Metric Hill Categories

Alan Dawson, June 2010

Several hill categories have height bands in feet but drops in metres, which is inconsistent and unsatisfactory. Ordnance Survey maps have been metric for 35 years, so it is time other hill categories caught up with Marilyns and Humps and went fully metric, as well as covering the whole of Britain. New hill categories are therefore being introduced for all British hills over 600 metres high with 30 metres drop. The new categories do not affect Marilyns, SubMarilyns, Humps, Nuttalls, Deweys or Jacksons.

New hill categories

List name	Height	Drop	Total	Scotland	Wales	England
New Munros	900+	100+	312	299	8	5
New Murdos	900+	30+	523	499	16	8
New Corbetts	750-899	150+	243	209	16	18
New Corbett Tops	750-899	30+	768	672	36	60
Dochartys	600-749	150+	289	224	32	33
Docharty Tops	600-749	30+	1239	1017	100	122
Chumps	750-899	100-149	97	85	2	10
Dhumps	600-749	100-149	182	150	14	18
Sims	600+	30+	2530	2188	152	190
SubSims	600+	20-29	c 551	c 486	27	38

The Dochartys are named after William M. Docharty (1896-1968) who published an extensive list of British and Irish hills under 2500 feet in 1962. All the above lists (apart from SubSims) are subsets of the Sims (Six-hundred Metre Summits). No-one is known to have climbed all 2530 Sims, although none require difficult rock climbing.

The following hill categories are superseded by the new lists: Murdos, Corbett Tops, CTMs, CTCs, Grahams, Graham Tops, GTMs, GTCs, GTGs, New Donalds, SubDonalds, SubMurdos, SubCorbetts, SubCTs, SubGrahams, SubGTs, English Hewitts, Welsh Hewitts, SubHewitts.

The lists of Munros, Corbetts and Donalds are maintained by the SMC and seem unlikely to be changed.

New Munros that are not Munros (59)

Section	Height	Name	Map	Grid Ref	Drop
1C	959	Stob Garbh	51	NN411221	103
2A	910	Meall Buidhe	51	NN427449	261
2B	909	Beinn nan Oighreag	51	NN541412	271
2B	901	Beinn Odhar	50	NN337338	457
3A	903	A'Chailleach	41	NN189579	138
3B	1115	Stob Coire nan Lochan	41	NN148548	116
3B	1011	Stob na Doire, Buachaille Etive Mor	41	NN207532	144
3B	968	Stob an Fhuarain	41	NN118523	103
3B	907	Beinn Maol Chaluim	41	NN135526	198
4A	909	Leum Uilleim	41	NN330641	499
4B	929	Sgor Choinnich	42	NN443683	127
4B	911	The Fara	42	NN598843	475
4B	903	Beinn a'Chumhainn	42	NN462710	145
6A	912	Leathad an Taobhain	43	NN821858	155
6A	912	Beinn Bhreac	43	NN868820	171
6A	901	Beinn Mheadhonach	43	NN880758	165
6B	953	Beinn Iutharn Bheag	43	NO065791	105
6B	903	Ben Vuirich	43	NN997700	345
8B	900	Culardoch	36,43	NO193988	312
10A	906	Sgurr Thionail	33	NG985089	121
10B	913	Sgurr a'Choire-bheithe	33	NG895015	390
10B	901	Sgurr an Fhuarain	33,40	NM987979	183
10C	904	Ben Tee	34	NN240972	356
10D	909	Streap	40	NM946863	438
11A	1036	Sgurr na Lapaich	25	NH154243	110
11A	929	Sgurr nan Saighead	33	NG974177	106
12A	913	Sgurr nan Ceannaichean	25	NH087480	185
13A	980	Sail Mhor, Beinn Eighe	19	NG938605	116
13A	976	Coinneach Mhor, Beinn Eighe	19	NG944600	108
13A	963	Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe, Beinn Eighe	19	NG981600	118
13A	914	Beinn Dearg	19,24	NG895608	469
13B	907	Fuar Tholl	25	NG975489	242
13B	903	Beinn Damh	24	NG892502	518
14A	979	Glas Mheall Mor, An Teallach	19	NH076853	101
14A	960	Stob Cadha Gobhlach, An Teallach	19	NH068825	127
14A	910	Beinn Dearg Mor	19	NH032799	568
15A	909	Carn Gorm-loch	20	NH319800	146
15B	928	Glas Leathad Beag	20	NH492706	132
16B	914	Foinaven	9	NC317507	690
19C	901	Beinn an Lochain	56	NN218079	640
30B	1085	Snowdon	115	SH609543	1038
30B	1064	Carnedd Llewelyn	115	SH683644	750
30B	1044	Carnedd Dafydd	115	SH663630	111
30B	999	Glyder Fawr	115	SH642579	643
30B	947	Y Garn	115	SH630595	236
30B	924	Elidir Fawr	115	SH612613	212
30B	915	Tryfan	115	SH664593	188
30E	905	Aran Fawddwy	124,125	SH862223	670
34A	931	Skiddaw	89,90	NY260290	709
34B	978	Scafell Pike	89,90	NY215072	912
34B	964	Scafell	89,90	NY206064	133
34B	902	Bowfell	89,90	NY244064	146
34C	950	Helvellyn	90	NY342151	712

Munros that are not New Munros (24)

Section	Height	Name	Map	Grid Ref	Drop
4A	1116	Stob Coire an Laoigh	41	NN239725	74
4A	1056	Na Gruagaichean	41	NN203652	98
4A	939	Mullach nan Coirean	41	NN122662	93
4B	979	Stob Coire Sgriodain	41	NN356743	90
7A	1110	Carn a'Choire Bhaidheach	44	NO226845	75
7A	1047	Carn an t-Sagairt Mor	44	NO208843	85
7A	1019	Carn an Tuirc	43	NO174804	64
7A	1012	Cairn Bannoch	44	NO222825	77
7A	998	Broad Cairn	44	NO240815	64
7A	987	Creag Leacach	43	NO154745	68
7A	958	Tolmount	44	NO210800	72
7A	957	Tom Buidhe	44	NO213787	71
8A	1004	The Devil's Point	36,43	NN976951	89
8B	931	Beinn Bhreac	36,43	NO058970	86
9B	920	Carn Sgulain	35	NH683058	72
9C	1006	Carn Liath	34	NN472903	89
10A	947	Creag a'Mhaim	33	NH087077	79
11A	956	Saileag	33	NH017148	91
11B	1002	Sail Chaorainn	34	NH133154	88
11B	957	Carn Ghluasaid	34	NH145125	62
17B	948	Sgurr Mhic Choinnich	32	NG450210	56
17B	944	Sgurr Dubh Mor	32	NG457205	89
17B	934	Am Basteir	32	NG465253	55
17B	918	Sgurr a'Mhadaidh	32	NG446235	71

Chumps

Chumps are Humps of New Corbett height that are not New Corbetts. There are 97 of them.

Section	Height	Name	Map	Grid Ref	Drop
1A	852	Creag nan Eun	51,52	NN727318	115
1A	805	Meall nam Fuaran	52	NN826361	134
1A	786	Carn Chois	51,52	NN791277	118
1D	888	Beinn Chorranach	56	NN254095	140
1D	848	A'Chrois	56	NN288077	106
1D	811	Binnein an Fhidhleir	50,56	NN214107	100
2A	874	Meall Daill	51	NN411434	129
2A	864	An Grianan	51	NN480429	101
2A	830	Meall Cruinn	51	NN458478	126
2A	802	Meall Breac	42,51	NN638542	131
2A	792	Geal Charn	42,51	NN681544	127
2B	883	Sgiath Chuil East Top	51	NN475332	104
2B	779	Creag nam Bodach	51	NN444376	126
2B	758	Meall a'Chall	51	NN436403	102
4A	764	Beinn na Caillich	41	NN140628	115
4B	865	Meall a'Bhealaich	42	NN452695	100
5A	828	Glas Mheall Mor	42	NN563673	147
5A	827	Glas Meall a'Chumhainn	42	NN572697	102
5B	898	Bogha-cloiche	42	NN740867	107
6A	899	Beinn a'Chait	43	NN865748	118
6A	853	Bruthach nan Creagan	42	NN750805	101
6A	849	Carn an Fhidleir Lorgaidh	43	NN856874	143
6A	835	Braigh Coire na Conlaich	43	NN939778	110
6A	834	Meall Odhar a'Chire	42	NN796785	143
6B	894	Carn Creagach	43	NO069830	117
6B	887	Sgor Mor	43	NO115825	132
6B	868	Meall a'Choire Bhuidhe	43	NO062710	142
6B	794	Meall Uaine	43	NO110674	146
6B	763	Meall na Spionaig	43	NO001774	137
7A	866	Craig Mellon	44	NO262773	128
7A	850	Hill of Strone	44	NO288729	145
7A	849	Meall an t-Slugain	43	NO184863	116
7A	795	Creag Loisgte	43	NO176868	110
7A	784	Creag nan Leachda	43	NO179886	116
7B	887	Braid Cairn	44	NO426872	122
7B	756	Finbracks	44	NO401703	122
8B	804	Carn Bheadhair	36	NJ055116	134
8B	777	Meall an Lundain	36,43	NO062948	104
9B	892	Corrieyairack Hill	34	NN429995	137
9B	883	Carn Leac	34	NN406977	119
9B	834	Marg na Craige	35	NN620973	149
9B	810	Carn na Laraiche Maoile	35	NH584112	107
9B	787	Creag Dhubh	35	NH728035	110
9B	781	Carn Easgann Bana	34	NH485063	142
9B	764	Creag Mhor	34	NN484973	126
9B	761	Creag a'Chail	34	NN403958	100
9C	819	Meall a'Mheanbh-chruidh	34,41	NN394894	130
10A	899	Am Bathaich	33	NG988075	114
10A	885	Buidhe Bheinn	33	NG963090	122
10B	890	Sgurr Beag	33,40	NM959971	143
10B	849	Aonach Sgoilte	33	NG840027	144
10B	841	Sgurr a'Chlaidheimh	33	NG952030	108
10B	839	Druim Leac a'Shith	33,40	NM868993	126
10C	839	Meall Dubh	34	NN229931	134
10C	826	Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh	34	NN174951	104
10C	761	Meall an Tagraidh	34	NN194940	133
10D	896	Beinn Gharbh	40	NM882876	149
10D	844	Meall an Uillt Chaoil	40	NM931843	100
10D	810	Beinn an Tuim	40	NM929835	147
11A	892	Doire Tana	25	NH218281	103
11A	876	Sgurr na Moraich	33	NG965193	138
12A	890	Sgurr na Muice	25	NH226418	129
12A	854	Garbh-charn	25	NH292410	105
12A	848	Sgurr a'Choire-rainich	25	NH248569	143
13A	866	Na Rathanan	19,24	NG873613	109
13A	806	Baosbheinn East Top	19,24	NG876651	101
13A	761	Carn na Feola	19	NG915612	105
15A	858	Meall Glac an Ruighe	20	NH265861	113
15A	837	Bodach Beag	20	NH354877	133
15B	772	Meall a'Ghrianain	20	NH365775	127
16B	808	Stob Cadha na Beucaich	9	NC325487	123
16D	808	A'Chaoirnichain	16	NC575280	120
17B	895	Gars-bheinn	32	NG468187	121
17B	881	Sgurr Thuilm	32	NG438242	134
17B	869	Bidein Druim nam Ramh	32	NG456239	109
17E	867	A'Chioch	47,48	NM535333	102
18A	870	Beinn Odhar Mhor	40	NM851791	115
18A	869	Druim Fiaclach	40	NM791791	124
18A	751	Diollaid Mhor	40	NM807794	116
18B	803	Druim Garbh	40	NM881683	141
18B	763	Meall Mor	40	NM887727	107
18B	756	Sgorr an Tarmachain	40	NM839714	141
27B	786	Kirriereoch Hill	77	NX420870	149
28B	831	Cramalt Craig	72	NT168247	146
28B	801	Lochcraig Head	79	NT166176	108
30D	750	Diffwys	124	SH661234	148
32A	795	Cribyn	160	SO023213	130
34B	885	Esk Pike	89,90	NY236075	112
34B	859	Crinkle Crags	89,90	NY248048	138
34B	839	Crag Hill	89,90	NY192203	117
34B	783	Glaramara	89,90	NY246104	121
34C	857	Great Dodd	90	NY341205	109
34C	778	Harter Fell	90	NY459093	149
34C	757	Ill Bell	90	NY436077	124
34D	802	Swirl How	89,90	NY272005	120
34D	778	Dow Crag	96,97	SD262977	129
34D	763	Wetherlam	89,90	NY288011	145

Dhumps

Dhumps are Humps of Docharty height that are not Dochartys. There are 182 Dhumps, including little-known hills such as Creag Ghiuthsachan in Glen Feshie and Monadh nam Mial near Aberfeldy, as well as more familiar hills such as Hallival, A'Chir, Curleywee, Cnicht and Yewbarrow. The Docharty Tops include 101 hills from 600 to 609 metres, such as Beinn Tharsuinn Chaol Far West Top in Fisherfield, Hangingstone Hill in Dartmoor, Bulg in Angus, Little Whernside in Yorkshire and Cairnmorris Hill in the Ochils.

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