Summit Register

Munro · Stirling, Scotland

An Caisteal

995.9 m

3,267 ftDrop 474 mNN 378 193

Finder: 14 Munros in Stirling

sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height1 kmAn Caisteal995.9Beinn a' Chroin941.4Beinn Chabhair932.2Cruach Ardrain1,045.9Beinn Tulaichean945.8
sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height1 kmAn Caisteal995.9Beinn a' Chroin941.4Beinn Chabhair932.2
Looking north, 116 km wide, heights ×23 (method).

An Caisteal is a Munro of 995.9 m in Stirling. It shares its height of 995.9 m with Spidean Mialach.

On the Munros height ladder it sits between Spidean Mialach (995.9 m) and Carn an Fhidhleir (994 m). Its nearest higher summit, Cruach Ardrain SW Top (1,044.9 m, 3.4 km north-east), is a listed top not profiled here. It falls on two OS 1:50,000 sheets, 50 and 56.

To scale

Summit995.9 mKey col522 mdrop 474 msea level
Key col NN 397 197, 1.9 km east of the summit.

Where it stands

Height

995.9 m147th highest of 737 in Scotland

Drop

474 m213th of 1,140 across Britain and Ireland

Isolation

3.4 km517th most isolated of 1,139

Neighbours

  1. 1
    Beinn a' Chroin1.2 km south-east
    941.4 m
  2. 2
    Beinn Chabhair1.8 km south-west
    932.2 m
  3. 3
    Cruach Ardrain3.6 km north-east
    1,045.9 m
  4. 4
    Beinn Tulaichean3.8 km east
    945.8 m
1234Beinn a' ChroinBeinn ChabhairCruach ArdrainN2 km

Lists

  • 147th highest of 282 Munros
  • 118th highest of the 885 Marilyns profiled here

Record

Nearest higher
Cruach Ardrain SW Top, 1,044.9 m, 3.4 km north-east
Region
01C: Loch Lomond to Strathyre
OS map
50, 56
Summit
Cairn
DoBIH no.
31
Map of Britain and Ireland marking An Caisteal

Data: DoBIH v18.6, CC BY 4.0 (method). How high are the Munros?