Munro (M): A stand alone mountain in Scotland over 3000 feet tall is known as a Munro. The list of Munro's were first compiled by Sir Hugh Munro in 1891 but now maintained by the Scottish Mountaineering Club.
County: Highland
Classification: Ma,M,Sim,HHB
Meters/Feet: 1002.1/3288
Feature: embedded rock 8m WNW of cairn
Observations: rock is higher than any visible embedded rocks in cairn
Survey: Abney level/Leica RX1250
Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.1 (http://www.hills-database.co.uk)
Copyright: Creative Commons License
Notes: The inclusion of a summit on our site may not always mean the hill is accessible. Some summits may be on private land with no public right of way or open access. Landowner permission must be sought before accessing a hill on private land. Access rights in Scotland are separate from the rest of the UK.
Classification: Ma,M,Sim,HHB
Meters/Feet: 1002.1/3288
Feature: embedded rock 8m WNW of cairn
Observations: rock is higher than any visible embedded rocks in cairn
Survey: Abney level/Leica RX1250
Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.1 (http://www.hills-database.co.uk)
Copyright: Creative Commons License
Notes: The inclusion of a summit on our site may not always mean the hill is accessible. Some summits may be on private land with no public right of way or open access. Landowner permission must be sought before accessing a hill on private land. Access rights in Scotland are separate from the rest of the UK.
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Beinn a' Bheithir - Sgorr Dhonuill
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OS Grid
NN 04050 55542
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56.650531, -5.197890
DMS
56°39'01.9"N 5°11'52.4"W
UTM
30V 365246 6280645
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