Global InformationList of Corbett mountains information
| Corbett | |
|---|---|
 Goat Fell is the highest point on the Isle of Arran, and the Corbett with the greatest prominence | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,500–3,000 ft (762.0–914.4 m) |
| Prominence | over 500 ft (152.4 m) |
| Geography | |
| Location | 222 Scotland |
This is a list of Corbett mountains in Scotland by height. Corbetts are defined as Scottish mountains between 2,500–3,000 feet (762.0–914.4 m) in height with a prominence of at least 500 feet (152.4 m);[1] solely imperial measurement thresholds.[2][3]
The first list was compiled in the 1920s by John Rooke Corbett, a Bristol-based climber and Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") member, and was published posthumously, after his sister passed it to the SMC, in the 1953 edition of Munro's Tables.[2][4] Corbetts are the next category down from the Munros and Munro Tops in terms of height (i.e. below the elevation threshold of 3,000 ft or 914.4 m), but their explicit prominence threshold of 500 feet (152 m), ensure they are material peaks.[2] By definition, all Corbetts, given their prominence, are Marilyns.[5] The SMC keeps a list of Corbetts.[1]
As of October 2018[update], there were 222 Corbetts in Scotland.[6] 21 of these 222 Corbetts have a prominence that exceeds the P600 threshold of 600 metres (1,969 ft), which would class them as "Majors".[6] The highest Corbett, Beinn a' Chlaidheimh, at 914 metres (2,999 ft) is just below the threshold for a Munro, a status it held until it was demoted in 2012 based on new surveys;[7] it ranks as the 478th highest mountain in the British Isles, on the Simms classification.[6] The Corbett with the greatest prominence is Goat Fell at 874 metres (2,867 ft), which ranks it as the 16th most prominent mountain in the British Isles.[6]
Climbers who climb all of the Corbetts are called Corbetteers, with the first being John Corbett himself who completed them in 1943. The second completion was by William McKnight Docharty in May 1960.[2][8] A list of Corbetteers is maintained, which as of July 2018, totalled 678.[8][9]
- ^ a b "Corbetts". Scottish Mountaineering Club. 2018.
The list of all peaks in Scotland with a height of 2500ft (762m) or more and less than 3000ft (914.4m) with a drop of at least 500ft (152.4m) between each peak and any higher land. The Corbetts are more clearly defined than is the case with the Munros, only the aforementioned rules and sufficiently detailed topographic data are necessary to reproduce the list of hills in the set. John Rooke Corbett was a district valuer based in Bristol and a keen member of the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) in the years between the two World Wars. [...] When Corbett died, his list was passed to the SMC by his sister. As has been the case with the Munros, the list of Corbetts has changed over the years as a result of changes in hill and bealach heights recognised by the Ordnance Survey. There are currently 222 Corbetts.
- ^ a b c d Alan Dawson (July 1999). "Corbett Tops and Corbetters". The Relative Hills of Britain (rhb.org.uk).
- ^ Alan Dawson; Dave Hewitt (1999). Corbett Tops and Corbetteers (TACit Tables). TACit Press. ISBN 978-0953437610.
- ^ Bearhop, D.A. (1997). Munro's Tables. Scottish Mountaineering Club & Trust. ISBN 0-907521-53-3.
- ^ "The Corbets". HillBaggingUK. 2018.
A Corbett is "a Scottish hill between 2500 and 2999 feet high with a drop of at least 500 feet (152.4m) on all sides". They are named after the list's compiler, J.Rooke Corbett. The Corbetts are a subset of the Marilyns.
- ^ a b c d Chris Cocker; Graham Jackson (2018). "The Corbetts 1953-2016". Database of British and Irish Hills.
- ^ "Munro demoted as it fails to hit heights". The Herald of Scotland. 8 September 2012.
Beinn a' Chlaidheimh was found to be just under the 3000ft required for a Munro. The society said any re-classification decision would be made by the Scottish Mountaineering Club which issues the tables listing Scotland's Munros. The club has now listed it as a Corbett.
- ^ a b Dave Hewitt (July 2018). "Known corbetteers as of July 2018".
Corbetts are Scottish hills between 762 metres and 914 metres high (2500-2999 feet), with a drop of 500 feet (152.4 metres) or more all round. Currently, there are 222 of them. Current Corbetteers: 678
- ^ Clerk of the List (October 2018). "Compleators". Scottish Mountaineering Club.
The SMC hold a record of Munros, Corbetts, Grahams and Donalds compleators.