
Beinn Airigh Charr
Beinn Airigh Charr - Remote Corbett in Letterewe
With grassy slopes, some rocky ground, some buttresses and cliffs, Beinn Airigh Charr hints at the remote wilderness of Letterewe and Fisherfield behind.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
Letterewe Corbetts from Poolewe | |
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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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