Meall Garbh (Càrn Mairg Group)
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Meall Garbh is a mountain
on the north side of Glen Lyon
in the Scottish Highlands
. The flat summit of the hill is has two tops of almost equal height, the north-west one being considered the higher.
Meall Garbh is usually climbed as part of a circuit of the watershed of the Invervar burn, a 14 kilometre route taking four Munro
s. If done clockwise
Meall Garbh is the second summit reached, following Càrn Gorm
. The following two summits are Càrn Mairg
and Meall nan Aighean.
The summit cairn
of Meall Garbh is unusual in that it is composed of old iron stake posts, rather than stones.
Mountain
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on the north side of Glen Lyon
Glen Lyon, Scotland
Glen Lyon is a glen in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland. It is the longest enclosed glen in Scotland and runs for 34 miles from Loch Lyon in the west to the village of Fortingall in the east....
in the Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
. The flat summit of the hill is has two tops of almost equal height, the north-west one being considered the higher.
Meall Garbh is usually climbed as part of a circuit of the watershed of the Invervar burn, a 14 kilometre route taking four Munro
Munro
A Munro is a mountain in Scotland with a height over . They are named after Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet , who produced the first list of such hills, known as Munros Tables, in 1891. A Munro top is a summit over 3,000 ft which is not regarded as a separate mountain...
s. If done clockwise
Clockwise
Circular motion can occur in two possible directions. A clockwise motion is one that proceeds in the same direction as a clock's hands: from the top to the right, then down and then to the left, and back to the top...
Meall Garbh is the second summit reached, following Càrn Gorm
Càrn Gorm
Càrn Gorm is a Scottish mountain situated 22 km west of Aberfeldy in the council area of Perth and Kinross, it stands in a group of four Munros known as the Càrn Mairg group or the Glen Lyon Horseshoe on the north side of Glen Lyon.- Overview :...
. The following two summits are Càrn Mairg
Càrn Mairg
Càrn Mairg is a Scottish mountain located 18 km west of Aberfeldy in the Perth and Kinross council area. It stands on the northern side of Glen Lyon in a cluster of four Munros known as the Càrn Mairg group which are situated in a semi circle around the Invervar Burn.- Overview :Càrn Mairg is...
and Meall nan Aighean.
The summit cairn
Cairn
Cairn is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones. It comes from the or . Cairns are found all over the world in uplands, on moorland, on mountaintops, near waterways and on sea cliffs, and also in barren desert and tundra areas...
of Meall Garbh is unusual in that it is composed of old iron stake posts, rather than stones.