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Fionas (and Grahams)

The hills and mountains in Scotland that have a height between 2,000 and 2,500 feet and have a drop over at least 150m on all sides are referred to as Fionas.

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The Fionas are a curated list of all distinct Scottish peaks between 2000ft and 2500ft (762m), with a drop of at least 150m separating each peak from any higher ground. The Grahams extend this concept to include all peaks over 600m (1968.5ft). Today, there are 219 Fionas and 231 Grahams.

Historically, Scottish hills in this height range were known as Elsies (short for Lesser Corbetts). In 1992, Fiona Torbet (née Graham) published her own list of these hills. Later, Fiona and Alan Dawson rationalised and combined the Elsies with her list, creating what we knew as the Grahams.

Until 2022, the official lower height limit for Grahams was 2000ft (609.6m). After Fiona’s tragic passing, Alan obtained a registered trademark for the 'Grahams' name. Since then, using the trademarked name requires adopting the 600m lower limit, obtaining commercial licensing and dividing the list into 10 regions as specified by Alan Dawson.

The list of hills between 2000ft and 2500ft, now known as the Fionas (see SMC and Walk Highlands), preserves Fiona Torbet’s original work. It has no commercial trademark and is free for anyone to use. Some refer to this list as the 'Old Grahams'. Importantly, this is the same list of hills required to register your ascents of Grahams or the Full House with the Scottish Mountaineering Club. For SMC purposes, climbing the 12 additional post-2022 Grahams is not necessary.

Similar to Munros and Corbetts, there are also Fiona/Graham Tops, which are subsidiary summits associated with Fiona/Grahams and, in many cases, with Munros and Corbetts. In total there are 784⁽¹⁾ Fiona Tops and an additional 60⁽¹⁾ Graham Tops, which are defined by a minimum drop of 30m (just under 100ft) on all sides.



More information on the Fionas and Grahams and several other categories of hills in Scotland and further afield can be found in the Database of British and Irish Hills, which is from where the number of Fiona/Graham Tops⁽¹⁾ is derived.