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MunroA Munro is a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet. They are named after Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet (1856–1919), who produced the first list, known as Munros Tables, in 1891. Munros are found in ten counties: Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll, Banffshire, Cromartyshire, Dunbartonshire, Perthshire, Ross-shire, Stirlingshire and Sutherland. There are 282 Munros, and 226 further subsidiary tops, the highest and best known being Ben Nevis 4,409 feet. In the British Isles furth of Scotland, just 34 peaks exceed 3,000; these are known as 'Furth Munros'. The Munros present challenge and danger. Nevertheless, a popular practice amongst hillwalkers is "Munro Bagging", the aim being to climb all of them. The first continuous round of the Munros was completed by Hamish Brown in 1974. (Read more) |
