Meall Buidhe

Meall Buidhe stands on the remote Knoydart peninsula in the Highland council area. It is a 946-metre Munro and Marilyn known in Gaelic as the Yellow Hill. The mountain forms part of a small group of peaks in the peninsula’s south-east, eight kilometres east of Inverie, Knoydart’s only settlement. The group is bounded by the Gleann an Dubh-Lochain valley to the north, the Allt Gleann Meadail stream to the south, and the River Carnach valley to the south-east. Several high bealach passes link the group to mountains beyond. The mountain is a complex ridge with two summits and several spurs in all directions. The main top at the north-western end of the crest reaches 946 metres, while a south-eastern summit stands at 942 metres. From the main top a broad, rocky spur called Druim Torc-Choire drops north into Gleann an Dubh-Lochain. A long ridge westwards crosses the 826-metre subsidiary peak An t-Uiriollach before ending at Druim Righeanaich. South-eastward a short rocky spur descends to a col at 755 metres, beyond which the 793-metre Sgùrr Sgeithe rises. Walkers usually start from Inverie, reached only by ferry from Mallaig. A path follows the River Inverie east into Gleann Meadail, then climbs via Druim Righeanaich to the summit. Another route reaches the col to Sgùrr Sgeithe at the head of Gleann Meadail and continues along the south-east ridge. The north-east ridge offers a link to the neighbouring Munro Luinne Bheinn, allowing both to be climbed together on a long and rough expedition.