Beinn Meadhann , Loch Laomainn

[Collaciotach]

First things first ,there is no V in the Gaelic alphabet so I will call her for the correct name , poor hill .

So Wednesday found me heading South for training, to the arse end of Scotland ,that no voting county called Dumfries which gave me an opportunity to add a hill on route , so Beinn Meadhan looked a good bet for 4 hours long trip .

Bha an t side sgionneil , tioram agus griannach ann duthaich Parlanach ...... the weather was superb in MacFarlane country , usual uncomplicated route in brilliant conditions

An rathad suas

Would be a fun hill in the snow and ice , steep and a hardy pull up the craggy face of her and good seallaidh open up fairly sharp

Creagan

Lochan

da lochan

Bha coisich searbh ...easy walking and good scramble opportunities to be had , a grand wee hill this loads of character

Barr

Agus an t side ...... perfect

Loch Sluaidh

Bha mi air a mhullach a 'dhaith ghearr ...... was on the summit in no time ,cold and frosty with great clarity

An Cárn

Lochan reoite

Loch Sluaidh a ribhist

Spent around an hour on the mullach , tucked into a wee creagan out the wind and in the sun ...alainn

Aodann Creag

Beinn Laomainn

A ribhist

Na h eileanan

I could have spent two hours on this summit and spent a fair time exploring on the way down ,as good a day as I have had

Beinn Artair

Sios

Agus bha sin e ! ....... that was it a fine day on a fine old Gaelic hill albeit with her name bastardised into an inferior tongue .

and Dumfries ? ...... horrible place , horrible county

S' fhearr leum na Gaidhealtachd

Cárn

[BoyVertiginous]

Nice opportunity, well taken. Cracker of a day, have this one pencilled in for Winter.

[robertphillips]

nice one colla,good wee steep hill this one.

[jmarkb]

First things first ,there is no V in the Gaelic alphabet so I will call her for the correct name , poor hill .

Well if you are going to insist, should it not be Beinn Mheadhoin (or Beinn Mheadan)???

Nice day for it, however you spell it, though!

[Collaciotach]

First things first ,there is no V in the Gaelic alphabet so I will call her for the correct name , poor hill .

Well if you are going to insist, should it not be Beinn Mheadhoin (or Beinn Mheadan)???

Nice day for it, however you spell it, though!

Ha ! thug tha an "n" ..... we have a third possibility ....... "Meadhain"

[litljortindan]

I think that walk looks superb, probably because I'm a Doonhamer!

[dooterbang]

Ah, my first summit camp was on this hill...and not so long ago!

Nice to see you heading south

[rockhopper]

Good day for it ! Can be challenging and tougher than a lot of higher munros. This was my younger son's first munro when he was 10 - remember him repeating the phrase "false summits" a few times that day - cheers

[Meatball]

Good report....Apart from the lack of a dog!

[Johnny Corbett]

A grand day on a grand hill. The best thing for me about Dumfries, apart from the road out, is Criffel. You might have to do it in the dark though.

[Huff_n_Puff]

Beautiful photos - its a great mountain in any language.

Its many years since I was in this part of the south, just hope we get such great weather when we next venture down the A82

[scottishkennyg]

Some great images there CC..and you are right about it being a cracking hill in the winter.