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.
To qualify, a Corbett must also have a drop of at least 500ft (152.4m) on all sides, a measure also known as prominence.
There are currently 222 Corbetts.
There are also Corbett Tops, which are subsidiary summits associated with Corbetts and, in many cases, with Munros. In total there are 453 Corbett Tops: 177 have a parent peak that is itself a Corbett, while the remaining 275 are subsidiary tops of Munros. Unlike full Corbetts, Corbett Tops are defined by a minimum drop of 30m (just under 100ft) on all sides.
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, Fionaven, 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, representing the most recent major change to the Corbetts list (as reported by UKHillwalking).
More Corbett pages on this site
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Map of Corbetts
Explore all Corbetts and Corbett Tops 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 Corbett Tops and several other mountain categories can be found in the Database of British and Irish Hills.
