A Short Dictionary of Scottish Hills
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- Munro: The munros are Scottish mountains over 3000 feet (914.4 m) high. Nowadays, there are 282 munros, but that can change if heights are newly measured with modern and more precise technology. The name comes from Sir Hugh Munro who first listed them in 1891. People climbing munros to check them off their lists are called “munro-baggers” and their ambition is to climb them all because they are there.
- Corbett: Corbetts are hills in Scotland between 2500 and 3000 feet high, and there are 221 of them.
- Graham: Grahams are hills in Scotland between 2000 and 2500 feet high, and there are 224 of them.
- Donald: Donalds are hills in the Scottish Lowlands which are higher than 2000 feet. There are 89 of them.
All this and more can be found on my currently favourite walking website: Walkhighlands.co.uk.