Hills of North Ayrshire
North Ayrshire (Scotland) has 5 summits in this register, out of 97 hills of all sizes in the Database of British and Irish Hills. The highest is Goatfell at 875 m; the median height is 826 m and the median drop 387 m.
On the lists: Marilyns 5 · Corbetts 4 · County tops 1 · Grahams 1
North Ayrshire in brief
Its highest hill, Goatfell, ranks 340th of the 737 register hills in Scotland. The median hill here is 29.6 m lower than the Scotland median of 855.6 m. For one of its 5 hills the nearest higher summit lies in another county entry, Goatfell, whose nearest higher summit is The Cobbler. By main list the hills are four Corbetts and one Graham. Two have a trig point at or by the summit.
Most prominent
Greatest drop above the key col.
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Distance to the nearest higher summit.
All 5 hills by height
| No. | Hill | Height | Drop | Lists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goatfell | 875 m | 875 m | Corbetts, Marilyns, County tops | Drop 875 m |
| 2 | Caisteal Abhail | 859 m | 428.5 m | Corbetts, Marilyns | Drop 428.5 m |
| 3 | Beinn Tarsuinn (North Ayrshire) | 826 m | 236.9 m | Corbetts, Marilyns | Drop 236.9 m |
| 4 | Cir Mhor | 798.1 m | 176.6 m | Corbetts, Marilyns | Drop 176.6 m |
| 5 | Beinn Bharrain – Mullach Buidhe | 721.4 m | 387 m | Grahams, Marilyns | Drop 387 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.