Corbetts
The mountains in Scotland that have a height between 2,500 and 3,000 feet high and have a drop over at least 500ft on all sides are referred to as Corbetts.
Named after the original list compiler, J. Rooke Corbett, the Corbetts are Scottish hills with a height of at least 2,500ft but below the Munro threshold of 3,000ft. Corbetts must also have a drop of at least 500ft (152.4m) on all sides, a measure known as prominence. There are currently 222 Corbetts.
There are also Corbett Tops, which are subsidiary peaks that can, in some cases, form part of Munros.
You might expect these hills to be less interesting than the higher Munros, and in some cases that may be true. However, many Corbetts rank among Scotland’s finest mountains, including the Cobbler, Quinag, Beinn Damh, Fionnaven, Arkle and Goatfell.
Following re-measurement in early July 2016, Cnoc Choinnich (near The Brack and Ben Donich) was given a revised height of 764m (see this article on UKH), representing the most recent change to the Corbetts list.
More Corbett pages on this site
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Map of Corbetts
Explore all Corbetts on an interactive map, with quick access to individual hill pages. -
List of Corbetts by name, height and region
A sortable all-in-one list for browsing the full set of Corbetts in different orders.
More information the Corbetts, the Munros and several other mountain categories can be found in the Database of British and Irish Hills.
