Meall Garbh (Càrn Mairg Group)

For other uses, see Meall Garbh (disambiguation).

Meall Garbh
Meall Garbh seen across the headwaters of the Invervar Burn from Càrn Gorm, two km to the SW.
Highest point
Elevation	968 m (3,176 ft)
Prominence	104 m (341 ft)
Listing	Munro
Naming
English translation	rough hill
Language of name	Gaelic
Pronunciation	Scottish Gaelic: [ˈmjaul̪ˠ ˈkaɾav]
Geography
Location	Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Parent range	Grampians
OS grid	NN646517
Topo map	OS Landranger 51

Meall Garbh is a mountain on the north side of Glen Lyon in the Scottish Highlands. The flat summit of the hill has two tops of almost equal height, the north-west one being considered the higher.

Meall Garbh is usually climbed as part of a circuit of the watershed of the Invervar burn, a 14 kilometre route taking four Munros. If done clockwise Meall Garbh is the second summit reached, following Càrn Gorm. The following two summits are Càrn Mairg and Meall nan Aighean.

The summit cairn of Meall Garbh is unusual in that it is composed of old iron stake posts, rather than stones.

References

• The Munros, Scotland's Highest Mountains, Cameron McNeish, ISBN 1-84204-082-0

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