Beinn a' Chuirn is a Graham of 602.6 m in Highland. All four of its nearest neighbours are higher, up to Sgurr an Airgid at 841.2 m.
It sits below Sgurr Mhic Bharraich, only 6.6 km to the south-east and 176.4 m higher. Only three of the 737 hills profiled in Scotland are lower. It is the lowest of the 23 register hills in the Glen Shiel to Loch Hourn and Loch Quoich region, where Gleouraich is highest. Its nearest higher summit, Boc Mor (629.3 m, 6.1 km north-east), is a listed top not profiled here. It is 263.1 m below the average height of the 427 register hills in Highland. The summit is marked by a trig point.