Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Meall Dearg
Height: 690m / 2265ft • Prominence: 172m / 564ft • Summit : trig point • Trip reports (hill-bagging)

S1589 - Meall Dearg
NN886414, LR52. HISTORY Pillar completed in 1936 exact date and cost not on record. Computed as primary station PP305 within Figure 3 of the OSGB36 retriangulation network. Levelled to second class precision in 1951. The final pre-GPS maintenance by the OS was in July 1976. This marker continues to be maintained by the OS as a GPS passive station. SITE VISIT Pillar in good condition. Spider retains an OS centre cap. The flush bracket is on the northerly face of the pillar. Meall Dearg is in Perthshire, 8 miles west of Dunkeld and 5 miles south of Aberfeldy. Easiest approached from the northeast or southeast. Photographed: 18th April 2000, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=56.552188,-3.812786&z=11" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/41375087702/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 52 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114086980/in/album-72157631831281682/ S9409 - Craig Lochie : 5.32 miles to the northeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8103188677/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5467 - Meall Nan Caoraich : 5.40 miles to the southeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8097999992/in/album-72157631793900484/ S6180 - Meall Reamhar : 5.55 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8097983227/in/album-72157631793900484/ S6089 - Meall A' Choire Chreagaich : 5.82 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114088510/in/album-72157631831281682/ S9366 - Cluny Hill : 6.8 miles to the northwest www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8098013105/in/album-72157631793900484/ S6472 - Meall Tarsuinn : 7.3 miles to the southwest www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114080467/in/album-72157631831281682/ S9375 - Dull Wood : 7.55 miles to the northwest. ═════════════════════════
18-Apr-00 • Graeme5015 • flickr
s1589 mealldearg scotston 7905744342
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S1589 - Meall Dearg
NN886414, LR52. HISTORY Pillar completed in 1936 exact date and cost not on record. Computed as primary station PP305 within Figure 3 of the OSGB36 retriangulation network. Levelled to second class precision in 1951. The final pre-GPS maintenance by the OS was in July 1976. This marker continues to be maintained by the OS as a GPS passive station. SITE VISIT Pillar in good condition. Spider retains an OS centre cap. The flush bracket is on the northerly face of the pillar. Meall Dearg is in Perthshire, 8 miles west of Dunkeld and 5 miles south of Aberfeldy. Easiest approached from the northeast or southeast. Photographed: 18th April 2000, GRP. ═════════════════════════ Interactive index: www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1arx2Qmo5mVeVUJA2lzVG_uzbYPW59ffh&ll=56.552188,-3.812786&z=11" rel="noreferrer nofollow Google My Maps Map: www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/41375087702/in/album-72157692190778971/ Trig Pillars on OS Landranger 52 ═════════════════════════ Neighbouring Triangulation Pillars www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114086980/in/album-72157631831281682/ S9409 - Craig Lochie : 5.32 miles to the northeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8103188677/in/album-72157631778814317/ S5467 - Meall Nan Caoraich : 5.40 miles to the southeast. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8097999992/in/album-72157631793900484/ S6180 - Meall Reamhar : 5.55 miles to the south. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8097983227/in/album-72157631793900484/ S6089 - Meall A' Choire Chreagaich : 5.82 miles to the west. www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114088510/in/album-72157631831281682/ S9366 - Cluny Hill : 6.8 miles to the northwest www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8098013105/in/album-72157631793900484/ S6472 - Meall Tarsuinn : 7.3 miles to the southwest www.flickr.com/photos/13460108@N06/8114080467/in/album-72157631831281682/ S9375 - Dull Wood : 7.55 miles to the northwest. ═════════════════════════
18-Apr-00 • Graeme5015 • flickr
s1589 mealldearg scotston 7905744342
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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.