Meall nan Tarmachan
| Meaning: | From the Gaelic, hill of the ptarmigans |
| Munro Region: | River Tay to Rannoch Moor |
| Munro Number: | 87 |
| Height in Metres: | 1043 metres |
| OS Map Reference: | OS Sheet 51, GR: 585390 |
The Tarmachan Hills, as they are commonly called, are among the best-known peaks of the southern highlands, and the knobbly outline of their summits seen from the River Dochart at Killin is a very familiar mountain landscape. They are situated about 5 kilometres north of Killin and only the highest one, Meall nan Tarmachan, is a Munro, the others being Tops. The southern front of the group overlooking Loch Tay has a discontinuous line of crags and corries along its whole length.
The ascent starts from the narrow road between Loch Tay and Glen Lyon about 1 kilometre south of the Lochan na Lairige dam. Follow a track south-west for about 1½ kilometres and then turn north up the ridge that leads first to the South-east Top and then across a dip in the ridge to Meall nan Tarmachan. The continuation of the traverse over the other three Tops goes south-west along a broad ridge to Meall Garbh, then west to Beinn nan Eachan and south-west again to Creag na Caillich. Return to the last col and descend south-east into Coire Fionn Lairige to the track leading back to the day's starting point.
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- 1. Loch Lomond to Loch Tay
- 2. The River Tay to Rannoch Moor
- 3. Strath Orchy to Loch Leven
- 4. Loch Linnhe to Loch Ericht
- 5. The Drumochter Hills
- 6. The West Mounth: Blair Atholl to Braemar
- 7. The East Mounth: Glen Shee to Mount Keen
- 8. The Cairngorms
- 9. Glen Roy to the Monadhliath
- 10. Loch Eil to Glen Shiel
- 11. Glen Affric and Kintail
- 12. Glen Cannich to Glen Carron
- 13. Cuillin and Torridon
- 14. Loch Maree to Loch Broom
- 15. Loch Broom to Easter Ross
- 16. Coigach to Cape Wrath
- 17. The Islands
