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A '''County top''' is the highest point of a county. A county top need not be in the heart of a county; many indeed are at the edges, where the county boundary runs over a ridge or watershed. A few are on the border of the county and may be the top of two counties. | A '''County top''' is the highest point of a county. A county top need not be in the heart of a county; many indeed are at the edges, where the county boundary runs over a ridge or watershed. A few are on the border of the county and may be the top of two counties. | ||
The highest of them all is the magnificent Ben Nevis, the highest ground in the British Isles and consequently the county top of [[Inverness-shire]], and the lowest | The highest of them all is the magnificent Ben Nevis, the highest ground in the British Isles and consequently the county top of [[Inverness-shire]], and the lowest [[Bush Ground]] in [[Huntingdonshire]], a county not known for hills. | ||
==County tops of the United Kingdom== | ==County tops of the United Kingdom== | ||
{{county|Inverness-shire}} | |||
[[File:BenNevis2005.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Ben Nevis, Inverness-shire, highest point in the United Kingdom]] | [[File:BenNevis2005.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Ben Nevis, Inverness-shire, highest point in the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[File:Slieve Donard - geograph.org.uk - 1138189.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Slieve Donard, Downshire, highest mountain in Northern Ireland]] | [[File:Slieve Donard - geograph.org.uk - 1138189.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Slieve Donard, Downshire, highest mountain in Northern Ireland]] | ||
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| [[Aberdeenshire]] | | [[Aberdeenshire]] | ||
| [[Ben Macdhui]]* | | [[Ben Macdhui]]* | ||
| 4,295 | | align="right"| 4,295 | ||
| 1,309 | | align="right"| 1,309 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NN988989}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Anglesey]] | | [[Anglesey]] | ||
| [[Holyhead Mountain]] | | [[Holyhead Mountain]] | ||
| 722 | | align="right"| 722 | ||
| 220 | | align="right"| 220 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SH2185882948}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Angus]] | | [[Angus]] | ||
| [[Glas Maol]] | | [[Glas Maol]] | ||
| 3,504 | | align="right"| 3,504 | ||
| 1,068 | | align="right"| 1,068 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NO166765}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Antrim|Antrim]] | | [[County Antrim|Antrim]] | ||
| [[Trostan]] | | [[Trostan]] | ||
| 1,808 | | align="right"| 1,808 | ||
| 551 | | align="right"| 551 | ||
| | | {{map|D17952360}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Argyllshire]] | | [[Argyllshire]] | ||
| [[Bidean nam Bian]] | | [[Bidean nam Bian]] | ||
| 3,773 | | align="right"| 3,773 | ||
| 1,150 | | align="right"| 1,150 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NN143542}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Armagh|Armagh]] | | [[County Armagh|Armagh]] | ||
| [[Slieve Gullion]] | | [[Slieve Gullion]] | ||
| 1,880 | | align="right"| 1,880 | ||
| 573 | | align="right"| 573 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|J024201}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Ayrshire]] | | [[Ayrshire]] | ||
| [[Kirriereoch Hill]] shoulder | | [[Kirriereoch Hill]] shoulder | ||
| 2,565 | | align="right"| 2,565 | ||
| 782 | | align="right"| 782 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NX421870}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Banffshire]] | | [[Banffshire]] | ||
| [[Ben Macdhui]]* | | [[Ben Macdhui]]* | ||
| 4,295 | | align="right"| 4,295 | ||
| 1,309 | | align="right"| 1,309 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NN988989}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Bedfordshire]] | | [[Bedfordshire]] | ||
| [[Dunstable Downs]] | | [[Dunstable Downs]] | ||
| 797 | | align="right"| 797 | ||
| 243 | | align="right"| 243 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|TL0088119424}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Berkshire]] | | [[Berkshire]] | ||
| [[Walbury Hill]] | | [[Walbury Hill]]* | ||
| | | align="right"| 965 | ||
| | | align="right"| 294 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SU374618}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Berwickshire]] | | [[Berwickshire]] | ||
| [[Meikle Says Law]] shoulder | | [[Meikle Says Law]] shoulder | ||
| 1,746 | | align="right"| 1,746 | ||
| 532 | | align="right"| 532 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NT581616}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Brecknockshire]] | | [[Brecknockshire]] | ||
| [[Pen y Fan]] | | [[Pen y Fan]] | ||
| 2,906 | | align="right"| 2,906 | ||
| 886 | | align="right"| 886 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SO0121221588}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Buckinghamshire]] | | [[Buckinghamshire]] | ||
| [[Haddington Hill]] | | [[Haddington Hill]] | ||
| 875 | | align="right"| 875 | ||
| 267 | | align="right"| 267 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SP8907209088}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Buteshire]] | | [[Buteshire]] | ||
| [[Goatfell]] | | [[Goatfell]], Arran | ||
| 2,867 | | align="right"| 2,867 | ||
| 874 | | align="right"| 874 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NR991415}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Caernarfonshire]] | | [[Caernarfonshire]] | ||
| [[Snowdon]] | | [[Snowdon]] | ||
| 3,560 | | align="right"| 3,560 | ||
| 1,085 | | align="right"| 1,085 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SH6098954379}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Caithness]] | | [[Caithness]] | ||
| [[Morven, Caithness|Morven]] | | [[Morven, Caithness|Morven]] | ||
| 2,316 | | align="right"| 2,316 | ||
| 706 | | align="right"| 706 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|ND004285}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Cambridgeshire]] | | [[Cambridgeshire]] | ||
| [[ | | deserted village near<br>[[Castle Camps]] | ||
| | | align="right"| 420 | ||
| | | align="right"| 128 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|TL632418}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Cardiganshire]] | | [[Cardiganshire]] | ||
| [[Plynlimon | | [[Plynlimon]] | ||
| 2,467 | | align="right"| 2,467 | ||
| 752 | | align="right"| 752 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SN7897186945}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Carmarthenshire]] | | [[Carmarthenshire]] | ||
| [[Fan Foel]] | | [[Fan Foel]] | ||
| 2,562 | | align="right"| 2,562 | ||
| 781 | | align="right"| 781 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SN8214022338}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Cheshire]] | | [[Cheshire]] | ||
| [[Black Hill, Peak District|Black Hill]] | | [[Black Hill, Peak District|Black Hill]] | ||
| 1,909 | | align="right"| 1,909 | ||
| 582 | | align="right"| 582 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SE0781604687}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Clackmannanshire]] | | [[Clackmannanshire]] | ||
| [[Ben Cleuch]] | | [[Ben Cleuch]] | ||
| 2,365 | | align="right"| 2,365 | ||
| 721 | | align="right"| 721 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NN902006}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Cornwall]] | | [[Cornwall]] | ||
| [[Brown Willy]] | | [[Brown Willy]] | ||
| 1,378 | | align="right"| 1,378 | ||
| 420 | | align="right"| 420 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SX1587280004}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Cromartyshire]] | | [[Cromartyshire]] | ||
| | | [[Sgùrr Mòr]] | ||
| | | align="right"| 3,642 | ||
| | | align="right"| 1,110 | ||
| | | {{map|NH203718}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Cumberland]] | | [[Cumberland]] | ||
| [[Scafell Pike]] | | [[Scafell Pike]] | ||
| 3,209 | | align="right"| 3,209 | ||
| 978 | | align="right"| 978 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NY2154207217}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Denbighshire]] | | [[Denbighshire]] | ||
| [[Cadair Berwyn]] | | [[Cadair Berwyn]] south summit | ||
| 2,726 | | align="right"| 2,726 | ||
| 830 | | align="right"| 830 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SJ0716532355}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Derbyshire]] | | [[Derbyshire]] | ||
| [[Kinder Scout]] | | [[Kinder Scout]] | ||
| 2,087 | | align="right"| 2,087 | ||
| 636 | | align="right"| 636 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SK0851887520}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Devon]] | | [[Devon]] | ||
| [[High Willhays]] | | [[High Willhays]] | ||
| 2,037 | | align="right"| 2,037 | ||
| 621 | | align="right"| 621 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SX5802389203}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dorset]] | | [[Dorset]] | ||
| [[Lewesdon Hill]] | | [[Lewesdon Hill]] | ||
| 915 | | align="right"| 915 | ||
| 279 | | align="right"| 279 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|ST4377801172}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Down|Down]] | | [[County Down|Down]] | ||
| [[Slieve Donard]] | | [[Slieve Donard]] | ||
| 2,789 | | align="right"| 2,789 | ||
| 850 | | align="right"| 850 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|J357276}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dumfriesshire]] | | [[Dumfriesshire]] | ||
| [[White Coomb]] | | [[White Coomb]] | ||
| 2,694 | | align="right"| 2,694 | ||
| 821 | | align="right"| 821 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NT163151}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Dunbartonshire]] | | [[Dunbartonshire]] | ||
| [[Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond)|Ben Vorlich]] | | [[Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond)|Ben Vorlich]] | ||
| 3,094 | | align="right"| 3,094 | ||
| 943 | | align="right"| 943 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NN295124}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Durham|Durham]] | | [[County Durham|Durham]] | ||
| [[Burnhope Seat]] | | [[Burnhope Seat]] | ||
| 2,447 | | align="right"| 2,447 | ||
| 746 | | align="right"| 746 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NY7879037536}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[East Lothian]] | | [[East Lothian]] | ||
| [[Meikle Says Law]] | | [[Meikle Says Law]] | ||
| 1,755 | | align="right"| 1,755 | ||
| 535 | | align="right"| 535 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NT581617}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Essex]] | | [[Essex]] | ||
| [[Chrishall Common]] | | High Wood, [[Chrishall Common]] | ||
| 482 | | align="right"| 482 | ||
| 147 | | align="right"| 147 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|TL4430136202}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Fermanagh]] | | [[Fermanagh]] | ||
| [[Cuilcagh]]* | | [[Cuilcagh]]* | ||
| 2,182 | | align="right"| 2,182 | ||
| 665 | | align="right"| 665 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|H123280}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Fife]] | | [[Fife]] | ||
| [[West Lomond]] | | [[West Lomond]] | ||
| 1,713 | | align="right"| 1,713 | ||
| 522 | | align="right"| 522 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NO197066}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Flintshire]] | | [[Flintshire]] | ||
| [[Moel Famau]] | | [[Moel Famau]] | ||
| 1,817 | | align="right"| 1,817 | ||
| 555 | | align="right"| 555 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SJ1610962667}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Glamorgan]] | | [[Glamorgan]] | ||
| [[Craig y Llyn]] | | [[Craig y Llyn]] | ||
| 1,969 | | align="right"| 1,969 | ||
| 600 | | align="right"| 600 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SN9068903156}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Gloucestershire]] | | [[Gloucestershire]] | ||
| [[Cleeve Hill]] | | [[Cleeve Hill]] | ||
| 1,082 | | align="right"| 1,082 | ||
| 330 | | align="right"| 330 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SO9969624599}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Hampshire]] | | [[Hampshire]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Walbury Hill]]* | ||
| | | align="right"| 974 | ||
| | | align="right"| 297 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SU3734861631}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Herefordshire]] | | [[Herefordshire]] | ||
| [[Black Mountain]] | | [[Black Mountain, Black Mountains|Black Mountain]] | ||
| 2, | | align="right"| 2,306 | ||
| | | align="right"| 703 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SO2558835051}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Hertfordshire]] | | [[Hertfordshire]] | ||
| [[Pavis Wood]] | | [[Pavis Wood]] | ||
| 800 | | align="right"| 800 | ||
| 244 | | align="right"| 244 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SP9142009190}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Huntingdonshire]] | | [[Huntingdonshire]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Bush Ground]], [[Covington]] | ||
| 263 | | align="right"| 263 | ||
| 80 | | align="right"| 80 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|TL0472071050}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Inverness-shire]] | | [[Inverness-shire]] | ||
| [[Ben Nevis]] | | [[Ben Nevis]] | ||
| 4,409 | | align="right"| 4,409 | ||
| 1,344 | | align="right"| 1,344 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NN166712}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kent]] | | [[Kent]] | ||
| [[Betsom's Hill]] | | [[Betsom's Hill]] | ||
| 823 | | align="right"| 823 | ||
| 251 | | align="right"| 251 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|TQ4355556332}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kincardineshire]] | | [[Kincardineshire]] | ||
| [[Mount Battock]] | | [[Mount Battock]] | ||
| 2,552 | | align="right"| 2,552 | ||
| 778 | | align="right"| 778 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NO549844}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kinross-shire]] | | [[Kinross-shire]] | ||
| [[Innerdouny Hill]] | | [[Innerdouny Hill]] | ||
| 1,631 | | align="right"| 1,631 | ||
| 497 | | align="right"| 497 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NO032073}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kirkcudbrightshire]] | | [[Kirkcudbrightshire]] | ||
| [[Merrick]] | | [[Merrick]] | ||
| 2,766 | | align="right"| 2,766 | ||
| 843 | | align="right"| 843 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NX427855}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Lanarkshire]] | | [[Lanarkshire]] | ||
| [[Culter Fell]] | | [[Culter Fell]] | ||
| 2,454 | | align="right"| 2,454 | ||
| 748 | | align="right"| 748 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NT052290}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Lancashire]] | | [[Lancashire]] | ||
| [[Old Man of Coniston|Coniston Old Man]] | | [[Old Man of Coniston|Coniston Old Man]]<ref>[[Lancashire]]'s county top is believed to be the [[Old Man of Coniston]] but a claim is also made for nearby [[Swirl How]], which is a few feet lower or higher, depending on exact measurement and perhaps on whether the cairn at the summit of the Old Man is included.</ref> | ||
| 2,634 | | align="right"| 2,634 | ||
| 803 | | align="right"| 803 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SD2723797827}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Leicestershire]] | | [[Leicestershire]] | ||
| [[Bardon Hill]] | | [[Bardon Hill]] | ||
| 912 | | align="right"| 912 | ||
| 278 | | align="right"| 278 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SK4599213199}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Lincolnshire]] | | [[Lincolnshire]] | ||
| [[Wolds Top|Normanby Top]], The Wolds | | [[Wolds Top|Normanby Top]], The Wolds | ||
| 551 | | align="right"| 551 | ||
| 168 | | align="right"| 168 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|TF1211096470}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Londonderry|Londonderry]] | | [[County Londonderry|Londonderry]] | ||
| [[Sawel Mountain]]* | | [[Sawel Mountain]]* | ||
| 2,224 | | align="right"| 2,224 | ||
| 678 | | align="right"| 678 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|H618973}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Merionethshire]] | | [[Merionethshire]] | ||
| [[Aran Fawddwy]] | | [[Aran Fawddwy]] | ||
| 2,969 | | align="right"| 2,969 | ||
| 905 | | align="right"| 905 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SH8627222386}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Middlesex]] | | [[Middlesex]] | ||
| [[Bushey Heath]] | | [[Bushey Heath]] | ||
| 509 | | align="right"| 509 | ||
| 155 | | align="right"| 155 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|TQ1523593970}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Midlothian]] | | [[Midlothian]] | ||
| [[Blackhope Scar]] | | [[Blackhope Scar]] | ||
| 2,136 | | align="right"| 2,136 | ||
| 651 | | align="right"| 651 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NT315483}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Monmouthshire]] | | [[Monmouthshire]] | ||
| [[Chwarel y Fan]] | | [[Chwarel y Fan]] | ||
| 2,228 | | align="right"| 2,228 | ||
| 680 | | align="right"| 680 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SO2581929416}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Montgomeryshire]] | | [[Montgomeryshire]] | ||
| [[Moel Sych]] | | [[Moel Sych]] | ||
| 2,726 | | align="right"| 2,726 | ||
| 827 | | align="right"| 827 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SJ0663231863}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Morayshire]] | | [[Morayshire]] | ||
| [[Carn a' Ghille Chearr]] | | [[Carn a' Ghille Chearr]] | ||
| 2,329 | | align="right"| 2,329 | ||
| 710 | | align="right"| 710 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NJ139298}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Nairnshire]] | | [[Nairnshire]] | ||
| [[Carn Glas-choire]] | | [[Carn Glas-choire]] | ||
| | | align="right"| 2,162 | ||
| 2,162 | | align="right"| 659 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NH891291}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Norfolk]] | | [[Norfolk]] | ||
| [[Beacon Hill, Norfolk|Beacon Hill]] | | [[Beacon Hill, Norfolk|Beacon Hill]] | ||
| 343 | | align="right"| 343 | ||
| 105 | | align="right"| 105 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|TG1835941425}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Northamptonshire]] | | [[Northamptonshire]] | ||
| [[Arbury Hill]] | | [[Arbury Hill]] | ||
| 738 | | align="right"| 738 | ||
| 225 | | align="right"| 225 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SP5401558770}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Northumberland]] | | [[Northumberland]] | ||
| [[The Cheviot]] | | [[The Cheviot]] | ||
| 2,674 | | align="right"| 2,674 | ||
| 815 | | align="right"| 815 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NT9090420522}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Nottinghamshire]] | | [[Nottinghamshire]] | ||
| [[ | | Newtonwood Lane, near [[Huthwaite]] | ||
| | | align="right"| 671 | ||
| | | align="right"| 205 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SK45626065}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Orkney]] | | [[Orkney]] | ||
| [[Ward Hill, Hoy | | [[Ward Hill, Hoy]] | ||
| 1,578 | | align="right"| 1,578 | ||
| 481 | | align="right"| 481 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|HY228022}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Oxfordshire]] | | [[Oxfordshire]] | ||
| [[Bald Hill, Oxfordshire|Bald Hill]] | | [[Bald Hill, Oxfordshire|Bald Hill]] | ||
| 843 | | align="right"| 843 | ||
| 257 | | align="right"| 257 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SU7288595775}}? | ||
|- | |||
| [[Peeblesshire]] | |||
| [[Broad Law]] | |||
| align="right"| 2,756 | |||
| align="right"| 840 | |||
| {{map|NT146235}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Pembrokeshire]] | | [[Pembrokeshire]] | ||
| [[Foel Cwmcerwyn]] | | [[Foel Cwmcerwyn]] | ||
| 1,760 | | align="right"| 1,760 | ||
| 536 | | align="right"| 536 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SN0940931161}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Perthshire]] | | [[Perthshire]] | ||
| [[Ben Lawers]] | | [[Ben Lawers]] | ||
| 3,983 | | align="right"| 3,983 | ||
| 1,214 | | align="right"| 1,214 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NN635414}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Radnorshire]] | | [[Radnorshire]] | ||
| [[Great Rhos]] | | [[Great Rhos]] | ||
| 2,166 | | align="right"| 2,166 | ||
| 660 | | align="right"| 660 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SO1821963902}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Renfrewshire]] | | [[Renfrewshire]] | ||
| [[Hill of Stake]] | | [[Hill of Stake]] | ||
| 1,713 | | align="right"| 1,713 | ||
| 522 | | align="right"| 522 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NS273630}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Ross-shire]] | | [[Ross-shire]] | ||
| [[Carn Eige]] | | [[Carn Eige]] | ||
| 3,881 | | align="right"| 3,881 | ||
| 1,183 | | align="right"| 1,183 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NH123261}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Roxburghshire]] | | [[Roxburghshire]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Cairn Hill, Northumberland#West Top|Cairn Hill West Top]] | ||
| 2, | | align="right"| 2,438 | ||
| | | align="right"| 743 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NT895193}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Rutland]] | | [[Rutland]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Flitteris Park]] | ||
| 646 | | align="right"| 646 | ||
| 197 | | align="right"| 197 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SK8270808533}} | ||
|- | |||
| [[Selkirkshire]] | |||
| [[Dun Rig]] | |||
| align="right"| 2,441 | |||
| align="right"| 840 | |||
| {{map|NT254315}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Shetland]] | | [[Shetland]] | ||
| [[Ronas Hill]] | | [[Ronas Hill]] | ||
| 1,476 | | align="right"| 1,476 | ||
| 450 | | align="right"| 450 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|HU305834}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Shropshire]] | | [[Shropshire]] | ||
| [[Brown Clee Hill]] | | [[Brown Clee Hill]] | ||
| 1,772 | | align="right"| 1,772 | ||
| 540 | | align="right"| 540 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SO5936686556}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Somerset]] | | [[Somerset]] | ||
| [[Dunkery Beacon]] | | [[Dunkery Beacon]] | ||
| 1,702 | | align="right"| 1,702 | ||
| 519 | | align="right"| 519 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SS8914341587}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Staffordshire]] | | [[Staffordshire]] | ||
| [[Cheeks Hill]] | | [[Cheeks Hill]] | ||
| 1,705 | | align="right"| 1,705 | ||
| 520 | | align="right"| 520 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SK0260969904}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Stirlingshire]] | | [[Stirlingshire]] | ||
| [[Ben Lomond]] | | [[Ben Lomond]] | ||
| 3,196 | | align="right"| 3,196 | ||
| 974 | | align="right"| 974 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NN367028}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Suffolk]] | | [[Suffolk]] | ||
| [[ | | Great Wood, [[Rede]] | ||
| 420 | | align="right"| 420 | ||
| 128 | | align="right"| 128 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|TL7869055863}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Surrey]] | | [[Surrey]] | ||
| [[Leith Hill]] | | [[Leith Hill]] | ||
| 965 | | align="right"| 965 | ||
| 294 | | align="right"| 294 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|TQ1394943162}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Sussex]] | | [[Sussex]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Black Down, Sussex|Black Down]] | ||
| 918 | | align="right"| 918 | ||
| 280 | | align="right"| 280 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SU9193529613}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Sutherland]] | | [[Sutherland]] | ||
| [[Ben More Assynt]] | | [[Ben More Assynt]] | ||
| 3,274 | | align="right"| 3,274 | ||
| 998 | | align="right"| 998 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NC318201}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Tyrone]] | | [[Tyrone]] | ||
| [[Sawel Mountain]]* | | [[Sawel Mountain]]* | ||
| 2,224 | | align="right"| 2,224 | ||
| 678 | | align="right"| 678 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|H618973}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Warwickshire]] | | [[Warwickshire]] | ||
| [[Ebrington Hill]] | | [[Ebrington Hill]] shoulder<ref>The very top of Ebrington Hill is in Gloucestershire; Warwickshire's highest point is at the county border some yards to the SE</ref>, [[Ilmington]] | ||
| | | align="right"| 853 | ||
| | | align="right"| 260 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SP187425}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[West Lothian]] | | [[West Lothian]] | ||
| [[Cairnpapple Hill]] (South Top) | | [[Cairnpapple Hill]] (South Top)<ref>West Lothian: possibly [[The Knock]] at 1,023 feet</ref> | ||
| 1,024 | | align="right"| 1,024 | ||
| 312 | | align="right"| 312 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NS987711}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Westmorland]] | | [[Westmorland]] | ||
| [[Helvellyn]] | | [[Helvellyn]] | ||
| {{ | | align="right"| 3,117 | ||
| align="right"| 950 | |||
| {{map|NY3426015090}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Wigtownshire]] | | [[Wigtownshire]] | ||
| [[Craigairie Fell]] | | [[Craigairie Fell]] | ||
| 1,056 | | align="right"| 1,056 | ||
| 322 | | align="right"| 322 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NX236736}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Wiltshire]] | | [[Wiltshire]] | ||
| [[Milk Hill]] | | [[Milk Hill]] | ||
| 967 | | align="right"| 967 | ||
| 295 | | align="right"| 295 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SU1041564341}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Worcestershire]] | | [[Worcestershire]] | ||
| [[Worcestershire Beacon]] | | [[Worcestershire Beacon]] | ||
| 1,394 | | align="right"| 1,394 | ||
| 425 | | align="right"| 425 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SO7688445223}} | ||
|- | |||
| [[Yorkshire]] | |||
| [[Mickle Fell]] | |||
| align="right"| 2,585 | |||
| align="right"| 788 | |||
| {{map|NY8058224534}} | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
===Yorkshire Riding Tops=== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid grey;" cellpadding="2" | |||
! width="23%" | Riding | |||
! width="30%" | Hill | |||
! Height (ft) | |||
! Height (m) | |||
! Grid reference | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | [[East Riding of Yorkshire|East Riding]] | ||
| [[Bishop Wilton Wold]] | | [[Bishop Wilton Wold]] | ||
| 807 | | align="right"| 807 | ||
| 246 | | align="right"| 246 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SE8218257026}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | [[North Riding of Yorkshire|North Riding]] | ||
| [[Mickle Fell]] | | [[Mickle Fell]] | ||
| 2,585 | | align="right"| 2,585 | ||
| 788 | | align="right"| 788 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|NY8058224534}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | [[West Riding of Yorkshire|West Riding]] | ||
| [[Whernside]] | | [[Whernside]] | ||
| 2,415 | | align="right"| 2,415 | ||
| 736 | | align="right"| 736 | ||
| {{ | | {{map|SD7385081415}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
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![[Counties of the Republic of Ireland|County]] | ![[Counties of the Republic of Ireland|County]] | ||
!Hill | !Hill | ||
!Height (ft) | |||
!Height (m) | !Height (m) | ||
!Grid reference | !Grid reference | ||
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|- valign="left" | |- valign="left" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Carlow|Carlow]] | |width="23%"|[[County Carlow|Carlow]] | ||
| [[Mount Leinster]]* | | [[Mount Leinster]]* | ||
| 796 | | align="right"| 2,612 | ||
| | | align="right"| 796 | ||
| {{map|S844528}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Cavan|Cavan]] | | [[County Cavan|Cavan]] | ||
| [[Cuilcagh]]* | | [[Cuilcagh]]* | ||
| 665 | | align="right"| 2,182 | ||
| | | align="right"| 665 | ||
| {{map|H123280}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[County Clare|Clare]] | |||
| [[Moylussa]] | |||
| align="right"| 1,745 | |||
| align="right"| 532 | |||
| {{map|R64837593}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Cork|Cork]] | | [[County Cork|Cork]] | ||
| [[Knockboy]] | | [[Knockboy]] | ||
| 706 | | align="right"| 2,316 | ||
| | | align="right"| 706 | ||
| {{map|W00486206}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Donegal|Donegal]] | | [[County Donegal|Donegal]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Errigal]] | ||
| 751 | | align="right"| 2,464 | ||
| | | align="right"| 751 | ||
| {{map|B92832078}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Dublin|Dublin]] | | [[County Dublin|Dublin]] | ||
| [[Kippure]] | | [[Kippure]] | ||
| 757 | | align="right"| 2,484 | ||
| | | align="right"| 757 | ||
| {{map|O11581546}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Galway|Galway]] | | [[County Galway|Galway]] | ||
| [[Benbaun]] | | [[Benbaun]] | ||
| | | align="right"| 2,392 | ||
| | | align="right"| 729 | ||
| | | {{map|L78565390}} | ||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Kerry|Kerry]] | | [[County Kerry|Kerry]] | ||
| [[Carrauntoohil]] | | [[Carrauntoohil]] | ||
| | | align="right"| 3,406 | ||
| | | align="right"| 1,038 | ||
| {{map|V80368442}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Kildare|Kildare]] | | [[County Kildare|Kildare]] | ||
| [[Cupidstown Hill]] | | [[Cupidstown Hill]] | ||
| 379 | | align="right"| 1,243 | ||
| | | align="right"| 379 | ||
| {{map|O00572060}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Kilkenny|Kilkenny]] | | [[County Kilkenny|Kilkenny]] | ||
| [[Brandon Hill]] | | [[Brandon Hill]] | ||
| 515 | | align="right"| 1,690 | ||
| | | align="right"| 515 | ||
| {{map|Q460116}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Laois|Laois]] | | [[County Laois|Laois]] | ||
| [[Arderin]]* | | [[Arderin]]* | ||
| 527 | | align="right"| 1,729 | ||
| | | align="right"| 527 | ||
| {{map|S23259890}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[County Leitrim|Leitrim]] | |||
| [[Truskmore Cairn]] | |||
| align="right"| 2,070 | |||
| align="right"| 631 | |||
| {{map|G759473}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Limerick|Limerick]] | | [[County Limerick|Limerick]] | ||
| [[Galtymore]]* | | [[Galtymore]]* | ||
| 919 | | align="right"| 3,015 | ||
| | | align="right"| 919 | ||
| {{map|R87852379}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Longford|Longford]] | | [[County Longford|Longford]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Corn Hill]] | ||
| 278 | | align="right"| 912 | ||
| | | align="right"| 278 | ||
| {{map|N187841}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[County Louth|Louth]] | |||
| [[Slieve Foy]] | |||
| align="right"| 1,932 | |||
| align="right"| 589 | |||
| {{map|J16901193}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Mayo|Mayo]] | | [[County Mayo|Mayo]] | ||
| [[Mweelrea]] | | [[Mweelrea]] | ||
| 814 | | align="right"| 2,671 | ||
| | | align="right"| 814 | ||
| {{map|L789668}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[ | | [[Meath]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Carnbane East]] | ||
| | | align="right"| 915 | ||
| | | align="right"| 279 | ||
| {{map|N585775}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Monaghan|Monaghan]] | | [[County Monaghan|Monaghan]] | ||
| [[Slieve Beagh]] | | [[Slieve Beagh]] East Top | ||
| 373 | | align="right"| 1,224 | ||
| | | align="right"| 373 | ||
| {{map|H532435}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Offaly|Offaly]] | | [[County Offaly|Offaly]] | ||
| [[Arderin]]* | | [[Arderin]]* | ||
| 527 | | align="right"| 1,729 | ||
| | | align="right"| 527 | ||
| {{map|S23259890}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Roscommon|Roscommon]] | | [[County Roscommon|Roscommon]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Corrie Mountain]] SE Top | ||
| 422 | | align="right"| 1,385 | ||
| | | align="right"| 422 | ||
| {{map|G901202}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Sligo|Sligo]] | | [[County Sligo|Sligo]] | ||
| [[Truskmore]] | | [[Truskmore]] | ||
| 647 | | align="right"| 2,123 | ||
| | | align="right"| 647 | ||
| {{map|G759473}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Tipperary|Tipperary]] | | [[County Tipperary|Tipperary]] | ||
| [[Galtymore]]* | | [[Galtymore]]* | ||
| 919 | | align="right"| 3,015 | ||
| | | align="right"| 919 | ||
| {{map|R87852379}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Waterford|Waterford]] | | [[County Waterford|Waterford]] | ||
| [[Knockmealdown]] | | [[Knockmealdown]] | ||
| 794 | | align="right"| 2,605 | ||
| | | align="right"| 794 | ||
| {{map|S058084}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Westmeath]] | | [[Westmeath]] | ||
| [[Mullaghmeen]] | | [[Mullaghmeen]] | ||
| 261 | | align="right"| 856 | ||
| | | align="right"| 261 | ||
| {{map|N469793}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Wexford|Wexford]] | | [[County Wexford|Wexford]] | ||
| [[Mount Leinster]]* | | [[Mount Leinster]]* | ||
| 796 | | align="right"| 2,612 | ||
| | | align="right"| 796 | ||
| {{map|S844528}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[County Wicklow|Wicklow]] | | [[County Wicklow|Wicklow]] | ||
| [[Lugnaquilla]] | | [[Lugnaquilla]] | ||
| 925 | | align="right"| 3,035 | ||
| | | align="right"| 925 | ||
| {{map|T032917}} | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Territory tops== | |||
[[File:Mount Paget.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Mount Paget, South Georgia]] | |||
The following lists the highest point in each of the [[British overseas territory|British overseas territories]] and [[Crown dependency|Crown dependencies]]. | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid grey;" cellpadding="2" | |||
! Territory | |||
! Hill ''(& island)'' | |||
! Height (ft) | |||
! Location | |||
|- | |||
|[[Akrotiri and Dhekelia]] | |||
| Lane junction on [[Kyparissovounos]] | |||
| align="right"| 951 | |||
|{{googlemap|34.70556|32.838333}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Anguilla]] | |||
|Crocus Hill | |||
| align="right"| 213 | |||
||{{googlemap|18.212|-630706}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Bermuda]] | |||
|[[Town Hill, Bermuda|Town Hill]] | |||
| align="right"| 249 | |||
||{{googlemap|32.31667|-64.7333}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[British Antarctic Territory]] | |||
|[[Mount Hope]]<br> | |||
''(Palmer Land)'' | |||
| align="right"| 10,626 | |||
||{{googlemap|-69.766667|-64.566667}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[British Indian Ocean Territory]] | |||
|(unnamed)<br> | |||
''[[Diego Garcia]]'' | |||
| align="right"| 49 | |||
||{{googlemap|-7.3|72.4}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[British Virgin Islands]] | |||
|[[Mount Sage]]<br> | |||
''[[Tortola]]'' | |||
| align="right"| 1,709 | |||
||{{googlemap|18.4|-64.65}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Cayman Islands]] | |||
|The Bluff, limestone outcrop<br> | |||
''[[Cayman Brac]]'' | |||
| align="right"| 141 | |||
||{{googlemap|19.73528|-79.73583}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Falkland Islands]] | |||
|[[Mount Usborne]]<br> | |||
''[[East Falkland]]'' | |||
| align="right"| 2,313 | |||
||{{googlemap|-51.69722|-58.83444}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Gibraltar]] | |||
|[[O'Hara's Battery]] | |||
| align="right"| 1,398 | |||
||{{googlemap|36.12833|-5.34417}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Bailiwick of Guernsey|Guernsey, Bailiwick of]] | |||
|[[Le Moulin]]<br> | |||
''[[Sark]]'' | |||
| align="right"| 375 | |||
||{{googlemap|49.43583|-2.360833}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Isle of Man]] | |||
|[[Snaefell]] | |||
| align="right"| 2,034 | |||
|{{map|SC397881}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Bailiwick of Jersey|Jersey, Bailiwick of]] | |||
| [[Les Platons]]<br> | |||
''[[Jersey]]'' | |||
| align="right"| 469 | |||
||{{googlemap|49.24778|-2.105}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Montserrat]] | |||
|[[Chances Peak]] | |||
| align="right"| 3,002 | |||
||{{googlemap|16.7111|-62.17722}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Pitcairn Islands]] | |||
|[[Pawala Valley Ridge]]<br> | |||
''Pitcairn'' | |||
| align="right"| 1,138 | |||
||{{googlemap|-25.06667|-130.11667}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands|South Georgia and<br>the South Sandwich Islands]] | |||
|[[Mount Paget]]<br> | |||
''[[South Georgia]]'' | |||
| align="right"| 9,629 | |||
||{{googlemap|-54.4333|-36.55}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha|St Helena, Ascension and<br>Tristan da Cunha]] | |||
|[[Queen Mary's Peak]]<br> | |||
''[[Tristan da Cunha]]'' | |||
| align="right"| 6,765 | |||
||{{googlemap|-37.091667|-12.28333}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Turks and Caicos Islands]] | |||
| [[Flamingo Hill]]<ref>B Naqqi Manco: [http://www.timespub.tc/2012/01/the-hills-are-alive/ ''The Hills Are Alive''] - The Times of the Islands, Winter 2011/2012</ref><br> | |||
''[[East Caicos]]'' | |||
| align="right"| 157 | |||
|{{googlemap|21.716667|-71.550003}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
*[http://wildthinguk.co.uk/mountain-walking/county-tops/ Map of the County Tops] on ''WildþingUK'' | |||
*[http://www.historiccountiestrust.co.uk/hct_key_facts.htm County Descriptions] - The Historic Counties Trust | |||
*[http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/CountyTopsHistoric.php ''Hill Bagging''] - Historic County Tops | *[http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/CountyTopsHistoric.php ''Hill Bagging''] - Historic County Tops | ||
*[http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/CountyHistory.htm ''Hill Bagging''] – ''English Counties''; The Mountains of England and Wales, Simon Edwardes | *[http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/CountyHistory.htm ''Hill Bagging''] – ''English Counties''; The Mountains of England and Wales, Simon Edwardes | ||
== | ==Footnotes and references== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:County tops| ]] |
Latest revision as of 15:25, 22 August 2021
A County top is the highest point of a county. A county top need not be in the heart of a county; many indeed are at the edges, where the county boundary runs over a ridge or watershed. A few are on the border of the county and may be the top of two counties.
The highest of them all is the magnificent Ben Nevis, the highest ground in the British Isles and consequently the county top of Inverness-shire, and the lowest Bush Ground in Huntingdonshire, a county not known for hills.
County tops of the United Kingdom
A top which is the highest point in two different counties has an asterisk; *
Yorkshire Riding Tops
Riding | Hill | Height (ft) | Height (m) | Grid reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
East Riding | Bishop Wilton Wold | 807 | 246 | SE8218257026 |
North Riding | Mickle Fell | 2,585 | 788 | NY8058224534 |
West Riding | Whernside | 2,415 | 736 | SD7385081415 |
County tops of the Republic of Ireland
In the Irish Republic, nine Counties share a highest point with another county, whether a British or Irish county, and these are marked with an asterisk; *
Territory tops
The following lists the highest point in each of the British overseas territories and Crown dependencies.
Outside links
- Map of the County Tops on WildþingUK
- County Descriptions - The Historic Counties Trust
- Hill Bagging - Historic County Tops
- Hill Bagging – English Counties; The Mountains of England and Wales, Simon Edwardes
Footnotes and references
- ↑ Lancashire's county top is believed to be the Old Man of Coniston but a claim is also made for nearby Swirl How, which is a few feet lower or higher, depending on exact measurement and perhaps on whether the cairn at the summit of the Old Man is included.
- ↑ The very top of Ebrington Hill is in Gloucestershire; Warwickshire's highest point is at the county border some yards to the SE
- ↑ West Lothian: possibly The Knock at 1,023 feet
- ↑ B Naqqi Manco: The Hills Are Alive - The Times of the Islands, Winter 2011/2012