List of Furth mountains in the British Isles


This is a list of Furth mountains in Britain and Ireland by height. Furths are defined as mountains that meet the classification criteria to be a Scottish Munro, including being over in elevation, but which are furth of Scotland. They are also called Welsh Munros, Irish Munros, and English Munros respectively, or the three-thousanders, as in The Welsh 3000 challenge.
Some Furth definitions add a topographical prominence above, akin to a Scottish Murdo, however the official Scottish Mountaineering Club list includes Furths with a prominence below this level. Applying the Real Munro definition to a Furth, requires a prominence above, akin to a Marilyn, and these 14 Furths are marked with in the tables below.
The SMC list 34 Furths: six in England, 15 in Wales, and 13 in Ireland. These compare with 282 Munros and 227 Munro Tops in Scotland. 33 have the in prominence to be Murdos. 14 have the of prominence to be Real Munros: four in England, six in Wales, and five in Ireland. 10 have the in prominence to be P600s, which being over 3,000 ft, makes them "Super-Majors": three in England, three in Wales, and four in Ireland.
Climbers who complete all Munros and complete the SMC list of 34 Furths are called Furthists; the SMC keeps a register which numbered 631 Furthists at October 2018. The first Furthist is registered as James A. Parker who completed all 34 Furths on the 19 April 1929. In 1986 Ashley Cooper became the first person to climb all the 3,000 ft summits in one continuous expedition, of 111 days, 2,500 km, and 150 km of ascent.

Furth mountains by height

This list was downloaded from the Database of British and Irish Hills in October 2018, and are peaks the DoBIH marks as being Furths. The SMC updates their list of official Furths from time to time, and the DoBIH also updates their measurements as more detailed surveys are recorded, so these tables should not be amended or updated unless the entire DoBIH data is re-downloaded again.
Height RankName CountrySection / RegionCountyHeight Prom. Height Prom. Topo MapOS Grid ReferenceClassification
1Snowdon
Wales30B: SnowdoniaGwynedd1,0851,0393,5603,409115SH609543Ma,F,Sim,Hew,N,CoH,CoU,CoA
2Crib y DdysglWales30B: SnowdoniaGwynedd1,065723,495236115SH610551F,Sim,Hew,N
3Carnedd LlewelynWales30B: SnowdoniaConwy/Gwynedd1,0647503,4912,461115SH683643Ma,F,Sim,Hew,N,CoU
4Carnedd DafyddWales30B: SnowdoniaConwy/Gwynedd1,0441113,425364115SH662630Hu,F,Sim,Hew,N
5Carrauntoohil
Ireland50C: MacGillycuddy's ReeksKerry1,0391,0393,4073,40778V803844Ma,F,Sim,Hew,Dil,A,VL,CoH,CoU
6BeenkeraghIreland50C: MacGillycuddy's ReeksKerry1,008913,30829878V801852F,Sim,Hew,Dil,A,VL,sHu
7Glyder FawrWales30B: SnowdoniaConwy/Gwynedd1,0016423,2842,106115SH642579Ma,F,Sim,Hew,N
8CaherIreland50C: MacGillycuddy's ReeksKerry1,0001003,28132778V792838F,Sim,Hew,Dil,A,VL,sHu
9Glyder FachWales30B: SnowdoniaConwy994753,262244115SH656582F,Sim,Hew,N
10Cnoc na Peiste
Ireland50C: MacGillycuddy's ReeksKerry9882543,24183378V835841Ma,F,Sim,Hew,Dil,A,VL
11Scafell PikeEngland34B: Lake District C&WCumbria9789123,2092,99289 90NY215072Ma,F,Sim,Hew,N,W, B,Sy,Fel,CoH,CoU,CoA
12Pen yr Ole WenWales30B: SnowdoniaConwy/Gwynedd978453,209148115SH655619F,Sim,Hew,N
13Foel GrachWales30B: SnowdoniaConwy/Gwynedd975423,200137115SH688659F,Sim,Hew,N
14Caher West TopIreland50C: MacGillycuddy's ReeksKerry973243,1947978V789840F,Dil,VL,sSim
15Maolan BuiIreland50C: MacGillycuddy's ReeksKerry973413,19213578V832838F,Sim,Hew,Dil,A,VL
16ScafellEngland34B: Lake District C&WCumbria9641323,16243489 90NY206064Hu,F,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel
17Yr ElenWales30B: SnowdoniaGwynedd962573,156187115SH673651F,Sim,Hew,N
18Cnoc an ChuillinnIreland50C: MacGillycuddy's ReeksKerry958543,14317778V823833F,Sim,Hew,Dil,A,VL
19Na CnamhaIreland50C: MacGillycuddy's ReeksKerry957373,13812278V800846F,Sim,Hew,A,VL
20Brandon MountainIreland49A: Dingle PeninsulaKerry9529273,1223,04170Q460116Ma,F,Sim,Hew,Dil,A,VL
21HelvellynEngland34C: Lake District ECumbria9507123,1172,33690NY342151Ma,F,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel,CoH
22Y GarnWales30B: SnowdoniaGwynedd9472363,107774115SH630595Ma,F,Sim,Hew,N
23Foel-frasWales30B: SnowdoniaConwy/Gwynedd944633,097206115SH696681F,Sim,Hew,N
24The Big GunIreland50C:MacGillycuddy's ReeksKerry939703,08123078V840845F,Sim,Hew,Dil,A,VL
25Broad CragEngland34B: Lake District C&WCumbria935583,06918989 90NY218075F,Sim,Hew,N,B,Sy
26Cruach MhorIreland50C: MacGillycuddy's ReeksKerry932323,05810578V840848F,Sim,Hew,Dil,A,VL
27SkiddawEngland34A: Lake District NCumbria9317093,0542,32689 90NY260290Ma,F,Sim,Hew,N,W,B,Sy,Fel
28Ill CragEngland34B: Lake District C&WCumbria931493,05415989 90NY223073F,Sim,Hew,N,B,Sy
29LugnaquillaIreland55A: Wicklow MountainsWicklow9258493,0352,78556T032917Ma,F,Sim,Hew,Dil,A,VL,CoH,CoU
30Garnedd UchafWales30B: SnowdoniaGwynedd925333,035108115SH686669F,Sim,Hew,N
31Elidir FawrWales30B: SnowdoniaGwynedd9242123,031696115SH611612Ma,F,Sim,Hew,N
32Crib GochWales30B: SnowdoniaGwynedd923653,028213115SH624551F,Sim,Hew,N
33GaltymoreIreland53A: Galty MountainsLimerick/Tipperary9188213,0112,69474R878237Ma,F,Sim,Hew,Dil,A,VL,CoH,CoU
34TryfanWales30B: SnowdoniaConwy9181913,010627115SH664593Ma,F,Sim,Hew,N

Furth mountains by country

The following are a breakdown of Furths by country, and also marking the highest mountain classification grade by prominence.

English Munros

Have the prominence of over to qualify as a Real Munro

Welsh Munros

The 15 Welsh Furths are part of the Welsh 3000 Challenge.
PeakHeight
Prominence
OSI Grid
Reference		Highest
Class		Parent
Peak
Snowdon‡
or Yr Wyddfa		10851039P600Ben Nevis
Snowdon
Garnedd Ugain
or Crib y Ddysgl		106572HewittSnowdon
Snowdon
Carnedd Llewelyn‡1064750P600Snowdon
Snowdon
Carnedd Dafydd1044111HewittCarnedd Llewelyn
Snowdon
Glyder Fawr‡1001642P600Snowdon
Carnedd Llewelyn
Glyder Fach99475HewittGlyder Fawr
Carnedd Llewelyn
Pen yr Ole Wen97845HewittCarnedd Llewelyn
Carnedd Llewelyn
Foel Grach97640HewittCarnedd Llewelyn
Carnedd Llewelyn
Yr Elen96257HewittCarnedd Llewelyn
Pen yr Ole Wen
Y Garn‡947236MarilynGlyder Fawr
Pen yr Ole Wen
Foel-fras94461HewittCarnedd Llewelyn
Pen yr Ole Wen
Garnedd Uchaf92632HewittCarnedd Llewelyn
Pen yr Ole Wen
Elidir Fawr‡924212MarilynY Garn
Tryfan
Crib Goch92365HewittSnowdon
Tryfan
Tryfan‡918191MarilynGlyder Fawr
Tryfan

Have the prominence of over to qualify as a Real Monro

Irish Munros

There are 13 Furths in Ireland listed by the Scottish Mountaineering Club, which are also referred to as the Irish Munros.
PeakHeight
Prominence
OSI Grid
Reference		Highest
Class		Parent
Peak
Carrauntoohil‡ 10391039P600n.a.
Carrauntoohil
Beenkeragh100891HewittCarrauntoohil
Carrauntoohil
Caher1000100HewittCarrauntoohil
Caher
Cnoc na Péiste‡988254MarilynCarrauntoohil
Caher
Caher West Top97324Caher

Maolán Bui
Maolán Bui97341HewittCnoc na Péiste

Maolán Bui
Cnoc an Chuillin95854HewittMaolán Bui
The Bones
The Bones95637HewittCarrauntoohil
The Bones
Brandon Mountain‡952927P600Cnoc na Péiste
Brandon Mountain
The Big Gun93970 est.HewittCnoc na Péiste
Brandon Mountain
Cruach Mhór93232 est.HewittThe Big Gun
Lugnaquilla
Lugnaquilla‡925849 est.P600Cruach Mhór
Lugnaquilla
Galtymore‡919899P600Cruach Mhór
Lugnaquilla

Have the prominence of over to qualify as a Real Munro

DoBIH codes

The DoBIH uses the following codes for the various classifications of mountains and hills in the British Isles, which many of the above peaks also fall into:


suffixes:

= twin

Note