Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Meall Fuar-mhonaidh
An awesome view of the Great Glen at sunrise. 06:14 telephoto image of the Great Glen from Meall-fhuar Mhonaidh, 700 m. 2,300 feet, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Commentary. From 700 metres up on the humpback hill, Meall Fuar-mhonaidh, above Loch Ness this telephoto shot extends over 40 miles to the Nevis Range, slanting into the clouds (left of centre, top). From here one can survey the full 23 and a half miles of Loch Ness, three miles of Loch Oich and ten miles of Loch Lochy. And still this immense view covers less than a sixth of this “visible from space,” 350 mile fault-line. We are not merely viewing it, or above it, we are on it! Some views are essentially beautiful, some interesting and some, simply vast. This spectacle is all three, but its scale is overwhelming!
30-Jul-08 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
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Photos
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An awesome view of the Great Glen at sunrise. 06:14 telephoto image of the Great Glen from Meall-fhuar Mhonaidh, 700 m. 2,300 feet, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Commentary. From 700 metres up on the humpback hill, Meall Fuar-mhonaidh, above Loch Ness this telephoto shot extends over 40 miles to the Nevis Range, slanting into the clouds (left of centre, top). From here one can survey the full 23 and a half miles of Loch Ness, three miles of Loch Oich and ten miles of Loch Lochy. And still this immense view covers less than a sixth of this “visible from space,” 350 mile fault-line. We are not merely viewing it, or above it, we are on it! Some views are essentially beautiful, some interesting and some, simply vast. This spectacle is all three, but its scale is overwhelming!
30-Jul-08 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
54096844384
An awesome view of the Great Glen at sunrise. 06:14 telephoto image of the Great Glen from Meall-fhuar Mhonaidh, 700 m. 2,300 feet, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Commentary. From 700 metres up on the humpback hill, Meall Fuar-mhonaidh, above Loch Ness this telephoto shot extends over 40 miles to the Nevis Range, slanting into the clouds (left of centre, top). From here one can survey the full 23 and a half miles of Loch Ness, three miles of Loch Oich and ten miles of Loch Lochy. And still this immense view covers less than a sixth of this “visible from space,” 350 mile fault-line. We are not merely viewing it, or above it, we are on it! Some views are essentially beautiful, some interesting and some, simply vast. This spectacle is all three, but its scale is overwhelming!
30-Jul-08 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
53924805120
An awesome view of the Great Glen at sunrise. 06:14 telephoto image of the Great Glen from Meall-fhuar Mhonaidh, 700 m. 2,300 feet, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Commentary. From 700 metres up on the humpback hill, Meall Fuar-mhonaidh, above Loch Ness this telephoto shot extends over 40 miles to the Nevis Range, slanting into the clouds (left of centre, top). From here one can survey the full 23 and a half miles of Loch Ness, three miles of Loch Oich and ten miles of Loch Lochy. And still this immense view covers less than a sixth of this “visible from space,” 350 mile fault-line. We are not merely viewing it, or above it, we are on it! Some views are essentially beautiful, some interesting and some, simply vast. This spectacle is all three, but its scale is overwhelming!
30-Jul-08 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
53684104807
An awesome view of the Great Glen at sunrise. 06:14 telephoto image of the Great Glen from Meall-fhuar Mhonaidh, 700 m. 2,300 feet
Commentary. From 700 metres up on the humpback hill, Meall Fuar-mhonaidh, above Loch Ness this telephoto shot extends over 40 miles to the Nevis Range, slanting into the clouds (left of centre, top). From here one can survey the full 23 and a half miles of Loch Ness, three miles of Loch Oich and ten miles of Loch Lochy. And still this immense view covers less than a half of this “visible from space,” 120 mile fault-line. We are not merely viewing it, or above it, we are on it! Some views are essentially beautiful, some interesting and some, simply vast. This spectacle is all three, but its scale is overwhelming!
30-Jul-08 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
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An awesome view of the Great Glen at sunrise. 06:14 telephoto image of the Great Glen from Meall-fhuar Mhonaidh, 700 m. 2,300 feet
Commentary. From 700 metres up on the humpback hill, Meall Fuar-mhonaidh, above Loch Ness this telephoto shot extends over 40 miles to the Nevis Range, slanting into the clouds (left of centre, top). From here one can survey the full 23 and a half miles of Loch Ness, three miles of Loch Oich and ten miles of Loch Lochy. And still this immense view covers less than a half of this “visible from space,” 120 mile fault-line. We are not merely viewing it, or above it, we are on it! Some views are essentially beautiful, some interesting and some, simply vast. This spectacle is all three, but its scale is overwhelming!
30-Jul-08 • Scotland by NJC. • flickr
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Videos
We diverted to Meall Fuar-mhonaidh, near Drumnadrochit given the weather. 6 miles good going for kids and we did it in 3:30.
Meall Fuar-mhonaidh is a hill near drumnadrochit. It's a perfect small hill with stunning views over loch ness . Did we make it up ...
Enjoying God's creation on the banks of Loch Ness.
Returning to an old hill, Meall Fuar-Mhonaidh has a prominent view from the surrounding area of Loch Ness and Inverness-Shire.
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.