Summit Register

Corbett · Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Meall Tairneachan

787 m

2,582 ftDrop 420 mNN 807 543

Finder: 21 Corbetts in Perth and Kinross

sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height2 kmMeall Tairneachan787Farragon Hill782.4Schiehallion1,083.3Meall na Aighean982.1Carn Mairg1,043
sea level3,000 ft · Munro height2,500 ft · Corbett height2,000 ft · Graham, Hewitt height2 kmMeall Tairneachan787Farragon Hill782.4Schiehallion1,083.3
Looking north, 3726 km wide, heights ×913 (method).

Meall Tairneachan is a Corbett of 787 m in Perth and Kinross. On the Corbetts height ladder it sits between Beinn a' Chaisteil (Highland) (787.2 m) and Carn na Nathrach (786 m).

The higher hill nearest to it, Schiehallion, is a Munro, 9.3 km to the west. The summit is marked by a trig point.

To scale

Summit787 mKey col367 mdrop 420 msea level
Key col NN 775 544, 3.2 km west of the summit.

Where it stands

Height

787 m463rd highest of 737 in Scotland

Drop

420 m267th of 1,140 across Britain and Ireland

Isolation

9.3 km165th most isolated of 1,139

Neighbours

  1. 1
    Farragon Hill3.4 km east
    782.4 m
  2. 2
    Schiehallion9.3 km west
    1,083.3 m
  3. 3
    Meall na Aighean12.2 km south-west
    982.1 m
  4. 4
    Carn Mairg12.6 km west
    1,043 m
1234Farragon HillSchiehallionMeall na AigheanN5 km

Lists

  • 180th highest of 222 Corbetts
  • 436th highest of the 885 Marilyns profiled here

Record

Nearest higher
Schiehallion, 1,083.3 m, 9.3 km west
Region
02A: Loch Rannoch to Glen Lyon
OS map
52
Summit
Trig point
DoBIH no.
135
Map of Britain and Ireland marking Meall Tairneachan

Data: DoBIH v18.6, CC BY 4.0 (method). What prominence (drop) means, with real figures