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A grand dome in the midst of Glen Etive’s wonderful mountains, Meall nan Eun is a Munro that takes no small effort to attain. It’s part of a massif characterised by rough terrain and slabs of granite, one that also includes the Munro of Stob Coir’an Albannaich, which is connected to Meall nan Eun by a fine ridge.
The best base for adventures here is the splendid Kingshouse Hotel, with its famous view of Buachaille Etive Mòr. You can find more accommodation further afield in the villages of Tyndrum or Glencoe.
The direct approaches to Meall nan Eun head up Glen Ceitlein and ascend the mountain’s northwest ridge, while Munros baggers may want to link it to Stob Coir’an Albannaich, which is usually climbed from the northwest, via the subsidiary summit of Beinn Chaorach or by ascending to the high belach between it and Glas Bheinn Mhòr.
Once you’re up, Meall nan Eun’s broad domed summit robs the foreground of any scenic interest, but the distant panorama is magnificent.
Meall nan Eun is a 3,045-foot (928 m) Munro in the Scottish Highlands. My guidebook described this mountain is an 'unimpressive Munro', I think on the basis that it sits quite unassumingly between much bigger neighbours, but I found the views still packed a punch.
April 2, 2020
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