Meall Glas
Meall Glas | |
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Gaelic | |
Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic: [ˈmjaul̪ˠ ˈkl̪ˠas̪] |
Geography | |
Grampians | |
OS grid | NN431321 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 51, OS Explorer 378 |
Name | Grid ref | Height | Status |
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Beinn Cheathaich | NN444326 | 937 m (3074 ft) | Munro Top |
Meall Glas is a mountain situated in the southern highlands of
Overview
Meall Glas has
Meall Glas is overshadowed by the more impressive mountains around Crianlarich. Its name, which translates from the
Geography
Meall Glas comprises mainly rolling grassy slopes, with two main ridges. The north west ridge drops from the summit to Glen Lochay and can be used as an ascent route. The other ridge curves east round the lip of
The mountain is made up of schist rocks of the Dalradian group, with outcrops of pink granite on the mountain's upper slopes. The south side of the mountain has a broad shelf at a height of around 450 metres, the result of lateral erosion by glaciers in the Ice Age.[6] Rainfall on Meall Glas drains to the east coast of Scotland via the glens of Dochart (south) or Lochay (north) and then by Loch Tay and the River Tay.
Ascents and view
Meall Glas can be climbed from either Glen Dochart or Glen Lochay. The southern approach from Glen Dochart is the most popular because of ease of access by car. The route starts at Auchessan (grid reference NN446276) on the A85 road and goes north across moorland to reach the summit ridge just to the east of the highest point.[7] The northern approach starts at the road end in Glen Lochay at Kenknock (grid reference NN465364). The route proceeds for 1.5 km west up the glen, crosses the River Lochay by a ford (the bridge no longer exists) and follows a track by the Lubchurran Burn which goes south and west and before reaching the summit via the Top of Beinn Cheathaich.[8]
The summit of Meall Glas is marked by a small cairn perched on a rocky outcrop. The mountain has a considerable
References
- The Munros, Donald Bennett (Editor) ISBN 0-907521-13-4
- The Southern Highlands, Donald Bennett (Editor) ISBN 0-907521-34-7
- The Munros, Scotland's Highest Mountains, ISBN 1-84204-082-0
- The Magic Of The Munros, ISBN 0-7153-2168-4
- Hamish’s Mountain Walk, ISBN 1-898573-08-5
- In The Hills Of Breadalbane, V.A. Firsoff,
Footnotes
- ^ "walkhighlands Meall Glas". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Meall Glas (Walkhighlands)". Walkhighlands. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ^ "The Southern Highlands" Page 165 Gives description of area.
- ^ "The Magic of the Munros" Page 35 Gives details of name and translation.
- ^ The Munros and Tops 1891-1997. Spreadsheet giving details of changes in successive editions of Munro's Tables.
- ^ "In The Hills of Breadalbane" Pages 151 - 153 Gives geology and details of glaciation.
- ^ "The Munros" Page 36 Gives description of southern approach.
- ^ "The Munros, Scotland‘s Highest Mountains" Page 43 Gives description of northern approach.