Meall nan Eun

Meall nan Eun is a 928-metre Munro in the Scottish Highlands. Its Gaelic name means ‘hill of the birds’. It stands in Argyll and Bute, west of Bridge of Orchy, where the Abhainn Shira flows into Loch Tulla. The mountain belongs to a chain of peaks that stretches from Rannoch Moor to Loch Etive. Stob a’ Choire Odhair marks the eastern end and Ben Starav the western end of this ridge. The summit is a broad, rounded plateau with steep, rocky slopes on three sides. Only the western flank slopes gently down to Glen Ceitlein. East of the summit a deep corrie, Coire an Lighiche, cuts into the mountain. The shortest route starts at the old farm of Coileitir in Glen Etive and follows the Allt Ceitlein and Coirean Riabhach to the plateau. Walkers often combine the ascent with the nearby Stob Coir’ an Albannaich. The plateau offers wide views across Glen Etive and towards the peaks of Glencoe. The final sections of both routes are rough and require careful footing. An alternative route from Loch Tulla in the east is longer and needs scrambling skills. The mountain’s steep eastern and southern faces make the western approach the usual choice for most Munro baggers.