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Name: | Meall an Fheadain |
Hill number: | 1217 |
Height: | 204m / 669ft |
RHB Section: | 16F: Lochinver to Ullapool |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Enard, Catchment Boundaries |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (200-299m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,2,Y) |
Grid ref: | NB 99883 10950 |
Summit feature: | rock outcrop supporting trig point |
Drop: | 178m |
Col: | 26m NC020094 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 15 (1:25k) 439W |
Observations: | highest point of outcrop is 4m SSW of trig point |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 239 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked just beyond the cattle grid on the way down to the shop and walked up the track to Fheadain then back to Beiste and down the thick heather, boulders and rocks to the north (better to go down than up) and over to Creag Dhubh. Contoured back to track. | StueyB | 28/04/2023 |
Why would anyone with any interest in hills be lazy enough to drive up here? Anyway the gate is now padlocked. Good paths from the Polbain side are more attractive than the mast road. Lovely after dinner evening viewpoint. | daviemore | 18/07/2022 |
Small weather window in a storm. Parked at the mast, wind speed 40, gusting 50-60mph. Good views, must be superb on a better day. | iangalbraith | 06/11/2021 |
Had planned a short route from 45m spot height and cattle grid WNW of summit on return from Ben More Coigach & Sgurr an Fhidhleir. Fortunately spotted log by bolton indicating could use access road. 
Reasonable tarmac track with a few potholes but no gate or signs saying private so why not. Parked outside old radio station and followed road to new 4G infill mast then rough ground to summit and trig pillar returned more or less by same route. Less than half mile there and back. | mntainman | 17/09/2021 |
This second time with Bob in awful weather. Drove most of the way. | Play2End | 11/09/2021 |
From pt 76 west of Polbain. | vuirich | 01/09/2021 |
Walked up from Polbain. Great views of Summer Isles and Sutherland mountains. | IanHHill | 08/08/2021 |
This hill may be small in stature but the panoramic views are magnificent. | Peterb | 27/05/2021 |
With Helen, Sal, Mum via track. Can't believe people drive the track?! Clear views to Clisham. | davechaffey | 23/05/2021 |
No gate so drove the access road to just below the mast. Great views of the Summer Isles from the top. Showery, sunny and bright. | bolton | 05/09/2020 |
Good track. Fantastic views. | louse94 | 29/11/2019 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 30/10/2019 |
Walked up track to mast then muddy track to trig. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 28/09/2019 |
Wet day so opted for two lower hills with radio mast tracks, 1/2 as others drop to highpoint and quick up and down between showers. Summit clear though clouds down. | N.Morters | 09/08/2019 |
W Dave Wragg after Beinn nam Ban. Sunny and warm, with breeze – cloud further inland. Up and down TV mast road. | Rounsfell | 29/06/2019 |
Drove up. Great sunny views. Actually met a couple on top who had walked from the campsite below. | KevPalmer | 28/06/2019 |
Solo | HFB | 10/05/2019 |
Did this in a summer dress and sandals! that's how easy it is. Spectacular view. | elizyanne | 01/06/2018 |
Taking the back roads from Ullapool to Lochinver and while sorely tempted by the lure of Stac Pollaidh, this was a much more realistic goal. The 360 panorama was beyond compare. | Craigieboy44 | 08/03/2018 |
The perfect hill for a rest day. All of 220m of along and 19m of up. Stunning views out of all proportion to the effort required. | Gill | 26/12/2017 |
Drove up the ungated road to the radio station. Easy bag, would have been great views later in the day with the cloud lifting. | Owen B | 28/09/2017 |
2 of 3: From minor road Pt 76: Polbain. | ChrisR | 18/05/2017 |
Drove up to mast and thence to summit for some good views. | Chris Peart | 12/06/2016 |
Go a hundred yards beyond the trig point for a wonderful overlook of the Summer Isles | Nick Down1 | 02/06/2016 |
from road to Radio Mast picked up faint track to summit | Buteobuteo | 29/05/2016 |
Here for the trigpoint. TP:UK log: 
 
Can't believe I haven't log trigs from 2015, just sorting through photos and noticed these. We must have driven up to the masts as it was late and we had walked to Cnoc An Lochain Deabhaidh earlier. | thejackrustles | 13/12/2015 |
2nd ascent of this, stunning viewpoint. used the mast track this time, space to park at the foot. Path leads up from the back of the mast area. | hils | 27/09/2015 |
Easy 5 min walk from mast. | Lionel Bidwell | 13/09/2015 |
With Jenx using the minor riad. Easy log. | nordicstar | 09/09/2015 |
Drive up to Polbain comms tower, then 230m walk on rough but clear path. Trig pillar 4m NNE of HP. | jonglew | 24/07/2015 |
From Polbain, walked up mast access road. | rhalstead | 01/07/2015 |
Delightful view point. Walked up track from road at the bottom. | dal | 01/06/2015 |
Parked just below mast. Fantastic viewpoint. | Crib Goch | 13/05/2015 |
Apparently a re-visit (& I'd forgotten within 3 years!) | Smudge | 11/04/2015 |
What a cracker of a hill. Great views all round. You can't get better! | BigJ | 30/11/2014 |
Easy bag from mast, with Maggie. Superb viewpoint. | AndrewFinnimore | 29/11/2014 |
With Adrian R, drove up to mast (no apparent objection), rough path up short distance to summit. | Topographer57 | 10/06/2014 |
Easy walk from mast at road head. With Jonathan de Ferranti | Adrian | 10/06/2014 |
LS. | john steel | 02/10/2013 |
Solo. After Ben More Coigach and Sgùrr an Fhidhleir. Parked off road at spot height 74m on Polbain Reiff road. Went east and found waymarked route going N between two small tops. From this narrow path leads to trig point and highest point near by. | pwbellarby | 31/07/2013 |
With Mora, from Altandhu | BLACKHILL | 03/05/2013 |
Parked between the two lochs on the west side, near the junction to Old Dornie. Easy ascent. Some people were climbing the mast when I was there. Went up HuMP afterwards too. Alone. | AGWilliamson | 19/09/2012 |
Parked between the two lochs on the west side, near the junction to Old Dornie. From there it was straight up. Excellent views of the Summer Isles, The Shiants and Western Isles. | garyhoney | 21/08/2012 |
Heather. | garbo1103 | 20/07/2012 |
KeithByTheC | 17/06/2012 | |
Solo | 1921 | 07/06/2010 |
Upto radio station - across top and down to Polbain | chrisbien | 05/06/2010 |
From SW with good views of Summer Isles. | Dugswell2 | 04/06/2010 |
Galltywenallt | 30/10/2009 | |
Ride from holiday cottage to bag trig point.
Up access road then push up to summit. | TomL | 15/06/2009 |