I confess I love a bagging list of mountains. I have enjoyed ticking off all the 282 Munro summits and I am now working my way through through the sibling summits, the 222 Corbetts in Scotland. I’ve also been keeping a tally of some smaller mountains, including the Donalds and the Grahams (Maybe now the Fionas…).
For other people, there are more lists of summits to give them motivation to get outdoors, such as the HuMPs, Simms and Marilyns.
Now there is yet another list created by Dane Love in his book The Mountains of Great Britain.
What are the The Mountains of Great Britain?
Dane’s list is all mountains in Great Britain with a height of 2000ft or more and a prominence of 100ft. There are 2354 summits identified, which should keep baggers going for a while.
The mountains in the book are organised in districts, with a short description of what to expect in terms of 2000ft mountains.
Then there is a very long list included with the name of each mountain, plus its height, grid reference, the relevant OS Map and a tick box.
It’s a simple book and there are no photos, which I think is a shame.
The most interesting part of the book is reading about how Dane came up with his list idea.
If you bag Munros, Corbetts and Donalds, you will have many ticks you can add to The Mountains of Great Britain book.
Now that the Grahams have been redefined by Alan Dawson as being a list of hills at least 600m tall rather than 609m (2000ft) there will be some that qualify and some that don’t. Some people are calling the original list of Grahams, Fiona and all Fionas will be in the The Mountains of Great Britain book.
This is the sort of book that you could easily slip into a Christmas stocking for a hill bagging relative or friend. Buy from book retailers, including Amazon for £17.93. (I receive a small commission for sales through this website.)
Who is Dane Love?
Dane Love lives in Ayrshire and is the author of more than 30 books on Scottish topics. He is a teacher and spends most of his free time travelling around the countryside collecting information for his books.