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280m, Triuirebheinn 357m, Stulabhal 374m and Airneabhal 253m. South Uist, Section 24c OS 1:50 000 Sheet 22 : NF807197 , NF812212, NF807241, NF785256 |
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Stulabhal andTriuirebheinn
from Beinn Mhor.
| Beinn Ruigh Choinnich and Lochboisdale from Triuirebheinn. |
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Triuirebheinn from the descent of Beinn Ruigh Choinich |
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| Triuirebheinn summit. |
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| Souterrain between Triuirebheinn and Stulabhal |
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| The summit of Stulabhal. |
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Stulabhal
from Airneabhal |
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Airneabhal from Stulabhal |
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| Airneabhal summit. |
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| Airneabhal from the west. |
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The central group of hills on South Uist line up very conveniently to give a fine and tough outing that bears no relation to the modest heights of the hills. This one will out tough a few of the standard big munro rounds on the mainland. The linear walk is made easy
by the bus service. Bus into Lochboisdale and walk back out.
There is a bridge at the head of Loch Boisdale and soon the bogtrotting
begins. Things ease over Triuirebheinn and Stulabhal, both require negotiating sizable drops, the Triuirebheinn-Stulabhal col is particularly interesting with some old walls and a souterrain above the crater like Loch nan Arm. A fine spot. Stulabhal provides a little scrambling and a very easy descent down the Northwest ridge. The view north to Beinn Mhor is good from the trig point. Airneabhal is rather like Easabhal, a squat lump but the ample gneiss pavement gives fast going . The summit is the central lump, a more obvious western summit is 2m lower. The walk out to the road is long and there are some bad bogs here. Rather than continue over more gneiss lumps, I chose to aim for the peat workings and pick up the planks of wood offered to appease the swamp, before picking up a peat road out to Mingearraidh. Definitely a dry weather route. |