Meikle Bin

#4813 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Meikle Bin is a peak in the Campsie Fells in Central Scotland. It is the second-highest of the group at 570 metres, and with its prominence of 270 m it is classified as a Marilyn. The hill is a prominent local landmark for the people of the towns surrounding the Campsie Fells. It was the site of a fatal accident in January 1950, when a Fairey Firefly of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm crashed just below the summit in low cloud while en route to HMS Sanderling Naval Air Station. Both crewmen were killed on impact. Wreckage can be seen on the north and east slopes. ()

Elevation: 1870 ftProminence: 886 ftCoordinates: 56°0'50"N, 4°8'22"W

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Meikle Bin – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dullatur Golf Club, Balmore Golf Club - Glasgow's Finest, Loup of Fintry, Bar Hill Fort.

6.1 miSE
Outdoor activities, Golf
Dullatur Golf Club, Cumbernauld
156 min walk • Dullatur Golf Club is a notable golf course located in Dullatur, near Cumbernauld, in Scotland. Notable members include Barry who played for 5 years on the Catalina Cup Tour in Australia from 2012 until 2017.
6.8 miSW
55°56'17"N • 4°15'2"W
Balmore Golf Club - Glasgow's Finest, Glasgow
173 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
2.5 miN
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Loup of Fintry, Kippen
63 min walk • Loup of Fintry is a notable waterfall on the River Endrick around 2 miles to the east of Fintry in Scotland and 17 miles from Stirling, 10 miles from Denny. The total height of the waterfalls is 28.6 m Lowp or "Loup" means leap in Scots.
4.6 miSE
Archaeological site
Bar Hill Fort
118 min walk • Bar Hill Fort was a Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. It was built around the year 142 A.D. Older maps and documents sometimes spell the name as Barr Hill. A computer generated fly around for the site has been produced. Lidar scans have been done along the length of the wall including Bar Hill.
4.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Culcreuch Castle
115 min walk • Culcreuch Castle is a Scottish castle close to the village of Fintry, near Loch Lomond. It had been the home of the Barons of Culcreuch since 1699. In the 1980s the castle was converted into a hotel, which it was run as until early 2020 when it was closed to the public.
4.6 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Strathkelvin Railway Path, Kirkintilloch
117 min walk • Strathkelvin Railway Path is rail trail following the route of several dismantled railway lines extending from Gartcosh to Strathblane.
5.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Croy Hill
138 min walk • Croy Hill was a Roman fort, fortlet, and probable temporary camp on the Antonine Wall, near Croy, to the north east of the village in Scotland. Two communication platforms known as ‘expansions’ can be seen to the west of the fortlet. Alexander Park excavated the site in 1890-1891.
4.4 miSE
Park
Colzium, Kilsyth
113 min walk • Colzium House and Estate is about 500 metres to the north-east of Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The present house dates from 1783 and was extended and modernised in 1861. The name may mean "defile leap".
4.3 miSE
Ruins of an ancient Roman fortification
Antonine Wall, Kilsyth
110 min walk • The Antonine Wall, known to the Romans as Vallum Antonini, was a turf fortification on stone foundations, built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde.
5.1 miS
Aqueduct
Luggie Aqueduct, Kirkintilloch
132 min walk • The Luggie Aqueduct carries the Forth & Clyde Canal over the Luggie Water at Kirkintilloch, to the north of Glasgow.It is a Category A listed building.
0.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Peggie's Spout, Kilsyth
18 min walk • Peggie's Spout is a waterfall of Scotland.