A meteorological observatory on the summit was first proposed by the Scottish Meteorological Society (SMS) in the late-1870s, at a time when similar observatories were being built around the world to study the weather at high altitude.
S-a propus construirea unui observator meteorologic pe vârf de către Scottish Meteorological Society (SMS) la sfârșitul anilor 1870, într-o vreme când se construiau în toată lumea asemenea observatoare pentru a studia vremea la altitudini mari.