Hills of Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire (Scotland) has 28 summits in this register, out of 620 hills of all sizes in the Database of British and Irish Hills. The highest is Cairn Toul at 1,292.4 m; the median height is 907.7 m and the median drop 186.9 m.

On the lists: Marilyns 20 · Munros 14 · Corbetts 9 · Grahams 5

All 28 hills of Aberdeenshire in this register, counted in 50 m height bands (wider bands on small screens).

Aberdeenshire in brief

Its highest hill, Cairn Toul, ranks 4th of the 737 register hills in Scotland. The median hill here is 52.1 m higher than the Scotland median of 855.6 m. The greatest drop belongs not to the highest but to Lochnagar – Cac Carn Beag, 671 m. For six of its 28 hills the nearest higher summit lies in another county entry, such as Cairn Toul, whose nearest higher summit is Braeriach. By main list the hills are 14 Munros, nine Corbetts and five Grahams. Four have a trig point at or by the summit.

Most prominent

Greatest drop above the key col.

Lochnagar – Cac Carn Beag
671 m
Morven (Aberdeenshire)
387 m
Culardoch
312 m
Geallaig Hill
312 m
Brown Cow Hill
295 m
Beinn Bhrotain
258 m
Pressendye
254 m
Sgor Mor
235 m

Most isolated

Distance to the nearest higher summit.

Lochnagar – Cac Carn Beag
19.2 km
Morven (Aberdeenshire)
17.3 km
Pressendye
12.4 km
Morrone
6.3 km
Geallaig Hill
6.2 km
Brown Cow Hill
5.4 km
Culardoch
5.2 km
Carn na Drochaide
4.4 km

All 28 hills by height

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No.	Hill	Height	Drop	Lists
1	Cairn Toul	1,292.4 m	167 m	Munros, Marilyns	Drop 167 m
2	Sgor an Lochain Uaine	1,258 m	116.7 m	Munros	Drop 116.7 m
3	Beinn Bhrotain	1,157 m	258 m	Munros, Marilyns	Drop 258 m
4	Derry Cairngorm	1,155.8 m	142 m	Munros	Drop 142 m
5	Lochnagar – Cac Carn Beag	1,155.7 m	671 m	Munros, Marilyns	Drop 671 m
6	Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach	1,109.9 m	72.9 m	Munros	Drop 72.9 m
7	Carn an t-Sagairt Mor	1,047 m	85 m	Munros	Drop 85 m
8	Carn a' Mhaim	1,039.1 m	233 m	Munros, Marilyns	Drop 233 m
9	Carn an Tuirc	1,018.8 m	61.6 m	Munros	Drop 61.6 m
10	The Devil's Point	1,006.9 m	90.6 m	Munros	Drop 90.6 m
11	Carn Bhac	945.1 m	186.9 m	Munros, Marilyns	Drop 186.9 m
12	An Socach (Aberdeenshire)	942.8 m	187 m	Munros, Marilyns	Drop 187 m
13	Beinn Bhreac (Aberdeenshire)	930.3 m	80.9 m	Munros	Drop 80.9 m
14	Carn Aosda	915.3 m	122.1 m	Munros	Drop 122.1 m
15	Culardoch	900.1 m	312 m	Corbetts, Marilyns	Drop 312 m
16	Morven (Aberdeenshire)	872 m	387 m	Corbetts, Marilyns	Drop 387 m
17	Creag an Dail Bheag	863 m	211 m	Corbetts, Marilyns	Drop 211 m
18	Conachcraig	862.5 m	185 m	Corbetts, Marilyns	Drop 185 m
19	Morrone	859.5 m	157.6 m	Corbetts, Marilyns	Drop 157.6 m
20	Creag nan Gabhar	834 m	178 m	Corbetts, Marilyns	Drop 178 m
21	Brown Cow Hill	828.8 m	295 m	Corbetts, Marilyns	Drop 295 m
22	Carn na Drochaide	818 m	222 m	Corbetts, Marilyns	Drop 222 m
23	Sgor Mor	813.8 m	235 m	Corbetts, Marilyns	Drop 235 m
24	Mona Gowan	749 m	194 m	Grahams, Marilyns	Drop 194 m
25	Geallaig Hill	743.2 m	312 m	Grahams, Marilyns	Drop 312 m
26	Creag Bhalg	668.2 m	160.4 m	Grahams, Marilyns	Drop 160.4 m
27	Pressendye	619.1 m	254 m	Grahams, Marilyns	Drop 254 m
28	Ladylea Hill	609.1 m	200.7 m	Grahams, Marilyns	Drop 200.7 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.