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Sgiath Chùil
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Sgiath Chùil and the Lubchurrin cottage from the north in Glen Lochay
Highest point
Elevation 921 m (3,022 ft)
Prominence 312 m (1,024 ft)
Listing Munro, Marilyn
Naming
English translation back wing
Language of name Gaelic
Geography
Location Stirling, Scotland
Parent range Glen Lochay Hills, Grampian Mountains
OS grid NN462317
Topo map OS Landranger 51
Climbing
Easiest route Hike
Listed summits of Sgiath Chùil
Name Grid ref Height Status
Meall a' Churain NN463325 918 metres (3,012 ft) Munro Top

Sgiath Chùil is a mountain situated in the southern highlands of Scotland. It stands within Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, on its northern border. It is about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Killin.

Description

Sgiath Chùil qualifies as a Munro, at a height of 921 metres (3,022 ft), and with prominence of 312 metres (1,024 ft), as a Marilyn. In Sir Hugh Munro's original list of peaks in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet (914 m) that was published in the Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal in September 1891, Sgiath Chùil was listed as a top, with Meall a' Churain listed as the mountain and higher point. This error was corrected when the first revision of the list was published in 1921.

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