Schiehallion
A mountain with a near-perfect conical shape, known as the 'Fairy Mountain', one of Scotland's most popular Munros and famous for an Earth-mass experiment.
Schiehallion rises to 1,083 metres and looks like a symmetrical cone when viewed from the Queen's View. In 1774, Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne estimated the density of the Earth here through a plumb-line deflection experiment. The standard route starts from the Braes of Foss car park on the east side. It is about 10 km round trip and takes 4–5 hours. The final section is a gravel ridge, so take care with navigation if mist rolls in. From the summit you can see Loch Rannoch and Loch Tummel.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Fortingall Yew
- Scottish Crannog Centre
- Kenmore
- Loch Tay
- Ben Lawers
- Castle Menzies
- Falls of Bruar
- Loch Rannoch