Meall Fuar-mhonaidh

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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 / 57.26443; -4.56006
Naming
English translationrounded hill of the cold moor
Language of name Gaelic
Geography
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Meall Fuar-mhonaidh
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Meall Fuar-mhonaidh (the United Kingdom)
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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