Hills of Aberdeenshire, Angus
Aberdeenshire, Angus (Scotland) has 6 summits in this register, out of 28 hills of all sizes in the Database of British and Irish Hills. The highest is Cairn of Claise at 1,063.1 m; the median height is 977.5 m and the median drop 97.5 m.
On the lists: Munros 5 · Marilyns 2 · Corbetts 1 · County tops 1
Aberdeenshire, Angus in brief
Its highest hill, Cairn of Claise, ranks 71st of the 737 register hills in Scotland. The median hill here is 121.9 m higher than the Scotland median of 855.6 m. The greatest drop belongs not to the highest but to Mount Keen, 312 m. For one of its 6 hills the nearest higher summit lies in another county entry, Cairn of Claise, whose nearest higher summit is Glas Maol. By main list the hills are five Munros and one Corbett. Two have a trig point at or by the summit.
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Distance to the nearest higher summit.
All 6 hills by height
| No. | Hill | Height | Drop | Lists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairn of Claise | 1,063.1 m | 118.9 m | Munros | Drop 118.9 m |
| 2 | Cairn Bannoch | 1,011.1 m | 76 m | Munros | Drop 76 m |
| 3 | Broad Cairn | 997.1 m | 63.9 m | Munros | Drop 63.9 m |
| 4 | Tolmount | 957.8 m | 73.7 m | Munros | Drop 73.7 m |
| 5 | Mount Keen | 939.4 m | 312 m | Munros, Marilyns | Drop 312 m |
| 6 | Mount Battock | 778 m | 286 m | Corbetts, Marilyns, County tops | Drop 286 m |
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Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6, CC BY 4.0; counties as recorded in the database. Our own calculations.