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The 2,398ft / 731m Suilven Mountain is in
the far northwest of Scotland, 99 miles
northwest of Inverness, 7 miles east of Lochinver.
This is one of the top Mountains in Scotland
due to its remote location and shape. There is
a 6 mile / 9 km Walk from the car park to the
Mountain, taking about 2 hours, then another 2
hours plus for the steep hike to the top. The
Car Park for the Hike is about 1 mile east of
Lochinver on Canisp Road, or you can start the
Hike from Lochinver. The Postcode: IV27 4LW is
for Glencanisp Lodge B&B, about half of a
mile past the car park.
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The image top is from the coastal road up
from Ullapool to Lochinver with Suilven in the
distance.
The second image is from the north side of
Lochinver looking out to Suilven. This second
image was taken with some zoom, making it look
closer than it is.
From Lochinver, drive or walk down Canisp
Road for about 1 mile till you see a Car Park
with a sign stating the road is Private from
there on, only for cars of people using
Glencanisp Lodge B&B that is owned by the
Assynt Foundation.
Walk along the road past Glencanisp Lodge
taking a path to the left of the lodge, past an
Honesty Shop selling Snacks, then follow the
main track out towards Suilven by passing
through a Gate. See the Map Link below for the
trail.
There is only room for about 7 cars at the
Car Park, if full, you have to park at
Lochinver then walk out from there.
The Images from the Hike are by Steve Bittenger
on Flickr, showing the long path out towards
Suilven.
The dome shaped west side of Suilven is
known as Caisteal Liath, with the pointy east
being Meall Beag.
The west side is impossible to hike, so you
have Hike up the north side between Caisteal
Liath and Meall Beag, then up the steep east
side of Caisteal Liath.
This can be a dangerous Mountain in Low
Cloud as there is only one way up and down,
with steep drops all around, so a compass or
GPS is needed.
Suileag Bothy
is close to Suilven for anyone staying
overnight.
Map & Hike
Guide
Suilven History
800s - Vikings began visiting this area with
a number of their Artifacts found in the
Area.
1200s? - Clan MacNichol were the main Clan
in the area.
1300s - Clan MacLeod gained control of the
area.
1600s - Clan MacKenzie took control of the
area.
1757 - the Sutherland's gained control of
the area.
1812 - the Sutherland's began clearing
Crofters from the area to make way for large
scale Sheep Farming.
2005 - the People of Assynt bought the
Glencanisp and Drumrunie Estates with 44,594
acres of mainly moorland around Lochinver.
Mountains on the Estates popular for hiking
are - 2,398 ft Suilven, 2,779 ft Canisp, 2,785
ft Cul Mor, and
2,523 ft Cul Beag.
Glencanisp Lodge was also bought by the
People of Assynt. This used to be a Deer
Stalking Lodge of the Vesty family
that made their fortune with Food Production
around the world. They used their wealth to buy
vast amounts of Land in Scotland.
Glencanisp
Lodge is now used as a B&B or for Self
Catering.
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