Sgiath Chùil Explained

Sgiath Chùil
Elevation M:921
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:312
Prominence Ref:[2]
Listing:Munro, Marilyn
Translation:back wing
Language:Gaelic
Location:Stirling, Scotland
Range:Glen Lochay Hills, Grampian Mountains
Coordinates:56.4528°N -4.4963°W
Grid Ref Uk:NN462317
Topo:OS Landranger 51
Easiest Route:Hike

Sgiath Chùil is a mountain situated in the southern highlands of Scotland. It stands within Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, on its northern border. It is about west of Killin.

Description

Sgiath Chùil qualifies as a Munro, at a height of, and with prominence of, as a Marilyn. In Sir Hugh Munro's original list of peaks in Scotland with a height over 3000feet that was published in the Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal in September 1891, Sgiath Chùil was listed as a top, with Meall a' Churain listed as the mountain and higher point. This error was corrected when the first revision of the list was published in 1921.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: walkhighlands Sgiath Chuil . . 2013 . walkhighlands.co.uk . 26 October 2013.
  2. http://www.hills-database.co.uk/downloads.html Database of British and Irish Hills.
  3. http://www.hills-database.co.uk/downloads.html#munrotab The Munros and Tops 1891-1997.