County Tops – The Highest Points in every UK County

County Tops – The Highest Points in every UK County

Published on April 16, 2025 24 min read

County Tops – What’s the highest point in your county?

Discover the highest points in every UK county with our interactive map. How many County Tops have you conquered?

Use the map to find all the county high points (using historical counties) and click on them to explore more on our OS Maps App. You can also find thousands of ready-made routes for planning a fun day out at one of these County Tops. Or why not try creating your own routes on the app, linking a few summits together for a bigger challenge.

The County Tops Challenge

Known as the County Tops Challenge, walkers aim to reach the highest point in every county across the UK. We’d love to hear about your progress. How many peaks have you ticked off your list? If you’re inspired to start this challenge or maybe you’ve already completed it then let us know – we’d love to hear about the highlights.

Brown Willy, The highest point in Cornwall

Carnedd Llewelyn, the highest point in Conwy

Dunkery Beacon, the highest point in Somerset

Just like Trig Bagging, walking up each county’s summit is a great way to discover new parts of the UK and experience its diverse landscapes. Having a challenge really helps to motivate you to get outside and explore new places you may never have thought to visit.

Ben Nevis, the highest point in the UK and Inverness-shire

From the heights of Ben Nevis to the rather modest elevation of the City of London’s highest point at just 22 meters above sea level. Each county high point offers its own unique charm and challenge. Use the interactive map to click through to OS Maps and explore each summit in more detail.

High Holborn – The City of London’s highest point

A guide to hills and mountains in the UK and Ireland

Let’s celebrate hills and mountains named after boobs!

The Dambusters Challenge Hike – Peak District

A list of the highest points in every UK County in order of height

Click on a header to sort by that column. Scroll sideways on smaller screens to see more.

Peak | Historic County | Country | Height(m) | Grid ref | Map
Ben Nevis | Inverness-shire | Scotland | 1345 | NN166712 | OS Maps
Ben Macdhui | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 1309 | NN988989 | OS Maps
Ben Macdhui | Banffshire | Scotland | 1309 | NN988989 | OS Maps
Ben Lawers | Perthshire | Scotland | 1214 | NN635414 | OS Maps
Carn Eige | Ross and Cromarty | Scotland | 1183 | NH123261 | OS Maps
Bidean nam Bian | Argyll | Scotland | 1150 | NN143542 | OS Maps
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) | Gwynedd | Wales | 1085 | SH609543 | OS Maps
Glas Maol | Angus | Scotland | 1068 | NO166765 | OS Maps
Carnedd Llewelyn | Conwy | Wales | 1064 | SH683644 | OS Maps
Ben More Assynt | Sutherland | Scotland | 998 | NC318201 | OS Maps
Scafell Pike | Cumbria | England | 978 | NY215072 | OS Maps
Ben Lomond | Stirlingshire | Scotland | 974 | NN367028 | OS Maps
Ben Vorlich | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | 943 | NN295124 | OS Maps
Pen y Fan | Powys | Wales | 886 | SO011215 | OS Maps
Goat Fell | Bute | Scotland | 874 | NR991415 | OS Maps
Slieve Donard | Down | Northern Ireland | 850 | J357277 | OS Maps
Merrick | Kirkcudbrightshire | Scotland | 843 | NX427855 | OS Maps
Broad Law | Peeblesshire | Scotland | 840 | NT146235 | OS Maps
Cadair Berwyn | Denbighshire | Wales | 830 | SJ071323 | OS Maps
White Coomb | Dumfriesshire | Scotland | 821 | NT163151 | OS Maps
The Cheviot | Northumberland | England | 815 | NT909205 | OS Maps
Craig Berwyn | Wrexham | Wales | 790 | SJ077335 | OS Maps
Mickle Fell | Durham | England | 788 | NY805245 | OS Maps
Kirriereoch Hill shoulder | Ayrshire | Scotland | 782 | NX421870 | OS Maps
Fan Foel | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 781 | SN821223 | OS Maps
Mount Battock | Kincardineshire | Scotland | 778 | NO549844 | OS Maps
Plynlimon | Ceredigion | Wales | 752 | SN789869 | OS Maps
Culter Fell | Lanarkshire | Scotland | 748 | NT052290 | OS Maps
Dun Rig | Selkirkshire | Scotland | 744 | NT253315 | OS Maps
Cairn Hill West Top (Hangingstone Hill) | Roxburghshire | Scotland | 743 | NT895193 | OS Maps
Whernside | North Yorkshire | England | 736 | SD738814 | OS Maps
Ben Cleuch | Clackmannanshire | Scotland | 721 | NN902006 | OS Maps
Carn a Ghille Chearr | Moray | Scotland | 710 | NJ139298 | OS Maps
Morven | Caithness | Scotland | 706 | ND004285 | OS Maps
Black Mountain | Herefordshire | England | 703 | SO255350 | OS Maps
Chwarel y Fan | Monmouthshire | Wales | 679 | SO259292 | OS Maps
Sawel | Londonderry and Tyrone | Northern Ireland | 678 | H618973 | OS Maps
Cuilcagh | Fermanagh | Northern Ireland | 665 | H123281 | OS Maps
Carn Glas-choire | Nairnshire | Scotland | 659 | NH891291 | OS Maps
Blackhope Scar | Midlothian | Scotland | 651 | NT315483 | OS Maps
Kinder Scout | Derbyshire | England | 636 | SK085875 | OS Maps
Green Hill | Lancashire | England | 628 | SD701820 | OS Maps
High Willhays | Devon | England | 621 | SX580892 | OS Maps
Craig y Llyn | Neath Port Talbot | Wales | 600 | SN906031 | OS Maps
Craig y Llyn (eastern slopes) | Rhondda Cynon Taf | Wales | 589 | SN909031 | OS Maps
Black Hill | West Yorkshire | England | 582 | SE078046 | OS Maps
Coity Mountain | Blaenau Gwent | Wales | 581 | SO231079 | OS Maps
Coity Mountain (north-eastern slopes) | Torfaen | Wales | 580 | SO231080 | OS Maps
Slieve Gullion | Armagh | Northern Ireland | 573 | J025203 | OS Maps
Mynydd Llangeinwyr | Bridgend | Wales | 568 | SS912947 | OS Maps
West Cairn Hill | West Lothian | Scotland | 562 | NT107584 | OS Maps
Shining Tor | Cheshire | England | 559 | SJ994737 | OS Maps
Moel Famau | Flintshire | Wales | 554 | SJ161626 | OS Maps
Trostan | Antrim | Northern Ireland | 550 | D179236 | OS Maps
High Stones | South Yorkshire | England | 548 | SK188943 | OS Maps
Black Chew Head | Greater Manchester | England | 542 | SE056019 | OS Maps
Brown Clee Hill | Shropshire | England | 540 | SO593865 | OS Maps
Foel Cwmcerwyn | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 536 | SN094311 | OS Maps
Twyn Pwll Morlais (SE slopes) | Caerphilly | Wales | 535 | SO082110 | OS Maps
Meikle Says Law | East Lothian | Scotland | 535 | NT581617 | OS Maps
Meikle Says Law shoulder | Berwickshire | Scotland | 532 | NT581616 | OS Maps
Twyn Pwll Morlais (southern slopes) | Merthyr Tydfil | Wales | 531 | SO080110 | OS Maps
West Lomond | Fife | Scotland | 522 | NO197066 | OS Maps
Hill of Stake | Renfrewshire | Scotland | 522 | NS273630 | OS Maps
Cheeks Point on Cheeks Hill | Staffordshire | England | 520 | SK026699 | OS Maps
Dunkery Beacon | Somerset | England | 519 | SS891415 | OS Maps
Innerdouny Hill | Kinross-shire | Scotland | 497 | NO032073 | OS Maps
Ward Hill | Orkney | Scotland | 481 | HY228022 | OS Maps
Ronas Hill | Shetland | Scotland | 450 | HU305834 | OS Maps
Worcestershire Beacon | Worcestershire | England | 425 | SO768452 | OS Maps
Brown Willy | Cornwall | England | 420 | SX158800 | OS Maps
Mynydd y Gwair | Swansea | Wales | 374 | SN664094 | OS Maps
Cleeve Hill | Gloucestershire | England | 330 | SO996245 | OS Maps
Craigairie Fell | Wigtownshire | Scotland | 322 | NX236736 | OS Maps
Wentwood | Newport | Wales | 309 | ST411942 | OS Maps
Garth Hill | Cardiff | Wales | 307 | ST103835 | OS Maps
Walbury Hill | Berkshire | England | 297 | SU373616 | OS Maps
Leith Hill | Surrey | England | 295 | TQ139431 | OS Maps
Milk Hill | Wiltshire | England | 294 | SU104643 | OS Maps
Pilot Hill | Hampshire | England | 286 | SU398601 | OS Maps
Black Down | West Sussex | England | 280 | SU919296 | OS Maps
Lewesdon Hill | Dorset | England | 279 | ST437011 | OS Maps
Bardon Hill | Leicestershire | England | 278 | SK459131 | OS Maps
Turners Hill | West Midlands | England | 271 | SO967887 | OS Maps
Haddington Hill | Buckinghamshire | England | 267 | SP890090 | OS Maps
Whitehorse Hill | Oxfordshire | England | 261 | SU300863 | OS Maps
Ebrington Hill | Warwickshire | England | 261 | SP187426 | OS Maps
Currock Hill | Tyne and Wear | England | 259 | NZ107592 | OS Maps
Betsoms Hill | Kent | England | 251 | TQ435563 | OS Maps
Ditchling Beacon | East Sussex | England | 248 | TQ331130 | OS Maps
Bishop Wilton Wold | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 246 | SE821570 | OS Maps
NE shoulder of Westerham Heights | Greater London | England | 245 | TQ436564 | OS Maps
NE shoulder of Pavis Wood | Hertfordshire | England | 244 | SP914091 | OS Maps
Dunstable Downs | Bedfordshire | England | 243 | TL008194 | OS Maps
St Boniface Down | Isle of Wight | England | 241 | SZ569785 | OS Maps
Arbury Hill, Big Hill | Northamptonshire | England | 225 | SP540587 | OS Maps
Holyhead Mountain | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 220 | SH218829 | OS Maps
Newtonwood Lane | Nottinghamshire | England | 204 | SK456606 | OS Maps
Cold Overton Park | Rutland | England | 197 | SK827085 | OS Maps
Billinge Hill | Merseyside | England | 179 | SD525014 | OS Maps
Normanby le Wold Top | Lincolnshire | England | 168 | TF121964 | OS Maps
east of Dundry Hill | Bristol | England | 160 | ST593668 | OS Maps
Chrishall Common | Essex | England | 147 | TL443362 | OS Maps
Great Chishill | Cambridgeshire | England | 146 | TL427386 | OS Maps
Unnamed hill SE of Pantylladron | Vale of Glamorgan | Wales | 137 | ST036739 | OS Maps
Great Wood Hill | Suffolk | England | 128 | TL786558 | OS Maps
Beacon Hill | Norfolk | England | 103 | TG183414 | OS Maps
High Holborn | City of London | England | 22 | TQ310816 | OS Maps

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