Climbs 34
Rocktype Gneiss
Altitude 136m a.s.l
Faces SW
Ranochan Walls © SMC
Crag features
The main crag is much steeper and feels much higher than it looks from the road.
A crag with attitude.
Gets all the sun and any breeze going. Dries quickly and needless to say the views across and down the loch are particularly fine. The lower offs are made from basic hardware chain and should be treated with caution - Some have stainless maillons added for lowering off but others are rapidly deteoriating alloy snapgates.
2025 UPDATE - new stainless steel lower offs have been installed next to the old chains of the routes on the main crag.
Ranochan West is the crag in the trees west across the gully/stream
Approach notes
About half way down Loch Eilt behind the cottage of Ranochan, named on the OS map as such.
The parking east of the house now has a no parking sign. Continue 200m westwards past the driveway of rannochan house, and park in a lay-by on left (south) of the road. Walk back along the roadside and go up the left (west) side of the boundary fence, traversing rightwards at the top of the fence to the crag.
Please don't park by the no parking sign, or anywhere near the ends of the driveway on the road verges, to respect the privacy of the occupants.
For ranochan west, park in the same lay-by and either folk same directions but traverse leftwards, or walk in directly steeply to the crag.
No Access Issues
About half way down Loch Eilt behind the cottage of Ranochan, named on the OS map as such.
| Came here after being rained off the Ben and it saved our day. The crag dries incredibly quickly and is far better up close than it looks from the road. Brendan - 18/Oct/16 |
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