Beinn Airigh Charr

Height	792m
Prominence	477m
Meaning	rough sheiling mountain
Lists	Corbetts, 170
Location	Letterewe, The Fannichs to Loch Maree
Grid Ref	NG930761
Lat/Lon	57.72755, -5.4776

Seen from the roadside rising above the forested shores of Loch Maree, the rugged rocky slopes of Beinn Airigh Charr hint at the remote wilderness of Letterewe hidden behind.

Viewed from Poolewe to the mountain's northwest, a prominent rocky spur on stands on Beinn Airigh Charr's northern face, giving the mountain a distinctive outline. Overlooking Loch an Doire Crionaich, this tower is called Spidein Moirich (Martha's Peak), named such after a legendary shepherdess who tragically fell to her death there.

The most practical approaches to Beinn Airigh Charr begin from Poolewe where a choice of estate track or well defined paths lead to the foot of the mountain and beyond into Letterewe.

Routes up Beinn Airigh Charr

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Letterewe Corbetts from Poolewe
	A bike-and-hike route leads into the rugged wilderness of Letterewe and Fisherfield forests, where the magnificent Corbetts of Beinn Lair, Beinn Airigh Charr, and Beinn a' Chaisgein Mor stand isolated and remote. Peaks : 3 Corbetts, 1 Fiona Ascent : 2775m (9100ft) Distance : 46km (29m) Time : 16:10hr

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