Region 07A · Scotland

Braemar to Montrose

One of the 96 hill-survey regions used by the Database of British & Irish Hills. Every hill we track in this region is listed below, tallest first — follow any name for its full record, live summit weather and daylight times.

Hills listed
37
Highest hill
Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag 1155.7 m
Mean height
946 m
Munros
13
Corbetts
3
Grahams
5
Marilyns
10

Access rights in this region

Yes Right to roam in Scotland: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water —full Scotland access guide.

This is the general position, not legal advice — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. See the country-by-country access guide, or query an exact grid reference with the access checker.

All 37 hills, tallest first

Hills in Braemar to Montrose, sorted by height descending
#HillHeightProminenceClassificationsGrid ref
1Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag1155.7 m671 mMunroTrail 100Murdo+3NO243861
2Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach1109.9 m72.9 mMunroMurdoSimmNO226845
3Cuidhe Crom1083.2 m39.6 mMurdoSimmMunro TopNO259849
4Glas Maol1067.7 m195.2 mMunroHistoric County TopCurrent County/UA Top+4NO166765
5Creag a' Ghlas-uillt1066.9 m15.9 mMunro TopNO242842
6Cairn of Claise1063.1 m118.9 mMunroMurdoHuMP+1NO185788
7Eagles Rock1049.2 m16.5 mMunro TopNO237838
8Carn an t-Sagairt Mor1047 m85 mMunroMurdoSimmNO208842
9Carn an t-Sagairt Beag1044.3 m41 mMurdoSimmMunro TopNO216848
10Carn an Tuirc1018.8 m61.6 mMunroMurdoSimmNO174804
11Cairn Bannoch1011.1 m76 mMunroMurdoSimmNO222825
12Fafernie998.8 m16.1 mMunro TopNO215823
13Broad Cairn997.1 m63.9 mMunroMurdoSimmNO240815
14Cairn of Gowal989.4 m21.3 mMunro TopNO226820
15Creag Leacach988.2 m70.7 mMunroMurdoSimmNO154745
16Creag an Dubh-loch982.6 m44.8 mMurdoSimmMunro TopNO232823
17Meikle Pap980 m63 mMurdoSimmMunro TopNO259860
18Meall Coire na Saobhaidhe973 m70.8 mMurdoSimmMunro TopNO242872
19Little Glas Maol972 m21 mMunro TopNO175759
20Druim Mor962 m17.9 mMunro TopNO189772
21Tolmount957.8 m73.7 mMunroMurdoSimmNO210800
22Tom Buidhe957.8 m72.6 mMunroMurdoSimmNO213787
23Little Pap956 m22 mMunro TopNO264844
24Driesh947.6 m136.9 mMunroMurdoHuMP+1NO271735
25Creag Leacach SW Top943.7 m24 mMunro TopNO149741
26Mayar928.6 m112 mMunroMurdoHuMP+1NO240737
27Craig of Gowal926.8 m23.1 mMunro TopNO231809
28Meall Odhar922 m15 mMunro TopNO155773
29Crow Craigies918.5 m36 mMurdoSimmMunro TopNO222798
30Conachcraig862.5 m185 mCorbettMarilynHuMP+1NO279865
31Creag nan Gabhar834 m178 mCorbettMarilynHuMP+1NO154841
32Monamenach807 m199.8 mCorbettMarilynHuMP+1NO176706
33Mount Blair744.4 m400 mGrahamMarilynHuMP+1NO167629
34Badandun Hill740.3 m155.4 mGrahamMarilynHuMP+1NO207678
35Duchray Hill703.1 m265 mGrahamMarilynHuMP+1NO161672
36Cat Law670.4 m296.5 mGrahamMarilynHuMP+1NO318610
37Corwharn609.1 m152.5 mGrahamMarilynHuMP+1NO288651

Hill data from the Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0). Prominence is the drop to the hill's key col; a dash means it is not recorded in our dataset.


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