Beinn Spionnaidh

Beinn Spionnaidh is the northernmost peak in Britain over 2500 feet. A whaleback ridge of quartzite scree, it offers unique views of the north coast.

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Region: Sutherland

Altitude: 773 metres

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Routes and maps

Cranstackie and Beinn Spionnaidh from Carbreck

Other routes and challenges

The route given above is the finest approach; it is possible to ascend the eastern flanks from near Polla on Loch Eriboll, but this side of the mountain has little character.

Open summit panorama
Beinn Spionnaidh



Users' walk reports for Beinn Spionnaidh

There are 962 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Beinn Spionnaidh. They have contributed 15 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report AuthorDate walked LikesHills
  4/9/18  15 C9
  29/7/17  15 C5
  23/7/23  13 C4F2
  29/6/19  9 C2
  25/5/13  9 M1C2
  26/5/21  6 C2
  10/4/15  6 C2
  26/8/26  5 C2
  10/4/15  5 M2C2
  27/5/26  4 C2
  14/6/10  2 C2
  20/5/22  1 C1
  2/8/15  1 C2
  7/3/10  1 C2
  28/4/07  1 C4

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