List of Scottish council areas by highest point


This is a list of the 32 council areas of Scotland by their highest point.
RankCouncil areaHeight NameGrid reference
1Highland1345Ben Nevis
2=Aberdeenshire1309Ben Macdui
2=Moray1309Ben Macdui
4Perth and Kinross1214Ben Lawers
5Stirling1174Ben More
6Argyll and Bute1126Ben Cruachan
7Angus1068Glas Maol
8North Ayrshire874Goat Fell
9Dumfries and Galloway843Merrick
10Scottish Borders840Broad Law
11Western Isles799An Cliseam
12South Ayrshire786Kirriereoch Hill1
13South Lanarkshire748Culter Fell
14Clackmannanshire721Ben Cleuch
15East Ayrshire700Blackcraig Hill
16Midlothian651Blackhope Scar
17East Dunbartonshire578Earl's Seat
18Edinburgh567East Cairn Hill
19West Lothian562West Cairn Hill
20East Lothian535Meikle Says Law
21North Lanarkshire526Cort ma Law east top1
22=Fife522West Lomond
22=Renfrewshire522Hill of Stake
24Orkney Islands481Ward Hill
25Shetland Islands450Ronas Hill
26Inverclyde441Creuch Hill
27West Dunbartonshire401Duncolm
28East Renfrewshire376Corse Hill
29Falkirk357Darrach Hill
30Aberdeen265Brimmond Hill
31Glasgow200Cathkin Braes
32Dundee175Gallow Hill

Footnotes

  1. True summit lies just outwith area boundary