Meall nan Aighean

Meall nan Aighean

Entrance to Glen Lyon. Meall nan Aighean is the highest point in the background.
Elevation 981 m (3,219 ft)[1]
Listing Munro
Translation Hill of the heifers or hinds[1] (Gaelic)
Location
Location Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Range Grampians
OS grid NN694496
Topo map OS Landranger 51, OS Explorer 378

Meall nan Aighean is a Scottish mountain in the council area of Perth and Kinross. It stands in a group of four Munros known as the Càrn Mairg group or the Glen Lyon Horseshoe on the north side of Glen Lyon. It is often climbed as part of the circuit of the Càrn Mairg Munros, which stand in a curving arc around the Invervar Burn.

The summit cairn of Meall nan Aighean with Loch Tay in the background

Coordinates: 56°37′20″N 4°13′31″W / 56.6221°N 4.2253°W

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Irvine Butterfield, Magic of the Munros (David & Charles, 2005), p. 24