This article is within the scope of WikiProject British and Irish hills, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the hills and mountains of Great Britain and Ireland on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.British and Irish hillsWikipedia:WikiProject British and Irish hillsTemplate:WikiProject British and Irish hillsBritish and Irish hills articles
I've been up Tinto 4 times with my buddy who lives near the foot of the hill, and he insists the cairn at the top is the biggest in Scotland. Anybody know if this is true, and if so, does it deserve a mention? Camillus (talk) 23:36, 20 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Not without a citation. I would suggest that there are possible competitors on the summit of Mam Sodhail (remains of a surveyor's shelter) and near the summit of Creag Meagaidh ('Mad Meg's Cairn'). Why not write a letter to 'The Angry Corrie'. They love that sort of listmaking stuff and their readership, taken together, add up to an awful lot of knowledge of the Scottih hills. You would probably get 1. An answer and 2. A citation to use.
I've just had a look, and I think you might be right - it's the biggest I've seen. My GPS gave a difference of 3m between the top of the trig point and the top of the 'monument' on the cairn. The cairn also has a very wide base and it's not made of pebbles; some of the rocks would need two or three people to lift them. It looks man-made, but must have taken a huge effort.--ML5 (talk) 15:03, 1 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Have found an article from the Herald claiming this cairn is significant, will add the link to this entry.
