Rum

Rum (AKA Rhum or Rùm.) is the largest of the Small Isles (the others are Eigg, Canna and Muck). Rum was purchased by SNH in 1957 and is now a National Nature Reserve. The island is home to important colonies of Red Deer and Manx Shear Waters and is playing host to the reintroduction of the Sea Eagle.

The Rum Cullin, like it's Skye counterpart is made of gabbro

Access

Before its purchase by SNH Rum was known as ‘the forbidden Island’. Latterly it was the case that you needed permission to visit the Isle. However since new access regulations have some into force no permission is required to visit Rum.

Visitors are advised to check with the reserve office during stalking season and Kilmory and Kilmory Glen may have restrictions in place to protect the general public during rutting season.

The Climbing

Barkeval

• South Crags

Hallival

• South East Face
• West Face

Askival

• North Ridge
• East Ridge
• South East Face
• The Prow
• Corie nan Grunnd
• West Ridge
• North West Face

Trallval

• Summit Buttress
• Triangular Buttress
• Harris Buttress
• Longship Crag

Runsival

• Lower Tier
• Middle Tier
• Summit Tier

Sea-Stacks and Sea-Cliffs

• Stac nam Faoileann
• Stoatir Point
• Papadil Pinnacle
• Fist & Finger Stack

Maps & Guidebooks

Climbing Guides

The Island of Rhum Guidebook

Cicerone Press, The Island of Rhum: A Guide for Walkers, Climbers and Visitors, Hamish M. Brown (1988)

SMC, Skye and the Hebrides Vol.2 John McKenzie and Noel William (1996) - OUT OF PRINT

NOTE: "The guide covering the Hebrides is out of print and a new guide for this area is planned for 2008" -(SMC Website)

Walking Guides

Pocket Mountains, The Islands, Pocket sized walking guide to Scotland's Islands

SMC The Corbetts - Guide to all the 2500 ft peaks in Scotland, including Askival and Ainshval

Maps

Ordanace Survey, Landranger Sheet 39: Rùm, Eigg, Muck & Canna (1:50 000 scale)

Ordanance Survey, Explorer Sheet 397: Rùm, Eigg, Muck, Canna & Sanday (1 : 25 000 scale)

Getting There

You can't take veichles to Rum and the Calmac ferry doesn't run on a Sunday.

Caledonian MacBryne - http://www.calmac.co.uk/

Accommodation & Amenities

Accomodation

• Kinloch Castle Hostel, Dorm style rooms from about £13pppn, with meals available in the Bistro.

• Camping, Basic site with cold running water and toilets.

• Lea Cottage B&B

• Bothies - there are bothies at Dibidal and Guirdal, run by the Mountain Bothy Association

Amenities

Further Info

The Isle of Rum Community Website, All you ever needed to know about Rum

Road to the Isles

Trinity College, Dublin - Good geological information

[1] An Article on Seastack Climbing from UKC (pdf)