Hidden Scotland
Sign in
The craggy top of Sgiath Chùil across the glen, with lichen-covered boulders in front.
Crianlarich and Tyndrum

Sgiath Chuil

A Munro of 920 metres, number 270 of the 282.

Photograph by troutcolor (CC BY-SA 2.0)

On the hill todayI was up today
The hill

Sgiath Chuil stands above Glen Dochart in Breadalbane, west of Killin.

Its partner Meall Glas is about three kilometres to the west, and Ben More is about eight to the south.

Auchlyne and Suie Estate counts it one of three Munros within the estate, with Ben More and Stob Binnein. The hamlet of Auchlyne sits on the north side of the glen, where, the estate says, the flat river plain gives way to the Breadalbane Hills.

It is number 270 of the 282 Munros by height, among the lowest on the list.

The ground
This is Auchlyne and Suie Estate's ground. Above all between September and February, it asks walkers to plan routes that keep clear of stalking.
Stalking
Stags from mid September to 20 October, hinds from 21 October to 15 February, the estate says.
Summit
Grid reference NN 462 317
Train
The nearest station is Crianlarich.
On the hill today
1° to 5°Drizzle on the summit, 920 m. Feels like −3° in the wind.

West wind to 10 mph, gusting 22
Rain, about 3 mm
Light from 7.51am to 6.15pm, ten hours

Sat 17Some cloud−2° to 4° on top · 8 mph, gusts 19
Sun 18Clear−4° to 4° on top · 5 mph, gusts 12
Mon 19Drizzle−6° to 5° on top · 8 mph, gusts 18

A weather model's forecast for the height of the summit, not a report from the hill. Read the mountain forecast the evening before: West Highlands forecast, Southeastern Highlands forecast, Sgiath Chuil, Stirling, Southwest Highlands mountain forecast.

October2026

MTWTFSS

Going another day?

Choose the day you mean to climb.Near or far: the light you will have, and what the summit is likely to be doing.

Photograph by troutcolor (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Stag stalking usually takes place from mid September to 20th October.Auchlyne and Suie Estate, which counts the hill within the estate
Before you go

Carry

  • A paper map and a compass, and the skill to use them
  • Waterproofs, warm layers, hat and gloves
  • Food and drink
  • A head torch, a whistle and a first aid kit
  • A survival bag
  • Boots with a good grip

Under snow and ice this is a different day, with short light and the risk of avalanche. It needs an ice axe, crampons, winter boots and the skill to use them.

If something goes wrong

  • Dial 999, ask for the police, then mountain rescue
  • Give a six-figure grid reference: the summit is NN 462 317
  • Say how many are hurt, how many are with you, and your number
  • Register to text 999 before the day: text the word register to 999

The summit is optional. Turning back is the right decision whenever the cloud, the wind or the light say so.

How to call for help in the hills · Safety and skills for the hills · ThinkWINTER

From our readers

Nobody has written from Sgiath Chuil yet. If you were up, yours would be the first.

Tell the next person

Were you up? Three words is enough.A free account, a word for the weather and a line if you like.

Sign in to tell them
From the magazine
Read more elsewhere

For the route itself, take the map and read these.

Sleep and eat at its foot

Next along: Meall Glas, Beinn Challuim, Ben More, Beinn Sheasgarnaich. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are Auchlyne and Suie Estate's; the forecasts are the Mountain Weather Information Service's and the Met Office's. Height and position from The Database of British and Irish Hills, v18.3, adapted, CC BY 4.0. This page is not a route description and does not replace a map.