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Sgiath Chuil
Sgiath Chuil and the Lubchurran cottage from the north in Glen Lochay.
Highest point
Elevation	921 metres (3,022 ft)
Prominence	312 metres (1,024 ft)
Listing	Munro, Marilyn
Coordinates	56°27′13″N 4°29′42″W
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 Albaeu/Sandbox

Name	Grid ref	Height	Status
Meall a'Churain	NN463325	918 metres (3,012 ft)	Munro Top

Sgiath Chuil is a mountain situated in the southern highlands of Scotland, it stands within Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park on its northern border, approximately 6.75 miles west of Killin.

Overview

Sgiath Chuil qualifies at a height of 921 metres (3022 feet) as a Munro and with prominence of 312 metres (1024 feet) as a Marilyn. In Sir Hugh Munro's original list of mountains in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet, that was published in the Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal in September 1891, Sgiath Chuil 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.

Geography

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Ascents

Sgiath Chuil is most often climbed from the south along with Meall Glas, the route starts at Auchessan (grid reference NN446276) in Glen Dochart. These hills can also be approached from the north starting from Lubchurran (grid reference NN452356) in Loch Lochay.

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References

Notes

Bibliography

• Butterfield, Irvine (1993). The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland. London: Diadem Books. ISBN 0-906371-30-9.