The County tops

The County tops are the highest point of each historic county. The Database of British and Irish Hills lists 111 of them, from Ben Nevis (1,344.5 m) down to Boring Field (80.8 m); the median height is 622 m and the median drop 335.6 m. This register profiles the 51 that are also Marilyns of 600 m or more, Munros or Wainwrights.

By country: England 38, Scotland 32, Ireland 27, Wales 14.

All 51 County tops profiled here, counted in 50 m height bands (wider bands on small screens).

Greatest drop

The ten that rise furthest above their key col.

Ben Nevis
1,344.5 m
Carn Eighe
1,147 m
Snowdon – Yr Wyddfa
1,039 m
Carrauntoohil
1,038.6 m
Ben Macdui
950 m
Ben Lawers
914 m
Sgurr Mor (Highland, NH203718)
914 m
Scafell Pike
912.2 m
Goatfell
875 m
Lugnaquillia Mountain
849 m

By county

Where the County tops profiled here are, with the highest in each county.

Highland
7 · highest 1,344.5 m
Powys
3 · highest 886 m
Gwynedd
2 · highest 1,085 m
Dumfries and Galloway
2 · highest 843 m
Scottish Borders
2 · highest 840.1 m
Aberdeenshire, Moray
1 · highest 1,309.3 m
Perth and Kinross
1 · highest 1,214.3 m
Angus
1 · highest 1,067.7 m
Kerry
1 · highest 1,038.6 m
Cumberland
1 · highest 978.1 m

Profiled County tops by height

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No.	Hill	Height	Drop	County
1	Ben Nevis	1,344.5 m	1,344.5 m	Highland	Drop 1,344.5 m · Highland
2	Ben Macdui	1,309.3 m	950 m	Aberdeenshire, Moray	Drop 950 m · Aberdeenshire, Moray
3	Ben Lawers	1,214.3 m	914 m	Perth and Kinross	Drop 914 m · Perth and Kinross
4	Carn Eighe	1,182.8 m	1,147 m	Highland	Drop 1,147 m · Highland
5	Bidean nam Bian	1,149.4 m	844 m	Highland	Drop 844 m · Highland
6	Sgurr Mor (Highland, NH203718)	1,108.9 m	914 m	Highland	Drop 914 m · Highland
7	Snowdon – Yr Wyddfa	1,085 m	1,039 m	Gwynedd	Drop 1,039 m · Gwynedd
8	Glas Maol	1,067.7 m	195.2 m	Angus	Drop 195.2 m · Angus
9	Carrauntoohil	1,038.6 m	1,038.6 m	Kerry	Drop 1,038.6 m · Kerry
10	Ben More Assynt	998.9 m	836 m	Highland	Drop 836 m · Highland
11	Scafell Pike	978.1 m	912.2 m	Cumberland	Drop 912.2 m · Cumberland
12	Ben Lomond	973.7 m	820 m	Stirling	Drop 820 m · Stirling
13	Helvellyn	949.8 m	713.4 m	Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness	Drop 713.4 m · Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness
14	Ben Vorlich (Argyll and Bute)	942.8 m	632 m	Argyll and Bute	Drop 632 m · Argyll and Bute
15	Lugnaquillia Mountain	924.7 m	849 m	Wicklow	Drop 849 m · Wicklow
16	Galtymore	917.9 m	821 m	Limerick, Tipperary	Drop 821 m · Limerick, Tipperary
17	Aran Fawddwy	905.6 m	672.8 m	Gwynedd	Drop 672.8 m · Gwynedd
18	Pen y Fan	886 m	672 m	Powys	Drop 672 m · Powys
19	Goatfell	875 m	875 m	North Ayrshire	Drop 875 m · North Ayrshire
20	Slieve Donard	850 m	825 m	Newry, Mourne and Down	Drop 825 m · Newry, Mourne and Down
21	Merrick	843 m	705 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 705 m · Dumfries and Galloway
22	Broad Law	840.1 m	653.5 m	Scottish Borders	Drop 653.5 m · Scottish Borders
23	Cadair Berwyn	832 m	347 m	Powys	Drop 347 m · Powys
24	White Coomb	821.6 m	375 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 375 m · Dumfries and Galloway
25	The Cheviot	816 m	557.5 m	Northumberland	Drop 557.5 m · Northumberland
26	Mweelrea	814.5 m	778 m	Mayo	Drop 778 m · Mayo
27	The Old Man of Coniston	802.4 m	417 m	Westmorland and Furness	Drop 417 m · Westmorland and Furness
28	Mount Leinster	794.4 m	726 m	Carlow, Wexford	Drop 726 m · Carlow, Wexford
29	Knockmealdown	792.4 m	678 m	Tipperary, Waterford	Drop 678 m · Tipperary, Waterford
30	Mickle Fell	790.2 m	212.2 m	Durham	Drop 212.2 m · Durham
31	Mount Battock	778 m	286 m	Aberdeenshire, Angus	Drop 286 m · Aberdeenshire, Angus
32	Kippure	757 m	262 m	South Dublin, Wicklow	Drop 262 m · South Dublin, Wicklow
33	Pumlumon Fawr	752.8 m	525.8 m	Cardiganshire [Ceredigion]	Drop 525.8 m · Cardiganshire [Ceredigion]
34	Culter Fell	748.4 m	350 m	Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire	Drop 350 m · Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire
35	Errigal	747 m	681 m	Donegal	Drop 681 m · Donegal
36	Dun Rig	742.7 m	242 m	Scottish Borders	Drop 242 m · Scottish Borders
37	Benbaun	729 m	686 m	Galway	Drop 686 m · Galway
38	Ben Cleuch	721 m	595 m	Clackmannanshire	Drop 595 m · Clackmannanshire
39	Carn a' Ghille Chearr	710.2 m	179 m	Highland, Moray	Drop 179 m · Highland, Moray
40	Morven (Highland)	705.5 m	575.9 m	Highland	Drop 575.9 m · Highland
41	Knockboy	704.8 m	609 m	Cork, Kerry	Drop 609 m · Cork, Kerry
42	Black Mountain	703.6 m	155 m	Herefordshire, Powys	Drop 155 m · Herefordshire, Powys
43	Sawel	678 m	580 m	Derry City and Strabane	Drop 580 m · Derry City and Strabane
44	Cuilcagh	666 m	605 m	Fermanagh and Omagh, Cavan	Drop 605 m · Fermanagh and Omagh, Cavan
45	Great Rhos	660 m	379 m	Powys	Drop 379 m · Powys
46	Carn Glas-choire	659.4 m	251 m	Highland	Drop 251 m · Highland
47	Blackhope Scar	651.8 m	282 m	Midlothian, Scottish Borders	Drop 282 m · Midlothian, Scottish Borders
48	Truskmore	647 m	560 m	Sligo	Drop 560 m · Sligo
49	Kinder Scout	636.3 m	496.6 m	Derbyshire	Drop 496.6 m · Derbyshire
50	High Willhays	622 m	537 m	Devon	Drop 537 m · Devon
51	Craig y Llyn	600 m	393 m	Neath Port Talbot	Drop 393 m · Neath Port Talbot

Tick the County tops you have climbed in the hill finder. Guides: Munros, Marilyns and Wainwrights: how the lists differ · What prominence (drop) means, with real figures.

Source: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6, CC BY 4.0. Definitions summarised in our own words.