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Meaning |
Rounded hill of the maiden (Jewel hill) |
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Altitude
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922 metres (3024 feet)
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Grid Ref.
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Beinn Alligin
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The ascent to Coir nan Laogh and Tom na Gruagaich with Sgurr Mhor and the Horns to the rhs. October 2008.
© Brian Howarth
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Image by Brian Howarth
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Mountain Description
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Beinn Alligin is a very distinctive mountain with its great cleft, the Eag Dubh, on the S face of Sgurr Mor. Tom na Gruagaich is the more S of two munros on Beinn Alligin and it is connected to Sgurr Mor by a col N of its summit. This col is one of the possible ascent routes either from Sgurr Mor or more usually from the corrie to the E. The other common ascent route is up the corrie on the SE face of Tom na Gruagaich, Coir nan Laogh. Beinn Alligin is a relatively steep sided mountain with much of its slopes formed of terraced layers of red sandstone which are eroded to a rounded profile making hand and footholds difficult.
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Hazards you may encounter on Tom na Gruagaich include
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| Steep slopes on or near ascent routes. |
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| Stony/rocky Slopes on or near ascent routes. |
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| Crags on or near ascent routes. |
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| Crags near summit. |
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General Considerations
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| Temperature decreases by 1degree C for every 100m of ascent. |
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| Wind usually increases with altitude. |
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| Visibility can change markedly with cloud level. |
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| River/Stream levels can increase markedly in one day. |
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Available Routes
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Approaching the summit of Tom na Gruagaich, having ascended by Coir na Laogh
© Ian Munro
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Image by Ian Munro
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Wee Allan enjoying a 'did I really just climb that ?' moment.
© Jim Westwood
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Image by Jim Westwood
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Beinn Alligin 2008 - Summits can be a busy place
© Donald Smith
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Image by Donald Smith
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Tom a Gruagaich summit 15th may 2008
© Dougie Mccoll
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Image by Dougie Mccoll
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Myself at the summit of Tom na Gruagaich with the Horns of Alligin and Beinn Dearg behind.
© Chris Bowles
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Image by Chris Bowles
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Nick Butterworth on top of Tom na Gruagaich, with the cold weather and no view, we decide to move on quickly.
© Steve Marlow
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Image by Steve Marlow
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Weather & Maps, etc ...
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| Links to the nearest available forecast to Tom na Gruagaich. |
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View Location
(Detailed Ordnance Survey maps are available to registered users)
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Alan Morris
wrote on August 8, 2005:
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We attempted this route on a not so good day. Low cloud and very windy. So much so that we opted simply to bag Tom na Gruagaich and about turn back down the rock filled corrie/gully. With the strong winds which just swept down the ascent gully route into our faces, it was a particularly tough ascent physically with the scree boulders and my colleagues and myself found keeping our balance hard at times. But when the clouds did break, the horns looked menacingly inviting from the path back the carpark. I will definitely return to complete the route, bag sgurr mor and more importantly the horns!
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Local Accommodation Options
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| Showing the nearest 10 of 46 within 100Km of the summit of Tom na Gruagaich. Would you like to view all 46? |
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| 18.8 km |
Coulags Croft - Coulags, Strathcarron, IV54 8YU Tel: 07753 633825
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Sgurr Alasdair - Main Street, Lochcarron, Strathcarron, Ross-shire, IV54 8YB Tel: 01463 798526
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Caolas Beag - 2 Big Sand, Big Sand, Gairloch, Wester Ross, IV21 2DD Tel: 0131 466 0308
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Alder Cottage - Nostie, Kyle of Lochalsh, Rosshire, IV40 8EQ Tel: 01875 830566
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| 35.1 km |
Easter Badbea B&B - Easter Badbea, Badbea, Dundonnell, IV23 2QX Tel: 01854 633704
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