List of mountains in Scotland

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This list of mountains in Scotland lists noteworthy elevations in order of absolute height. The highest 10 Munros , highest elevations on Scottish islands, prominent local mountains , as well as other scientifically interesting mountains are recorded.

The three main parts of the Highlands ( Grampian Mountains , Northwest Highlands and the offshore islands) as well as the Southern Uplands are very precisely defined, while there is no uniform and clear division into further subgroups (see structure of the Alps ). The division made here is based on the Munro list of the British hiking website www.walkhighlands.co.uk, which is not based on the list of Munros maintained by the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) in the successor of Sir Hugh Munro , the naming or The delimitation of the subgroups from one another can therefore differ in other sources.

South side of Ben Nevis .
View of the Schiehallion across the River Tay .
View of Ben Lomond from the west bank of Loch Lomond ; left the side peak Ptarmigan.
Surname Type Height (m) Notch
height
Massif / mountains Specialty
Ben Nevis Munro 1345 1345 Ben Nevis Range ( Grampian Mountains ) Highest mountain in the British Isles
Ben Macdhui Munro 1309 950 Cairngorms Highest mountain in the Cairngorms
Braeriach Munro 1296 490 Cairngorms
Cairn Toul Munro 1291 166 Cairngorms
Sgòr to Lochain Uaine Munro 1258 118 Cairngorms
Cairn Gorm Munro 1244 145 Cairngorms
According to Beag Munro 1234 404 Ben Nevis Range
Aonach Mòr Munro 1221 134 Ben Nevis Range
Càrn Mòr Dearg Munro 1220 165 Ben Nevis Range
Ben Lawers Munro 1214 909 Perthshire Highest mountain in the southern highlands
Beinn a 'Bhùird Munro 1197 456 Cairngorms
Càrn Eige Munro 1183 1148 Loch Ness Range ( Northwest Highlands ) Highest mountain north of the Great Glen
Beinn Mheadhoin Munro 1182 254 Cairngorms
Mam Sodhail Munro 1181 137 Loch Ness Range
Stob Choire Claurigh Munro 1177 446 Ben Nevis Range
Ben More Munro 1174 989 Loch Lomond Range
Ben Avon (Leabaidh to Daimh Bhuidhe) Munro 1171 197 Cairngorms
Stob Binnein Munro 1165 303 Loch Lomond Range
Beinn Bhrotain Munro 1157 258 Cairngorms
Derry Cairngorm Munro 1155 141 Cairngorms
Lochnagar Munro 1155 670 Cairngorms
Schiehallion Munro 1083 718 Perthshire In 1774 the site of the Schiehallion experiment to determine the mean mass density of the earth.
Buachaille Etive Mòr Munro 1022 533 Glen Coe
Ladhar Bheinn Munro 1020 795 Knoydart Westernmost Munro on the Scottish mainland
I'm sorry Munro 1010 632 Torridon Oldest British National Nature Reserve (since 1951)
The Devil's Point Munro 1004 89 Cairngorms
Sgurr Alasdair Munro 992 992 Islands ( Isle of Skye ) Highest mountain in Great Britain outside of Mainland Britain
Sgurr Dearg (The Inaccessible Pinnacle) Munro 986 182 Islands (Isle of Skye)
Ben Lomond Munro 974 819 Loch Lomond Range Southernmost of all Munros
Ben More Munro 966 966 Islands ( Isle of Mull ) Highest mountain on Mull, the only island Munro outside of Skye
Sgurr na Banachdich Munro 965 114 Islands (Isle of Skye) Most western of all Munros
Mount Keen Munro 937 314 Angus Easternmost of all Munros
Ben Hope Munro 927 772 Sutherland Northernmost of all Munros
Ben Arthur (The Cobbler) Corbett 884 256 Loch Lomond Range
Ben Ledi Corbett 879 528 Loch Lomond Range
Goat fur Corbett 874 874 Islands ( Isle of Arran )
Merrick Corbett 843 705 Dumfries and Galloway Highest mountain in the Southern Uplands
Beinn to Òir Corbett 785 785 Islands ( Isle of Jura )
Ben Loyal Corbett 764 609 Sutherland
Bennachie Marilyn 528 316 Aberdeenshire
Queensberry Marilyn 697 212 Dumfriesshire Highest point in the southern Lowther Hills .
Arthur's Seat Marilyn 251 186 City of Edinburgh Volcanic origin; Edinburgh's local mountain
North Berwick Law Marilyn 187 167 Lowlands (East Lothian)
Dundee Law Marilyn 174 City of Dundee Dundee's local mountain

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Mountains in Scotland

See also

Web links

Commons : Mountains in Scotland  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Nigel H. Trewin: The Geology of Scotland , edited by The Geological Society , Alden Press, Oxford (UK), 2002, 4th edition, ISBN 1-86239-126-2 , pp. 1-26
  2. Munros list (English)
  3. ^ Hill-List of the SMC