Munro

Munro is the name of mountains in Scotland, the ft higher than 3000 ( 914.4 m) and the mountain peaks have a " degree of independence ". The autonomy of a summit is not precisely defined; but there were all the peaks with a relative height of at least 500 ft (152.4 m) was added to the list of Munros. A peak that is higher than 3000 ft, but where the necessary autonomy missing to be a Munro is referred to as a top. Currently, a total of 510 tops are recorded.

Origin of the name

The name goes back to Sir Hugh Munro, the first time in 1891 published his "Tables of the 3000 ft Mountains of Scotland ". The original list, which was never fully hiked by Munro himself ( when he died in 1919, he lacked two peaks ), has since been revised several times.

Under the latest revision of the list by the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC ) in September 2012, the Beinn a ' Chlaidheimh lost its status as a Munro. Since there is in Scotland a total of 282 Munros and 510 tops. As so-called Furth's also the mountains in England, Wales and Ireland are included in the list of the SMC, which meet the definition of Munros. However, the number of which is much lower than that of the Munro. Altogether there are six in England, Wales 15 and Ireland 13 Furth. The list of Munros was the basis for a new sport, the Munro - bagging.

Other mountain forms

Corbetts

Corbetts are defined analogously to the Munros, they are between 2500 ft and 3000 ft high. Your summit must also achieve a relative height of 500 ft. The list was first, mountaineers from Bristol created in the 1920s by John Rooke Corbett. In total there are 221 Corbetts in Scotland.

Donalds

Donalds are hills in the Scottish Lowlands, which have a height of 2000-2500 feet. Donalds are significantly less likely than their larger relatives. There are only 89 Donalds in Scotland. It is named after Percy Donald, who published a list of these mountains. A precise definition of Donalds does not exist.

Graham

Grahams are mountains with an altitude of between 2000 ft and 2500 ft. summit your need a relative height of 150 m ( 492 ft ) have. There are a total of 224 Grahams in Scotland. Many Grahams are also Donalds.