MORE RELATIVE HILLS OF BRITAIN Mark Jackson Data from work by Alan Dawson, E. J. Yeaman, Clem Clements, Rob Woodall, Bernie Hughes, Pete Ridges, and many others collected in The Database of British Hills retabulated by David Stone More Relative Hills of Britain More Relative Hills of Britain Hills in Britain and nearby islands with 100 m of prominence grouped by their parents Mark Jackson using data from work by Alan Dawson, E. J. Yeaman, Clem Clements, Rob Woodall, Bernie Hughes, Pete Ridges, and many others collected in The Database of British Hills retabulated by David Stone Published on the Marilyn News Centre website, http://www.rhb.org.uk/humps/. Text copyright © 2009 Mark Jackson. Typographical arrangement and preface section copyright © 2009 David Stone. The database rights of the compilers of the Database of British Hills are acknowl- edged. 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Contents List of Tables xv List of Figures xvii Preface xix Summary of changes........................... xxi How to use this e-book.......................... xxiv 1 Introduction1 1.1 History and Development.....................3 1.2 Bagging................................7 1.3 The Challenge of the HuMPs................... 10 2 Topography, Regions and Trees 13 2.1 Hpargopot.............................. 14 2.2 On Regions.............................. 16 2.3 On a Tree............................... 17 2.4 Topo Regions............................ 18 3 Key to the Tables 21 3.1 The Ancestor Tree.......................... 21 3.2 Maps................................. 29 3.2.1 Overview maps....................... 29 3.3 RHB sections and topo sections.................. 39 3.4 How to read the tables....................... 42 3.5 Notes: references to the appendices................ 44 3.6 The indexes............................. 46 vii viii Contents 4 The HuMPs by region 47 A The Far North of Scotland..................... 48 A1 Cape Wrath to Loch Shin................. 48 A2 Strathmore to Strath Naver................ 49 A3 Strath of Kildonan to Dunnet Head........... 50 A4 Altnaharra to the Dornoch Firth............. 51 A5 Scourie and the Point of Stoer to Lairg.......... 52 A6 Loch Assynt to Loch Veyatie............... 53 B Applecross to Coigach and Easter Ross............. 54 B1 Southern and Western Coigach.............. 54 B2 Inverkirkaig to Oykel Bridge............... 55 B3 Loch Broom to Bonar Bridge............... 55 B4 Loch Vaich to Tarbat Ness................. 57 B5 Strath na Sealga to Loch Broom.............. 58 B6 Loch Ewe to Fisherfield Forest.............. 59 B7 Kinlochewe to Lochan Fada................ 59 B8 The Fannaichs to Contin.................. 60 B9 Applecross – Loch Torridon to Loch Kishorn...... 61 B10 Loch Carron to Coulin Forest............... 62 C Loch Torridon to Loch Maree................... 63 D Kyle of Lochalsh to Cromarty................... 65 D1 Glen Carron to Loch Luichart............... 65 D2 Loch Alsh to the Black Isle................. 66 D3 Killilan to Strathglass.................... 67 E Mallaig to Inverness........................ 68 E1 Dornie to Cannich..................... 68 E2 Shiel Bridge to Inverness................. 69 E3 Loch Hourn to Glen Shiel................. 70 E4 Loch Quoich to Loch Ness................. 71 E5 Knoydart to Barrisdale Forest............... 72 E6 North Morar to Kingie................... 73 E7 Loch Arkaig to Loch Garry................ 74 F Sound of Arisaig to Gairlochy................... 75 F1 Arisaig to Strathan..................... 75 F2 Loch Eil to Loch Arkaig.................. 76 F3 Moidart – Sound of Arisaig to Loch Shiel........ 76 G Point of Ardnamurchan to Loch Linnhe............. 77 G1 Polloch to Loch Eil..................... 77 Contents ix G2 Ardnamurchan, Sunart and Ardgour.......... 78 G3 Morvern and Kingairloch................. 79 H Spean Bridge to Elgin........................ 80 H1 Loch Ness to Southern Stratherrick............ 80 H2 Loch Lochy to the Western Monadhliath........ 80 H3 Glen Gloy to Glen Roy................... 81 H4 Glen Roy to Loch Laggan................. 81 H5 The Eastern Monadhliath to the Moray Firth...... 82 H6 River Findhorn to Strathspey............... 83 I Loch Linnhe to Loch Ericht.................... 84 I1 Ben Nevis to Loch Treig.................. 84 I2 The Mamores........................ 85 I3 Blackwater Reservoir to Glen Spean........... 85 I4 Rannoch Station to Balgowan............... 86 I5 Aonach Eagach to Rannoch Station............ 87 I6 Port Appin to Glen Coe.................. 88 I7 Loch Creran to Loch Etive................. 89 J Loch Ericht to Peterhead...................... 90 J1 Dalwhinnie to the River Tummel............. 90 J2 Glen Tromie and Pass of Drumochter to Glen Tilt... 91 J3 The Cairngorms to the Hills of Cromdale........ 92 J4 Strathspey to Glen Rinnes................. 93 J5 The Ladder Hills to Banff................. 94 J6 River Don to Kinnaird Head............... 95 J7 Between the Dee and Don................. 96 K Braemar to Dundee......................... 97 K1 Glen Tilt to Blairgowrie.................. 97 K2 River Dee to Strath Ardle and Glen Shee........ 98 K3 The East Mounth to Strathmore.............. 99 K4 Glen Esk to Aberdeen................... 100 K5 The Sidlaws – Perth to Montrose............. 101 L Loch Etive to Pitlochry....................... 102 L1 Loch Etive to the Black Mount.............. 102 L2 Ben Cruachan to Bridge of Orchy............. 103 L3 Rannoch Moor to Pitlochry................ 103 L4 Glen Orchy to Glen Lochay................ 104 L5 Glen Lyon to Loch Tay................... 105 M Oban and Loch Lomond to Kintyre................ 106 x Contents M1 Firth of Lorn to Loch Awe................. 106 M2 Lochgilphead to Crianlarich................ 107 M3 The Arrochar Alps to Glen Fyne............. 108 M4 Knapdale and Kintyre................... 108 M5 Cowal – Strachur to the Kyles of Bute.......... 109 M6 Ardgoil – Loch Fyne to Loch Long............ 110 M7 Loch Long to Loch Lomond................ 111 N Loch Lomond to Fife Ness..................... 112 N1 Crianlarich Hills to Loch Arklet.............. 112 N2 Strath Gartney to Strathyre................ 113 N3 Ben Lomond to the Campsie Fells............ 113 N4 Lochearnhead to Strath Tay................ 114 N5 Strathyre to Strathallan.................. 116 N6 The Ochils and Fife..................... 117 O Galloway and Surrounding Areas................ 118 O1 The Rhins to the River Cree................ 118 O2 Carrick and Galloway Forest............... 118 O3 The Glenkens to Nithsdale................ 120 O4 Dalbeattie to Criffel..................... 121 P The Midland Valley to the River Tyne.............. 122 P1 Clyde Muirshiels – Ardrossan to Greenock....... 122 P2 Ayr and Sanquhar to the River Clyde.......... 122 P3 Glasgow to Galashiels and North Berwick....... 123 P4 Lammermuir – Dunbar to River Tweed......... 125 P5 The Lowther Hills to the Solway Firth.......... 125 P6 Moffat to Peebles...................... 126 P7 Gretna to Kelso, west of Teviotdale and Eskdale.... 128 P8 Hawick to Langholm and Liddlesdale.......... 129 P9 Carlisle to Kielder and the North Tyne.......... 129 P10 Jedburgh to Bellingham.................. 130 P11 The Northern Cheviots to Tyneside........... 131 Q Carlisle to the Ribble and Aire................... 132 Q1 St Bees Head to Borrowdale................ 132 Q2 Cockermouth to Newlands................ 133 Q3 Keswick to Duddon Sands................. 133 Q4 Solway Firth to Ambleside................ 135 Q5 Penrith to Lancaster.................... 136 Q6 River Tyne to Garsdale, Wensleydale and Teesside... 137 Contents xi Q7 Ingleborough to Blackpool................ 138 Q8 Wensleydale to Airedale.................. 138 Q9 River Tees to the Humber Estuary............ 139 R Preston to Dover.......................... 140 R1 The South Pennines from Liverpool to Nottingham.. 140 R2 Stockport to Stafford and Derby............. 141 R3 Bristol to the Wrekin and Lincolnshire.......... 142 R4 The Chilterns and East Anglia.............. 143 R5 The Mendips