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UK Mountain Classifications - Donalds
Devised by Percy Donald these are Scottish Mountains south of a 'Highland Line' which are over 610m (2000ft) high and subject to a rather complicated formula factoring the relative drop all round and distance between any two.
There are currently just 89 of them.
More information on Mountain Classification Systems including Bridgets, Corbetts, Donalds, Grahams, Hewitts, Munros, Munro Tops, Murdos, Wainwrights and Wainwright Outliers
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All 89 Donalds:
Height Order | Alphabetical Order
Scotland's Donalds by Region
To avoid long and unwieldy lists of hills and mountains, Scotland is generally divided into 27 geographic regions - of which just 4 include at least one Donald.
These regions (and the number of Donalds in each) are:
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For people who really enjoy walking and hiking, Peak Bagging is about finding and experiencing new hills and mountains you might not otherwise have thought of walking on - often in glorious solitude well away from the crowded honeypots. It can be a lot of fun and immensely satisfying too! (Remember though- it is less about the number of ticks you get and more about the journey you experienced getting them).
Peak Bagging - How to get started
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Some of the more common English, Scottish and Welsh Hill and Mountain Classifications:
Mountains and Hills in England:
Bridgets | Hewitts | Wainwrights | Wainwright Outliers
Mountains and Hills in Scotland:
Bridgets | Corbetts | Donalds | Grahams | Munros | Munro Tops | Murdos
Mountains and Hills in Wales:
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