This is a list of the 33 counties of Scotland by their highest point.
Rank |
County |
Height |
Name |
National Grid reference |
1 |
Inverness-shire |
1,345 m (4,413 ft) |
Ben Nevis |
NN166712 |
2= |
Aberdeenshire |
1,309 m (4,295 ft) |
Ben Macdhui |
NN988989 |
2= |
Banffshire |
1,309 m (4,295 ft) |
Ben Macdhui |
NN988989 |
4 |
Perthshire |
1,214 m (3,983 ft) |
Ben Lawers |
NN635414 |
5 |
Ross and Cromarty |
1,183 m (3,881 ft) |
Carn Eige |
NH123261 |
6 |
Argyll |
1,150 m (3,770 ft) |
Bidean nam Bian |
NN143542 |
7 |
Angus |
1,068 m (3,504 ft) |
Glas Maol |
NO166765 |
8 |
Sutherland |
998 m (3,274 ft) |
Ben More Assynt |
NC318201 |
9 |
Stirlingshire |
974 m (3,196 ft) |
Ben Lomond |
NN367028 |
10 |
Dunbartonshire |
943 m (3,094 ft) |
Ben Vorlich |
NN295124 |
11 |
Bute |
874 m (2,867 ft) |
Goat Fell |
NR991415 |
12 |
Kirkcudbrightshire |
843 m (2,766 ft) |
Merrick |
NX427855 |
13 |
Peeblesshire |
840 m (2,760 ft) |
Broad Law |
NT146235 |
14 |
Dumfriesshire |
821 m (2,694 ft) |
White Coomb |
NT163151 |
15 |
Ayrshire |
782 m (2,566 ft) |
Kirriereoch Hill shoulder |
NX421870 |
16 |
Kincardineshire |
778 m (2,552 ft) |
Mount Battock |
NO549844 |
17 |
Lanarkshire |
748 m (2,454 ft) |
Culter Fell |
NT052290 |
18 |
Selkirkshire |
744 m (2,441 ft) |
Dun Rig |
NT253315 |
19 |
Roxburghshire |
743 m (2,438 ft) |
Cairn Hill West Top (Hangingstone Hill) |
NT895193 |
20 |
Clackmannanshire |
721 m (2,365 ft) |
Ben Cleuch |
NN902006 |
21 |
Moray |
710 m (2,330 ft) |
Carn a' Ghille Chearr |
NJ139298 |
22 |
Caithness |
706 m (2,316 ft) |
Morven |
ND004285 |
23 |
Nairnshire |
659 m (2,162 ft) |
Carn Glas-choire |
NH891291 |
24 |
Midlothian |
651 m (2,136 ft) |
Blackhope Scar |
NT315483 |
25 |
West Lothian |
562 m (1,844 ft) |
West Cairn Hill |
NT107584 |
26 |
East Lothian |
535 m (1,755 ft) |
Meikle Says Law |
NT581617 |
27 |
Berwickshire |
532 m (1,745 ft) |
Meikle Says Law shoulder |
NT581616 |
28= |
Fife |
522 m (1,713 ft) |
West Lomond |
NO197066 |
29= |
Renfrewshire |
522 m (1,713 ft) |
Hill of Stake |
NS273630 |
30 |
Kinross-shire |
497 m (1,631 ft) |
Innerdouny Hill |
NO032073 |
31 |
Orkney |
481 m (1,578 ft) |
Ward Hill |
HY228022 |
32 |
Shetland |
450 m (1,480 ft) |
Ronas Hill |
HU305834 |
33 |
Wigtownshire |
322 m (1,056 ft) |
Craigairie Fell |
NX236736 |
See also