Nick Drainey debates stacks of stones on Meall Buidhe, Glen Lyon
THERE is a cairn on top of Meall Buidhe which can let you know on a misty day that you don’t need to go any further to bag a Munro.
If you have the misfortune to reach the top in miserable weather, it is a great shame. Although the mountain may not have the drama of rocky ridges or pointy summits, it is one of the best viewpoints in the Highlands.
Glencoe, the Mamores, the Nevis Range and the Grey Corries can be seen across the vast Rannoch Moor. And moving round to the south there is Ben Lui, Ben More, the Tarmachan ridge, Ben Lawers, Schiehallion or the Grampians to gaze at.
When you leave the dam at the end of the road from Glen Lyon, a stretch of heather moorland is clambered up before the edge of a coire is reached, leading to the summit of Meall Buidhe.
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