County top

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

Ben Nevis, Inverness-shire, highest point in the United Kingdom

Slieve Donard, Downshire, highest mountain in Northern Ireland

Brown Willy, Cornwall

Leith Hill, Surrey

A top which is the highest point in two different counties has an asterisk; *

County	Hill	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Grid reference
Aberdeenshire	Ben Macdhui*	4,295	1,309	NN988989
Anglesey	Holyhead Mountain	722	220	SH2185882948
Angus	Glas Maol	3,504	1,068	NO166765
Antrim	Trostan	1,808	551	[ D17952360]
Argyllshire	Bidean nam Bian	3,773	1,150	NN143542
Armagh	Slieve Gullion	1,880	573	[ J024201]
Ayrshire	Kirriereoch Hill shoulder	2,565	782	NX421870
Banffshire	Ben Macdhui*	4,295	1,309	NN988989
Bedfordshire	Dunstable Downs	797	243	TL0088119424
Berkshire	Walbury Hill*	965	294	SU374618
Berwickshire	Meikle Says Law shoulder	1,746	532	NT581616
Brecknockshire	Pen y Fan	2,906	886	SO0121221588
Buckinghamshire	Haddington Hill	875	267	SP8907209088
Buteshire	Goatfell, Arran	2,867	874	NR991415
Caernarfonshire	Snowdon	3,560	1,085	SH6098954379
Caithness	Morven	2,316	706	ND004285
Cambridgeshire	deserted village near Castle Camps	420	128	TL632418
Cardiganshire	Plynlimon	2,467	752	SN7897186945
Carmarthenshire	Fan Foel	2,562	781	SN8214022338
Cheshire	Black Hill	1,909	582	SE0781604687
Clackmannanshire	Ben Cleuch	2,365	721	NN902006
Cornwall	Brown Willy	1,378	420	SX1587280004
Cromartyshire	Sgùrr Mòr	3,642	1,110	NH203718
Cumberland	Scafell Pike	3,209	978	NY2154207217
Denbighshire	Cadair Berwyn south summit	2,726	830	SJ0716532355
Derbyshire	Kinder Scout	2,087	636	SK0851887520
Devon	High Willhays	2,037	621	SX5802389203
Dorset	Lewesdon Hill	915	279	ST4377801172
Down	Slieve Donard	2,789	850	[ J357276]
Dumfriesshire	White Coomb	2,694	821	NT163151
Dunbartonshire	Ben Vorlich	3,094	943	NN295124
Durham	Burnhope Seat	2,447	746	NY7879037536
East Lothian	Meikle Says Law	1,755	535	NT581617
Essex	High Wood, Chrishall Common	482	147	TL4430136202
Fermanagh	Cuilcagh*	2,182	665	[ H123280]
Fife	West Lomond	1,713	522	NO197066
Flintshire	Moel Famau	1,817	555	SJ1610962667
Glamorgan	Craig y Llyn	1,969	600	SN9068903156
Gloucestershire	Cleeve Hill	1,082	330	SO9969624599
Hampshire	Walbury Hill*	974	297	SU3734861631
Herefordshire	Black Mountain	2,306	703	SO2558835051
Hertfordshire	Pavis Wood	800	244	SP9142009190
Huntingdonshire	Bush Ground, Covington	263	80	TL0472071050
Inverness-shire	Ben Nevis	4,409	1,344	NN166712
Kent	Betsom's Hill	823	251	TQ4355556332
Kincardineshire	Mount Battock	2,552	778	NO549844
Kinross-shire	Innerdouny Hill	1,631	497	NO032073
Kirkcudbrightshire	Merrick	2,766	843	NX427855
Lanarkshire	Culter Fell	2,454	748	NT052290
Lancashire	Coniston Old Man	2,634	803	SD2723797827
Leicestershire	Bardon Hill	912	278	SK4599213199
Lincolnshire	Normanby Top, The Wolds	551	168	TF1211096470
Londonderry	Sawel Mountain*	2,224	678	[ H618973]
Merionethshire	Aran Fawddwy	2,969	905	SH8627222386
Middlesex	Bushey Heath	509	155	TQ1523593970
Midlothian	Blackhope Scar	2,136	651	NT315483
Monmouthshire	Chwarel y Fan	2,228	680	SO2581929416
Montgomeryshire	Moel Sych	2,726	827	SJ0663231863
Morayshire	Carn a' Ghille Chearr	2,329	710	NJ139298
Nairnshire	Carn Glas-choire	2,162	659	NH891291
Norfolk	Beacon Hill	343	105	TG1835941425
Northamptonshire	Arbury Hill	738	225	SP5401558770
Northumberland	The Cheviot	2,674	815	NT9090420522
Nottinghamshire	Newtonwood Lane, near Huthwaite	671	205	SK45626065
Orkney	Ward Hill, Hoy	1,578	481	HY228022
Oxfordshire	Bald Hill	843	257	SU7288595775?
Peeblesshire	Broad Law	2,756	840	NT146235
Pembrokeshire	Foel Cwmcerwyn	1,760	536	SN0940931161
Perthshire	Ben Lawers	3,983	1,214	NN635414
Radnorshire	Great Rhos	2,166	660	SO1821963902
Renfrewshire	Hill of Stake	1,713	522	NS273630
Ross-shire	Carn Eige	3,881	1,183	NH123261
Roxburghshire	Cairn Hill West Top	2,438	743	NT895193
Rutland	Flitteris Park	646	197	SK8270808533
Shetland	Ronas Hill	1,476	450	HU305834
Selkirkshire	Dun Rig	2,441	840	NT254315
Shropshire	Brown Clee Hill	1,772	540	SO5936686556
Somerset	Dunkery Beacon	1,702	519	SS8914341587
Staffordshire	Cheeks Hill	1,705	520	SK0260969904
Stirlingshire	Ben Lomond	3,196	974	NN367028
Suffolk	Great Wood, Rede	420	128	TL7869055863
Surrey	Leith Hill	965	294	TQ1394943162
Sussex	Black Down	918	280	SU9193529613
Sutherland	Ben More Assynt	3,274	998	NC318201
Tyrone	Sawel Mountain*	2,224	678	[ H618973]
Warwickshire	Ebrington Hill shoulder, Ilmington	853	260	SP187425
West Lothian	Cairnpapple Hill (South Top)	1,024	312	NS987711
Westmorland	Helvellyn	3,117	950	NY3426015090
Wigtownshire	Craigairie Fell	1,056	322	NX236736
Wiltshire	Milk Hill	967	295	SU1041564341
Worcestershire	Worcestershire Beacon	1,394	425	SO7688445223
Yorkshire	Mickle Fell	2,585	788	NY8058224534

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; *

Carrauntoohil, County Kerry; the highest mountain in Munster and all Ireland

Lugnaquilla, County Wicklow. The highest mountain in Leinster

Mweelrea, County Mayo. The highest mountain in Connaught

County	Hill	Height (ft)	Height (m)	Grid reference
Carlow	Mount Leinster*	2,612	796	[ S844528]
Cavan	Cuilcagh*	2,182	665	[ H123280]
Clare	Moylussa	1,745	532	[ R64837593]
Cork	Knockboy	2,316	706	[ W00486206]
Donegal	Errigal	2,464	751	[ B92832078]
Dublin	Kippure	2,484	757	[ O11581546]
Galway	Benbaun	2,392	729	[ L78565390]
Leitrim	Truskmore Cairn	2,070	631	[ G759473]
Louth	Slieve Foy	1,932	589	[ J16901193]
Kerry	Carrauntoohil	3,406	1,038	[ V80368442]
Kildare	Cupidstown Hill	1,243	379	[ O00572060]
Kilkenny	Brandon Hill	1,690	515	[ Q460116]
Laois	Arderin*	1,729	527	[ S23259890]
Limerick	Galtymore*	3,015	919	[ R87852379]
Longford	Corn Hill	912	278	[ N187841]
Mayo	Mweelrea	2,671	814	[ L789668]
Meath	Carnbane East	915	279	[ N585775]
Monaghan	Slieve Beagh East Top	1,224	373	[ H532435]
Offaly	Arderin*	1,729	527	[ S23259890]
Roscommon	Corrie Mountain SE Top	1,385	422	[ G901202]
Sligo	Truskmore	2,123	647	[ G759473]
Tipperary	Galtymore*	3,015	919	[ R87852379]
Waterford	Knockmealdown	2,605	794	[ S058084]
Westmeath	Mullaghmeen	856	261	[ N469793]
Wexford	Mount Leinster*	2,612	796	[ S844528]
Wicklow	Lugnaquilla	3,035	925	[ T032917]

Territory tops

Mount Paget, South Georgia

The following lists the highest point in each of the British overseas territories and Crown dependencies.

Territory	Hill (& island)	Height (ft)	Location
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Lane junction on Kyparissovounos	951	34°42’20"N, 32°50’18"E
Anguilla	Crocus Hill	213	18°12’43"N, 630706°0’0"W
Bermuda	Town Hill	249	32°19’0"N, 64°43’60"W
British Antarctic Territory	Mount Jackson (Antarctic peninsula)	10,446	71°22’60"S, 63°22’0"W
British Indian Ocean Territory	(unnamed) Diego Garcia	49	7°18’-0"S, 72°24’0"E
British Virgin Islands	Mount Sage Tortola	1,709	18°24’-0"N, 64°39’0"W
Cayman Islands	The Bluff, limestone outcrop Cayman Brac	141	19°44’7"N, 79°44’9"W
Falkland Islands	Mount Usborne East Falkland	2,313	51°41’50"S, 58°50’4"W
Gibraltar	O'Hara's Battery	1,398	36°7’42"N, 5°20’39"W
Guernsey, Bailiwick of	Le Moulin Sark	375	49°26’9"N, 2°21’39"W
Isle of Man	Snaefell	2,034	SC397881
Jersey, Bailiwick of	Les Platons Jersey	469	49°14’52"N, 2°6’18"W
Montserrat	Chances Peak	3,002	16°42’40"N, 62°10’38"W
Pitcairn Islands	Pawala Valley Ridge Pitcairn	1,138	25°4’0"S, 130°7’0"W
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Mount Paget South Georgia	9,629	54°25’60"S, 36°33’-0"W
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Queen Mary's Peak Tristan da Cunha	6,765	37°5’30"S, 12°16’60"W
Turks and Caicos Islands	Flamingo Hill East Caicos	157	21°43’0"N, 71°33’0"W

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