Meall Fuar-mhonaidh | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 699 m (2,293 ft) |
Prominence | 234 m (768 ft) [1] |
Listing | Graham, Marilyn |
Coordinates | 57°15′52″N4°33′36″W / 57.26443°N 4.56006°W |
Naming | |
English translation | rounded hill of the cold moor |
Language of name | Gaelic |
Geography | |
OS grid | NH457222 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 26, OS Explorer 416 |
Meall Fuar-mhonaidh is a hill on the west side of Loch Ness, in the Highlands of Scotland. At 699 m in height, it is listed as a Graham and a Marilyn.
Its rounded shape and prominent position make it a distinctive landmark, visible from along much of Loch Ness.
Meall Fuar-mhonaidh is usually climbed from Grotaig, a hamlet at the end of minor road to the south-west of Drumnadrochit. From there a footpath passes through woods, then out onto moorland. This path climbs south-west along the ridge of Meall Fuar-mhonaidh to the summit.
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