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Encyclopedia > List of Scottish council areas by highest point

This is a list of the 32 council areas of Scotland by their highest point. The 32 council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ... ...

Rank Council area Height (m) Name Grid reference
1 Highland 1344 Ben Nevis NN166713
2= Aberdeenshire 1309 Ben Macdhui NN989989
2= Moray 1309 Ben Macdhui NN989989
4 Perth and Kinross 1214 Ben Lawers NN636414
5 Stirling 1174 Ben More NN432244
6 Argyll and Bute 1126 Ben Cruachan NN069304
7 Angus 1068 Glas Maol NO166765
8 North Ayrshire 874 Goat Fell NR991415
9 Dumfries and Galloway 843 Merrick NX427855
10 Scottish Borders 840 Broad Law NT146235
11 Western Isles 799 Clisham NB155073
12 South Ayrshire 786 Kirriereoch Hill1 NX420870
13 South Lanarkshire 748 Culter Fell NT052290
14 Clackmannanshire 721 Ben Cleuch NN902006
15 East Ayrshire 700 Blackcraig Hill NS647064
16 Midlothian 651 Blackhope Scar NT315483
17 East Dunbartonshire 578 Earl's Seat NS569838
18 Edinburgh 567 East Cairn Hill NT128592
19 West Lothian 562 West Cairn Hill NT107584
20 East Lothian 535 Meikle Says Law NT581617
21 North Lanarkshire 525 Cort-ma Law1 NS651799
22= Fife 522 West Lomond NO197066
22= Renfrewshire 522 Hill of Stake NS273630
24 Orkney Islands 481 Ward Hill HY229022
25 Shetland Islands 450 Ronas Hill HU305834
26 Inverclyde 441 Creuch Hill NS265685
27 West Dunbartonshire 401 Duncolm NS470774
28 East Renfrewshire 376 Corse Hill NS598464
29 Falkirk 357 Darrach Hill NS753827
30 Aberdeen 265 Brimmond Hill NJ855091
31 Dundee 160 Clatto Moor NO366349
32 Glasgow 107 Springburn Park NS612683

The Highland unitary authority area (Roinn na Gàidhealtachd in Gaelic) is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in Scotland. ... Map sources for Ben Nevis at grid reference NN166713 Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ben Macdhui (also spelled Ben Macdui, Ben MacDui and Beinn MacDuibh) is the second highest mountain of Great Britain. ... Moray (Moireibh in Gaelic), one of the 32 unitary council regions (or areas) of Scotland, lies in the north-east of the country and borders on the regions of Aberdeenshire and Highland. ... Ben Macdhui (also spelled Ben Macdui, Ben MacDui and Beinn MacDuibh) is the second highest mountain of Great Britain. ... Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Ben Lawers is one of the highest mountains in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. ... Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland with a population of about 85,000. ... Ben More is a mountain in the southern Highlands of Scotland, near Crianlarich. ... Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Ben Cruachan is a 1126 m mountain in Scotland giving its name to a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station. ... Angus (Aonghas in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties and also one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Lieutenancy area. ... North Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Goat Fell is the highest point on the Isle of Arran. ... Dumfries and Galloway (Dùn Phris agus Gall-Ghaidhealaibh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... Merrick is the highest mountain in the Southern Uplands of southern Scotland. ... Scottish Borders (Crìochan na h-Alba in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... The Outer Hebrides or Western Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Na h-Eileanan Siar), also traditionally known as the Outer Isles, comprise an island chain off the west coast of Scotland. ... South Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. ... South Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, covering the southern part of the traditional county of Lanarkshire. ... Link title Clackmannanshire (Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area, bordering onto the areas of Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife. ... East Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Midlothian (Meadhan Lodainn in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... East Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... City of Edinburgh (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Èideann in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... West Lothian or Linlithgowshire (Lodainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy area. ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... North Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Fife (Fìobh in Gaelic) is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire. ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... The Orkney Islands are one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and form a traditional county and Lieutenancy area, and the Orkney constituency of the Scottish Parliament. ... Ward Hill, on the island of Hoy, is the highest hill in the Orkney Islands. ... The Shetland Islands (also sometimes spelled Zetland or Hjaltland) are one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland and a Scottish island group between the Orkney Islands and the Faroe Islands, north of mainland Scotland, with a total area of approximately 1466 km2. ... Inverclyde (Inbhir Chluaidh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... Falkirk (an Eaglais Bhreac in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas in Scotland. ... Aberdeens location in Scotland Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain) is Scotlands third largest city, with a population of 212,125, and the greatest part of the unitary council area named the City of Aberdeen, which is surrounded by, but not within, the Aberdeenshire council area. ... City of Dundee (Mòr-bhaile Dhùn Dèagh in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... The City of Glasgow Council (Mòr-bhaile Ghlaschu in Gaelic) is one of the 32 Scottish unitary authorities, formerly Glasgow District Council and Glasgow Corporation in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

Footnote

  1. True summit lies just outwith area boundary

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