valleys glen gleannnamfiadh coireleachavie 53017259281
Videos
In-spectre Ciste Dhubh – another Bongo trip. Route description: Ciste Dhubh and Am Bathach, Cluanie. Date walked: 19/11/2018, ...
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.