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Name: | Beinn Bhreac (Soay) |
Hill number: | 1278 |
Height: | 141m / 463ft |
Parent (Ma): | none |
RHB Section: | 17B: Minginish and the Cuillin Hills |
County/UA: | Highland |
Island: | Soay |
Class: | Hump, Tump (100-199m), SIB, Submarilyn, Yeaman (Hu,Tu,1,SIB,sMa,Y) |
Grid ref: | NG 46214 15484 |
Summit feature: | rock 4m N of trig point |
Drop: | 141m |
Col: | Sea |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 32 (1:25k) 411 |
Observations: | <10cm higher than trig point base |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 49 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
4th of 4 on an RHSoc trip organised by Steve Gillions with a RIB provided by Bella Jane from Elgol. The feral sheep had made plenty of paths through the heather. Landed at obvious lovely beach on E side. | Thearlaichdubh | 30/05/2023 |
RHSoc trip organised by Steve Gillions. Visited trig and summit. One Red-throated Diver on loch near top (see jonglew report below). | PGCE | 30/05/2023 |
Tender landing in bay by houses, up deer, sheep tracks to pillar. Pete pointed out the diver on small lochan by summit. RHSoc trip organised by stev Gillions. Summit grassy lump close to trig pillar. | cjo | 30/05/2023 |
With others on RHSoc trip from Elgol. | NormanW | 30/05/2023 |
Organised boat trip from Elgol | Andrew Simmons | 30/05/2023 |
RHSoc - Bracadale 1 | tim747 | 24/05/2023 |
Surprisingly okay terrain from Camas nan Gall, mostly deer/cow? trods interspersed with rock slabs. | summitter | 24/05/2023 |
Boat trig with Bella Jane from Elgol superbly arranged by Steve Gillons of RHSoc. Landed NG455145. Almost a path up. | carole engel | 24/05/2023 |
Kayak from Elgol with Pete | AndyS | 27/04/2022 |
KP, from Soay Harbour (Moody35) | Vin | 08/09/2019 |
With Mrs G. From Elgol, ferried across by Olly Davis, resident of Soay. Direct route from Camas nan Gall to trig at summit. My 1,000th trig pillar. Pair of Red-throated Divers on loch near top. | jonglew | 18/05/2015 |
From NG 449 154 | summitsup | 16/06/2011 |
Second island of the day on a RIB from Elgol on day of Marhofn 2011 annual meeting in Portree organised by Alan Holmes. Did Wiah first,with Rob Woodall and Bob Taylor. This was Ann Bowker's last sub Marilyn so whisky to celebrate. | Dugswell2 | 04/06/2011 |
Date is first visit. Notes from later...pleasant unassuming summit & island; dis red phone box in village, 3 houses habitable, 1 inhabited. (1) Bella Jane, dinghy landg on rocks E of N Harbour; (2) ditto RIB | RHW | 28/04/2003 |
Tony J | 24/05/2023 | |
Jill Robertson | 24/05/2023 | |
SteveG | 24/05/2023 | |
JtwoUD | 13/06/2017 | |
Alan Whatley | 01/05/2012 | |
bjewing | 05/06/2011 | |
richtea5040 | 05/06/2011 | |
Smudge | 05/06/2011 | |
Adrian | 05/06/2011 | |
chriswatson | 05/06/2011 | |
PM | 05/06/2011 | |
iaindbrown | 05/06/2011 | |
alda | 05/06/2011 | |
Lindsay M | 05/06/2011 | |
Janet M | 05/06/2011 | |
ajwxyzt | 05/06/2011 | |
interloper | 05/06/2011 | |
Sherlock | 05/06/2011 | |
Fletch | 05/06/2011 | |
Gallovidian | 04/06/2011 | |
assynt_bob | 04/06/2011 | |
Louise | 04/06/2011 | |
jimbloomer | 04/06/2011 | |
mae | 04/06/2011 | |
Minto | 04/06/2011 | |
Colin Crawford | 04/06/2011 | |
chalky1953 | 04/06/2011 | |
Jon F | 04/06/2011 | |
GordonAdshead | 03/06/2011 | |
Kiltie | 08/08/2010 | |
vegibagger | 04/06/2010 | |
Calico | 10/08/2004 | |
curlebd | 01/01/1970 | |
peakrodent | blank | |
Stickman | blank |