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The Hughs Andrew Dempster

The Hughs By Andrew Dempster

The Hughs by Andrew Dempster


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Guide to author's favourite hills under 2,000 feet, on the Scottish mainland, including some that are rarely climbed, some that are well-known and iconic, and all of which offer a distinctive hillwalking experience. These are all hills with great character, they have attitude rather than altitude.

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The Hughs: Scotland's Best Wee Hills under 2,000 feet by Andrew Dempster

Andrew Dempster has 40 years' experience of hillwalking the length and breadth of Scotland. Author of several climbing books, including the first guidebook to the Grahams, in this volume he identifies the best wee hills on the Scottish mainland.

MUNRO at least 3,000ft high
CORBETT 2,500-3,000ft high with a prominence of at least 500ft GRAHAM 2,000-2,499ft high with a drop of at least 150 metres
HUGH (Hill Under Graham Height): under 2,000ft with exceptional character

The Hughs all offer rewarding - and often stunning - climbs and views. Some are already popular. Many await discovery. Each one has great character. That is what the Hughs are all about.

From Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh to An Grianan in the far north, from Ben Hiant in the west to Bennachie in the east, the Hughs are a phenomenally diverse range of hills, stretching to all points of the compass. Accessible to people of any age, the Hughs are not defined by the sterile logic of relative height - they are a choice of the heart.

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About Andrew Dempster

Andrew Dempster has almost 40 years' experience of walking, scrambling and backpacking in the Scottish Highlands and Islands. He has climbed all the Munros twice, the Corbetts and wrote the only guide-book to the Grahams (mountains 2,000-2,500 feet in height). He has also walked, trekked and climbed extensively in such varied locations as the Alps, the Pyrenees, the Himalaya, Africa, Iceland and Greenland. The Highlands of Scotland are his first love, however, and he lives in rural Perthshire with his wife, Heather and son, Ruaraidh.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction 11

Key to Using this Guide 15

Part 1: South and East Scotland (50 Hughs)
Central Belt and Southern Uplands - Hughs Map 19

Edinburgh, the Pentlands and Lothian

1 Arthur's Seat 21
2, 3 Caerketton Hill and Allermuir Hill 24
4, 5 Scald Law and West Kip 26
6 North Berwick Law 28
7 Traprain Law 30

Lanarkshire and Ayrshire

8 Cairn Table 32
9 Loudoun Hill 34
10 Knockdolian 36

The Campsie Fells and Ochils

11 Dumgoyne 38
12 Meikle Bin 41
13 Lewis Hill 43
14 Dumyat 46

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

15 Conic Hill 49
16 Ben A'n 52

Fife

17 West Lomond 55
18 East Lomond 58
19 Bishop Hill 62
20 Benarty Hill 65
21 Largo Law 68
22 Norman's Law 70

Perthshire

23 Moncreiffe Hill 72
24 Kinnoull Hill 75
25 Birnam Hill 78
26 Deuchary Hill 81

The Lammermuirs

27 Lammer Law 84
28 Dirrington Great Law 88

Biggar to the Borders

29 Broughton Heights 90
30, 31 Eildon North Hill and Eildon Mid Hill 92
32 Rubers Law 96
33 Maiden Paps 98
34 Skelfhill Pen 101

Dumfries and Galloway

35 Criffel 103
36 Screel Hill 106
37 Cairnsmore of Dee 109
38 Craiglee (above Loch Dee) 111
39 Craiglee (above Loch Doon) 114

East of the Great Glen - Hughs Map 117

Braemar to Aberdeen

40 Creag Choinnich 119
41 The Coyles of Muick 121
42 Craigendarroch 123
43 Clachnaben 125
44 Bennachie: Mither Tap 128

Tomintoul to Keith

45 Tap o'Noth 131
46 Knock Hill 133
47, 48 Meikle Conval and Little Conval 135

Kingussie to Loch Ness

49 Creag Bheag 137
50 Stac Gorm 139

Part 2: West and North Scotland (50 hughs)

Firth of Clyde to Fort William - Hughs Map 143

Argyll

51 Sgorach Mor 145
52 Clach Bheinn 147
53 Cruach nam Miseag 150
54 Deadh Choimhead 152
55 Beinn Lora 154
56 Beinn Duirinnis 156
57 Beinn Churalain 159

Morvern, Ardnamurchan and Ardgour

58 An Sleaghach 162
59, 60 Beinn Iadain and Beinn na h-Uamha 165
61 Ben Hiant 168
62 Ben Laga 171
63 Meall an t-Slamain 173

Fort William to Ullapool Hughs Map 175

Morar and Knoydart

64 Sidhean Mor 177
65 Sgurr an Eilein Ghiubhais 180
66 Druim na Cluain-airighe 183

Loch Alsh

67 Beinn a'Mheadhoin 185
68 Auchtertyre Hill 187

Applecross to Gairloch

69 Croic-bheinn 189
70 Ben Shieldaig 191
71, 72 Meall a Ghlas Leothaid and Meall Lochan a'Chleirich 194
73 Meall Aundrary 197
74, 75 An Groban and Sidhean Mor 199
76 Sidhean Mor (Fairy Lochs) 203

Loch Broom and Ullapool

77 Beinn nam Ban 206
78 Meall Liath Choire 208

The Far North - Hughs Map 211

Coigach and Assynt

79 Sgorr Tuath 213
80 Stack of Glencoul 215

Cape Wrath

81 Farmheall 218
82, 83 An Grianan and Creag Riabhach 219
84 Fashven 222

Durness to Tongue

85, 86 Meall Meadhonach and Beinn Ceannabeinne 224
87 An Lean-charn 226
88 Ben Hutig 229
89 Meallan Liath 231
90 Cnoc an Fhreiceadain 234
91 Ben Hiel 235
92 Cnoc nan Cuilean 236
93 Beinn Stumanadh 238

Tongue to Golspie

94, 95 Ben Griam Mor and Ben Griam Beg 240
96 Maiden Pap 243
97 Creag Scalabsdale 245
98 Ben Horn 247
99 Beinn a'Bhragaidh 249
100 Creag an Amalaidh 251

Index of Hill Names 252

Additional information

GOR009723227
9781910745038
1910745030
The Hughs: Scotland's Best Wee Hills under 2,000 feet by Andrew Dempster
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Luath Press Ltd
2015-11-15
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