Meall Tairneachan

Meall Tairneachan is a summit on the undulating, rocky moors between Aberfeldy and Loch Tay, an area exploted for baryte mining. The track to the Foss mine passes very close to the top.

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Region: Perthshire

Altitude: 787 metres

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Routes and maps

Meall Tairneachan and Farragon Hill via the Foss mine track

Other routes and challenges

The mine track means that the above route is by far the quickest and most frequently used ascent route. Tracks climb part way up the slopes from the 'Dull' side to the south - but going is rough beyond them.

Open summit panorama
Meall Tairneachan



Users' walk reports for Meall Tairneachan

There are 1606 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Meall Tairneachan. They have contributed 28 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
  1/5/25  9 C2
  12/10/25  6 C2
  4/4/15  6 C3
  2/2/13  6 C2
  19/4/26  5 C2
  11/2/18  5 C2
  14/5/25  4 C2
  5/7/16  4 C2
  2/2/13  4 C2
  13/6/22  3 C6
  14/10/20  3 C2
  29/8/13  3 C2
  23/4/15  2 C2
  9/3/14  2 C4
  9/12/11  2 C2
  8/4/22  1 C1
  3/11/13  1 C2
  16/6/13  1 C2
  3/1/13  1 C2
  18/11/12  1 C2
  15/10/11  1 C1
  27/8/11  1 C2
  16/6/11  1 C2
  31/7/16  0 C2
  1/11/14  0 C2
  10/11/13  0 C2
  15/9/12  0 C2
  24/4/10  0 C2

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