The Donalds

The Donalds are hills of 2,000 ft or more in the Scottish Lowlands, as listed by Percy Donald. The Database of British and Irish Hills lists 88 of them, from Merrick (843 m) down to Innerdownie (610 m); the median height is 684.6 m and the median drop 116.5 m. This register profiles the 31 that are also Marilyns of 600 m or more, Munros or Wainwrights.

By country: Scotland 88.

All 31 Donalds profiled here, counted in 25 m height bands (wider bands on small screens).

Greatest drop

The ten that rise furthest above their key col.

Merrick
705 m
Broad Law
653.5 m
Ben Cleuch
595 m
Cairnsmore of Carsphairn
582 m
Cairnsmore of Fleet
522 m
Corserine
488 m
Windlestraw Law
459.7 m
Lamachan Hill
453 m
Tinto
443 m
Green Lowther
425 m

By county

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

Dumfries and Galloway
12 · highest 843 m
Scottish Borders
4 · highest 840.1 m
Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders
4 · highest 808 m
South Lanarkshire
3 · highest 732.5 m
Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire
2 · highest 748.4 m
East Ayrshire
2 · highest 700.9 m
South Ayrshire
1 · highest 774.2 m
Clackmannanshire
1 · highest 721 m
Perth and Kinross, Stirling
1 · highest 665.8 m
Midlothian, Scottish Borders
1 · highest 651.8 m

Profiled Donalds by height

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No.	Hill	Height	Drop	County
1	Merrick	843 m	705 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 705 m · Dumfries and Galloway
2	Broad Law	840.1 m	653.5 m	Scottish Borders	Drop 653.5 m · Scottish Borders
3	White Coomb	821.6 m	375 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 375 m · Dumfries and Galloway
4	Corserine	814 m	488 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 488 m · Dumfries and Galloway
5	Hart Fell	808 m	200 m	Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders	Drop 200 m · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders
6	Cairnsmore of Carsphairn	797 m	582 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 582 m · Dumfries and Galloway
7	Kirriereoch Hill	786.8 m	150.2 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 150.2 m · Dumfries and Galloway
8	Shalloch on Minnoch	774.2 m	193.6 m	South Ayrshire	Drop 193.6 m · South Ayrshire
9	Culter Fell	748.4 m	350 m	Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire	Drop 350 m · Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire
10	Dun Rig	742.7 m	242 m	Scottish Borders	Drop 242 m · Scottish Borders
11	Green Lowther	732.5 m	425 m	South Lanarkshire	Drop 425 m · South Lanarkshire
12	Ben Cleuch	721 m	595 m	Clackmannanshire	Drop 595 m · Clackmannanshire
13	Lamachan Hill	716.7 m	453 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 453 m · Dumfries and Galloway
14	Tinto	711.6 m	443 m	South Lanarkshire	Drop 443 m · South Lanarkshire
15	Cairnsmore of Fleet	711.1 m	522 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 522 m · Dumfries and Galloway
16	Blackcraig Hill	700.9 m	235 m	East Ayrshire	Drop 235 m · East Ayrshire
17	Windy Standard	697.9 m	212 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 212 m · Dumfries and Galloway
18	Queensberry	697.1 m	363 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 363 m · Dumfries and Galloway
19	Mullwharchar	692.9 m	188 m	East Ayrshire	Drop 188 m · East Ayrshire
20	Ettrick Pen	691.8 m	356.3 m	Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders	Drop 356.3 m · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders
21	Ballencleuch Law	691.4 m	203.9 m	South Lanarkshire	Drop 203.9 m · South Lanarkshire
22	Gathersnow Hill	689.5 m	210.6 m	Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire	Drop 210.6 m · Scottish Borders, South Lanarkshire
23	Capel Fell	678.3 m	159.3 m	Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders	Drop 159.3 m · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders
24	Andrewhinney Hill	677.3 m	194 m	Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders	Drop 194 m · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders
25	Uamh Bheag	665.8 m	325 m	Perth and Kinross, Stirling	Drop 325 m · Perth and Kinross, Stirling
26	Windlestraw Law	659.2 m	459.7 m	Scottish Borders	Drop 459.7 m · Scottish Borders
27	Millfore	657 m	250 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 250 m · Dumfries and Galloway
28	Blackhope Scar	651.8 m	282 m	Midlothian, Scottish Borders	Drop 282 m · Midlothian, Scottish Borders
29	Craignaw	646 m	151.3 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 151.3 m · Dumfries and Galloway
30	Croft Head	636.2 m	194 m	Dumfries and Galloway	Drop 194 m · Dumfries and Galloway
31	Cauldcleuch Head	618.6 m	256 m	Scottish Borders	Drop 256 m · Scottish Borders

Tick the Donalds 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.