List of Scottish council areas by highest point

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This is a list of the 32 council areas of Scotland by their highest point.

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!Rank!!Council area!!Height (m)!!Name!!Grid reference

1

|Highland

| 1345

| Ben Nevis

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|Aberdeenshire

| 1309

| Ben Macdui

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|Moray

| 1309

| Ben Macdui

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4

|Perth and Kinross

| 1214

| Ben Lawers

| {{gbm4ibx|NN636414}}

5

|Stirling

| 1174

| Ben More

| {{gbm4ibx|NN432244}}

6

|Argyll and Bute

| 1126

| Ben Cruachan

| {{gbm4ibx|NN069304}}

7

|Angus

| 1068

| Glas Maol

| {{gbm4ibx|NO166765}}

8

|North Ayrshire

| 874

| Goat Fell

| {{gbm4ibx|NR991415}}

9

|Dumfries and Galloway

| 843

| Merrick

| {{gbm4ibx|NX427855}}

10

|Scottish Borders

| 840

| Broad Law

| {{gbm4ibx|NT146235}}

11

|Western Isles

| 799

| An Cliseam

| {{gbm4ibx|NB155073}}

12

|South Ayrshire

| 786

| Kirriereoch Hill1

| {{gbm4ibx|NX420870}}

13

|South Lanarkshire

| 748

| Culter Fell

| {{gbm4ibx|NT052290}}

14

|Clackmannanshire

| 721

| Ben Cleuch

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15

|East Ayrshire

| 700

| Blackcraig Hill

| {{gbm4ibx|NS647064}}

16

|Midlothian

| 651

| Blackhope Scar

| {{gbm4ibx|NT315483}}

17

|East Dunbartonshire

| 578

| Earl's Seat

| {{gbm4ibx|NS569838}}

18

|City of Edinburgh

| 567

| East Cairn Hill

| {{gbm4ibx|NT128592}}

19

|West Lothian

| 562

| West Cairn Hill

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20

|East Lothian

| 535

| Meikle Says Law

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21

|North Lanarkshire

| 526

| Cort ma Law east top1

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|Fife

| 522

| West Lomond

| {{gbm4ibx|NO197066}}

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|Renfrewshire

| 522

| Hill of Stake

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24

|Orkney Islands

| 481

| Ward Hill

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25

|Shetland Islands

| 450

| Ronas Hill

| {{gbm4ibx|HU305834}}

26

|Inverclyde

| 441

| Creuch Hill

| {{gbm4ibx|NS265685}}

27

|West Dunbartonshire

| 401

| Duncolm

| {{gbm4ibx|NS470774}}

28

|East Renfrewshire

| 376

| Corse Hill

| {{gbm4ibx|NS598464}}

29

|Falkirk

| 357

| Darrach Hill

| {{gbm4ibx|NS753827}}

30

|Aberdeen City

| 265

| Brimmond Hill

| {{gbm4ibx|NJ855091}}

31

|Glasgow City

| 200

| Cathkin Braes

| {{gbm4ibx|NS615584}}

32

|Dundee City

| 175

| Gallow Hill[2]

| {{gbm4ibx|NO391393}}

Footnotes

  1. True summit lies just outwith area boundary
  2. Dundee - Dundee Law at {{gbm4ibx|NO364341}} is the highest point within the built up urban area of Dundee but is lower than Gallow Hill which is within the City Council boundaries. {{Cite web |url=https://www.dundeelaw.info/ |title=Welcome to Dundee Law |website=Dundee Law Heritage Project |access-date=26 December 2024 |quote=Rising to a height of 174 metres, Dundee Law’s summit is the highest point in the city...}}

See also

References

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{{Mountains of Great Britain and Ireland}}

Council areas by highest point

Highest points

Council areas

Scottish council areas