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This is the height of the mountain above sea level. However, on the climb, it is the ascent that matters, i.e. the sum of all the uphill parts of the route.
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995 m (3264 ft)
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This is the standard notation used on Ordnance Survey Landranger maps.
Each reference consists of two letters identifying a 100,000 metre square block then three digits defining the Easting and finally the three digits defining the Northing with reference to the South West corner of the block.
NN166712 is the grid reference for the summit of Ben Nevis. Where you are given the map number ( For Ben Nevis = 41) it is acceptable to omit the two initial letters e.g. 166712. (Instructions on how to read the references are given on the OS maps).
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NN37851933
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An indication of this mountains height rank within its class. Where two mountains share the same height they are ordered alphabetically.
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147 of 282 Munros |
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The number of ascent routes currently available on Munromagic.
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Mountain names are usually in Gaelic, the native language of the Scottish Highlands, or have been derived from the old Scots and Norse languages. We give the most commonly accepted meaning, but accept that some of these are disputed.
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The castle |
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The UK is covered by 204 Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50,000 scale maps. Maps numbered 1 to 86 cover Scotland but for the highest mountains (Munros) only 23 maps are required. The name given roughly describes the area covered by the map.
You can click on the map name to purchase the map for £6.29 including postage which is one of the cheapest prices we have found.
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The summit of An Caisteal lies at the intersection of two long ridges, N to Sron Gharbh (709m) and NNW ridge to Stob Glas (710m). From the A82 in Glen Falloch a track follows the River Falloch into Coire Earb which makes the N ridge from Sron Garbh over the Twistin Hill the easiest and most common access route. However the NNW ridge to Stob Glas offers an alternative access route. To the SW An Caisteal meets Beinn Chabhair at a broad bealach and to the SE it connects to Beinn a' Chroin via a high col. A ascent from Coire Earb is possible to the latter col.
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Hazards you may encounter on An Caisteal include
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General Considerations
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| Temperature decreases by 1degree C for every 100m of ascent. |
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An Caisteal 22 May 2010
© Lisa O'keefe
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Image by Lisa O'keefe
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Panoramic view of An Caisteal Beinn a' Chroin and Beinn Chabhair from the top of twistin hill
© Davy Robertson
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Image by Davy Robertson
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An Caisteal, seen from the summit of Beinn Chabhair.
© Leon Mooney
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Image by Leon Mooney
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An Caisteal viewed from NN 3824 1847, Bealach Buidhe at 820mtrs the low point in the path to Beinn a' Chroin
© Alan Pitkethley
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Image by Alan Pitkethley
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1123 m
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14.50 km
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An Caisteal and Beinn a' Chroin
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An easy day initially on grass, but with some rocky tops higher up.
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An Caisteal and Me
© peter palinkas
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at the top of Beinn a' Caisteal
© Alexander McMillan
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Image by Alexander McMillan
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wee colin&me top of beinn a'chroin
© Colin Mochan
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Image by Colin Mochan
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An Caisteal bagged for YCF
Slàinte mhath
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Image by Gordon Gray
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Ross Morley-trapnell
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March 28, 2012
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Completed this walk on the route shown on here. On reflection I think that doing Beinn a'Chroin first may have been a better option. I say this as I think that to walk in via Coire Earb would give you a better sense of the scale of these two mountains, we also would have been happier with a long (at times) boggy walk at the start rather than at the end.
We had a glorious sunny day to walk this route but on the tops the wind was very strong and cold, great views all around.
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Douglas Hazlie
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July 24, 2011
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Climbed on a glorious sunny day, not a cloud in the sky. Typical Scottish hill walking day!!! Quite boggy coming back along Coire Earb as others have commented. Great walk between An Caisteal and Beinn a' Chroin. Bit of scrambling involved in a couple of places but easy enough.
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mackenzie barker
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August 13, 2008
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Missed the route up to Sron Gharb so I got my GPS to do the route backwards. A really wet, boggy, ankle deep walk, throught the glen. followed the river falloch until we hit waterfall and then started up Stob Glas Bheag. Tough going but made it and it was nice to walk on solid ground, locals told me it'd rained everyday for the past three weeks. got to the first top then over to Bienn a'Chroin stopped for some lunch then continued to Bealach Buidhe then along the ridge to An Baisteal. The walk down from Sron Gharb was a nightmare I could see why I missed path at the start. There isn't one.
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Ian Mitchell
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November 4, 2007
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Climbed An Caisteal & Beinn a Chroin, although at times An Caisteal was shrouded in mist it turned out to be a relatively fine day .Enjoyed the walk between the two summits where you get the chance to put your hand to rock & enjoy fine views of the surrounding hills.However bad idea on my part to go from Derrydarroch farm,found it an hard slog from there to Twisting hill.Once across the bridge at the back of the farm i found no path and its a trudge across very boggy ground followed by a steep climb to join the main path on Twisting hill.Maybe not too bad in the summer but after recent heavy rain both ways of this section of the walk were hard work. The people i met on the day had climbed both these fine summits from the main parking space on the A82 just before Crianlarich.Would liked to have bagged neighbouring Beinn Chabhair but would have run out of daylight so will leave it for another day.
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Dave Craik
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April 30, 2007
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Climbed on 29/04/07, great sunny day but a bit windy higher up, followed main track up but missed path up to Sron Ghrabh so had to double back up grass slopes onto top, great views of An Caisteal summit from here and across twisting hill, good hands on climbing onto An Caisteal a steep rocky descend and then a great route onto Beinn a' Chroin, followed path to what I thought was the way down and came across Beinn Tulaichean, just had to be done, followed path from top down onto Stob Glas and down to lower Coire Earb, really boggy path in many parts but worth every minute, approx 7hrs in total.
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