Andrew Dempster has 40 years’ experience of hillwalking the length and breadth of Scotland. Author of several climbing books, including the first guidebook to the Grahams, in this volume he identifies the best wee hills on the Scottish mainland.
MUNRO at least 3,000ft high
CORBETT 2,500–3,000ft high with a prominence of at least 500ft GRAHAM 2,000–2,499ft high with a drop of at least 150 metres
HUGH (Hill Under Graham Height): under 2,000ft with exceptional character
The Hughs all offer rewarding – and often stunning – climbs and views. Some are already popular. Many await discovery. Each one has great character. That is what the Hughs are all about.
From Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh to An Grianan in the far north, from Ben Hiant in the west to Bennachie in the east, the Hughs are a phenomenally diverse range of hills, stretching to all points of the compass. Accessible to people of any age, the Hughs are not defined by the sterile logic of relative height – they are a choice of the heart.
Show moreAndrew Dempster has 40 years’ experience of hillwalking the length and breadth of Scotland. Author of several climbing books, including the first guidebook to the Grahams, in this volume he identifies the best wee hills on the Scottish mainland.
MUNRO at least 3,000ft high
CORBETT 2,500–3,000ft high with a prominence of at least 500ft GRAHAM 2,000–2,499ft high with a drop of at least 150 metres
HUGH (Hill Under Graham Height): under 2,000ft with exceptional character
The Hughs all offer rewarding – and often stunning – climbs and views. Some are already popular. Many await discovery. Each one has great character. That is what the Hughs are all about.
From Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh to An Grianan in the far north, from Ben Hiant in the west to Bennachie in the east, the Hughs are a phenomenally diverse range of hills, stretching to all points of the compass. Accessible to people of any age, the Hughs are not defined by the sterile logic of relative height – they are a choice of the heart.
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Introduction 11
Key to Using this Guide 15
Part 1: South and East Scotland (50 Hughs)
Central Belt and Southern Uplands – Hughs Map 19
Edinburgh, the Pentlands and Lothian
1 Arthur’s Seat 21
2, 3 Caerketton Hill and Allermuir Hill 24
4, 5 Scald Law and West Kip 26
6 North Berwick Law 28
7 Traprain Law 30
Lanarkshire and Ayrshire
8 Cairn Table 32
9 Loudoun Hill 34
10 Knockdolian 36
The Campsie Fells and Ochils
11 Dumgoyne 38
12 Meikle Bin 41
13 Lewis Hill 43
14 Dumyat 46
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
15 Conic Hill 49
16 Ben A’n 52
Fife
17 West Lomond 55
18 East Lomond 58
19 Bishop Hill 62
20 Benarty Hill 65
21 Largo Law 68
22 Norman’s Law 70
Perthshire
23 Moncreiffe Hill 72
24 Kinnoull Hill 75
25 Birnam Hill 78
26 Deuchary Hill 81
The Lammermuirs
27 Lammer Law 84
28 Dirrington Great Law 88
Biggar to the Borders
29 Broughton Heights 90
30, 31 Eildon North Hill and Eildon Mid Hill 92
32 Rubers Law 96
33 Maiden Paps 98
34 Skelfhill Pen 101
Dumfries and Galloway
35 Criffel 103
36 Screel Hill 106
37 Cairnsmore of Dee 109
38 Craiglee (above Loch Dee) 111
39 Craiglee (above Loch Doon) 114
East of the Great Glen – Hughs Map 117
Braemar to Aberdeen
40 Creag Choinnich 119
41 The Coyles of Muick 121
42 Craigendarroch 123
43 Clachnaben 125
44 Bennachie: Mither Tap 128
Tomintoul to Keith
45 Tap o’Noth 131
46 Knock Hill 133
47, 48 Meikle Conval and Little Conval 135
Kingussie to Loch Ness
49 Creag Bheag 137
50 Stac Gorm 139
Part 2: West and North Scotland (50 hughs)
Firth of Clyde to Fort William – Hughs Map 143
Argyll
51 Sgorach Mor 145
52 Clach Bheinn 147
53 Cruach nam Miseag 150
54 Deadh Choimhead 152
55 Beinn Lora 154
56 Beinn Duirinnis 156
57 Beinn Churalain 159
Morvern, Ardnamurchan and Ardgour
58 An Sleaghach 162
59, 60 Beinn Iadain and Beinn na h-Uamha 165
61 Ben Hiant 168
62 Ben Laga 171
63 Meall an t-Slamain 173
Fort William to Ullapool Hughs Map 175
Morar and Knoydart
64 Sidhean Mor 177
65 Sgurr an Eilein Ghiubhais 180
66 Druim na Cluain-airighe 183
Loch Alsh
67 Beinn a’Mheadhoin 185
68 Auchtertyre Hill 187
Applecross to Gairloch
69 Croic-bheinn 189
70 Ben Shieldaig 191
71, 72 Meall a Ghlas Leothaid and Meall Lochan a’Chleirich
194
73 Meall Aundrary 197
74, 75 An Groban and Sidhean Mor 199
76 Sidhean Mor (Fairy Lochs) 203
Loch Broom and Ullapool
77 Beinn nam Ban 206
78 Meall Liath Choire 208
The Far North – Hughs Map 211
Coigach and Assynt
79 Sgorr Tuath 213
80 Stack of Glencoul 215
Cape Wrath
81 Farmheall 218
82, 83 An Grianan and Creag Riabhach 219
84 Fashven 222
Durness to Tongue
85, 86 Meall Meadhonach and Beinn Ceannabeinne 224
87 An Lean-charn 226
88 Ben Hutig 229
89 Meallan Liath 231
90 Cnoc an Fhreiceadain 234
91 Ben Hiel 235
92 Cnoc nan Cuilean 236
93 Beinn Stumanadh 238
Tongue to Golspie
94, 95 Ben Griam Mor and Ben Griam Beg 240
96 Maiden Pap 243
97 Creag Scalabsdale 245
98 Ben Horn 247
99 Beinn a’Bhragaidh 249
100 Creag an Amalaidh 251
Index of Hill Names 252
Andrew Dempster has almost 40 years’ experience of walking, scrambling and backpacking in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. He has climbed all the Munros twice, the Corbetts and wrote the only guide-book to the Grahams (mountains 2,000–2,500 feet in height). He has also walked, trekked and climbed extensively in such varied locations as the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Himalaya, Africa, Iceland and Greenland. The Highlands of Scotland are his first love, however, and he lives in rural Perthshire with his wife, Heather and son, Ruaraidh.
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