Fionas (and Donalds)

Grahams Map
Fionas

Before 2022 - 7

Arran : Mullach Buidhe  , Jura - Beinn Shiantaidh Rum - Trollabhal   
Mainland :  Stac Pollaidh (or as much as I am ever likely to do of it) , Ben Cleuch and Creag Mhor (and Beinn Stacah)Ciste Buidhe a Claidheimh

2022 - 2

In February 2022 Mark and I did  Tullich Hill and Beinn Bhreac .

2023 - 4 

January 2023 saw Mark and I scale Beinn Chaorach and Beinn A'Mhanaich

In April I took in four Donalds, one of which was a Fiona - Birkscairn Hill/Dun Rig in the Manor Hills

At the end of October I managed a day away to do Meall Mor at Loch Katrine.

2024 - 11 so far

 Managed a couple in January - Creag Each and Creag Ruadh - cold but good.
Attempted Beinn a Chapuill in February with Stuart, but the river was too high.  Later on that month I got up Uamh Bheag.
In March I found time to get to The Stob.
At the start of April I had hoped for decent weather to do Windlestraw Law.  Not too bad!  Later in April I managed Cat Law and Corwharn  and squeezed in another at the end of the month - Culter Fell in the Borders
On 31 July I got up to Glenfinnan for a wee walk up Glas Charn before some Corbetts the next day.
In October, on the way to my Dad's I popped up Beinn Na Srone  Not really that exciting!
In November I pushed my bike up Creag Garbh to make the most of a dry, sunny day.
And finally in December I did another single Donald - Hudderstone.

2025 - First Fiona of the year in January - Beinn na Gainimh,
and second one in April - Meall Tairbh.
Managed a third - Gathersnow Hill (and Culter Fell again) with Mark later in April, and in May Willie made his first appearance going up Sgurr na Ciche (The Pap of Glencoe)
 
The following week plans to do a second Corbett were scuppered by a road closure so I did another couple of Fiona's -Mheall Mor and Sgurr a Choise  instead.

And then in December I got out and up Creag na h-Eararuidh and later on Hill of Wirren

2026 - Again I managed to get one done in January - pleasant walk up Fiarach

Definitions: So if I have this right, Docharty did a similar book to the Munros, but didn't publish it in the SMC Journal so he is forgotten.  Donald published a list of all Scottish Lowlands hills over 2,000 feet with at least a 150 foot drop.  Any of those hills over 2,000 but under 2,500ft (or more accurately now 600 to 762m, hence the addition of 12) will be included here, as they all have 150m drop.  Alan Dawson did a list of all hills in the UK with a 150m drop and called them Marilyns, so all the hills below will also be Marylins, though not all Munros are as some don't have the drop!

But to our tale - in 1992 Fiona Torbett (nee Graham) published a list of 2,000-2,500ft hills covering the Highlands of Scotland, which was later extended by Fiona and Mr. Dawson to cover all of the country, and with a few tweaks and metrification that is the list I am working with.  They were originally labelled Elsies (Lower Corbetts, or LC's), then Grahams following publication of Fiona's list, and now Fionas.  It seems that Dawson has claimed trademark on the term "Grahams"!   Got it all straight now?

And Donalds are all lowland hills over 2000 feet.


Fionas I have done



Apparently there are now 231 Fionas.  Only 219 when I started back in 2022.  Additions shown for Fiona's below.


Region
 Area
Number of Fionas
33/231
Number of Donald Hills
26/89
The Fionas and Donalds (Corbetts) done
Related Munro Area
0a1 Galloway
0/7+1

6/38 ?
The Merrick and Shalloch on Minnoch and Kirriereoch Hill and Tarfessock and Corserine and Cairnsmore of Carsphairn
None
Galloway and the Borders
Oa2
The Lowthers
0/3
0/12

Ob
The Borders
4/11
13/32
Birkscairn Hill/Dun Rig, Hart Fell and White Coomb, Broad Law
Windlestraw Law with Whitehope Law , Culter Fell , Hudderstone, Gathersnow Hill and Hillshaw Head   
Oc
The Midland Valley (The Ochils)
2/2
6/7
Tarmangie Hill and InnerdownieBen Cleuch and King's Seat Hill , Uamh Bheag and Beinn nan Eun.
1a Loch Fyne to Loch Lomond
5/21+3
Tullich Hill and Beinn Bhreac , Beinn Chaorach and Beinn A'Mhanaich,  Fiarach

Arrochar Alps
Arrochar Alps to Loch Tay
1b
Loch Lomond to Loch Tay
9/18
Meall Mor, Creag Mhor , Ciste Buidhe a Claidheimh, Creag Each and Creag Ruadh The Stob.  Creag Garbh,  Beinn na Gainimh, Creag na h-Eararuidh
2 and 3
Loch Tay to Loch Linnhe
5/14+1



Beinn na Srone, Meall Tairbh,  Sgurr na Ciche (The Pap of Glencoe) -Mheall Mor and Sgurr a Choise  instead
Loch Tay
River Tay to Rannoch Moor
Glen Coe and Glen Etive
Ben Cruachan to Loch Leven (incl Glen Coe)
4
Loch Linnhe to Loch Ericht
0/8


Nevis and the South Glen Spean Area
Loch Linnhe to Loch Ericht
5, 6 and  7
Loch Ericht to Glen Esk

3/9+1





Cat Law and Corwharn,   Hill of Wirren
Drumochter Mountains Loch Rannoch to Drumochter
Glen Tilt and Glen Shee Drumochter to Glen Shee
Glen Shee to Cairn o'Mount
8
Cairngorms and Buchan
0/9 +1


The Cairngorms
Cairngorms and Buchan
9 Glen Roy to the Monadh Liath 0/9

Creag Meagaidh and Monadh Liath Glen Roy to the Monadh Liath
10a
Morven, Sunart, Argour and Moidart
0/12 +1


None
Morven, Sunart, Argour and Moidart
10b
Loch Eil to Glen Shiel
1/16 +1 Glas Charn Glen Shiel to Glen Quoich
Loch Eil to Glen Shiel
11

Glen Affric and Kintail
0/7 +1


Glen Affric, Glen Cannich and Glen Carron
Glen Affric and Kintail
12

Glen Cannich to Glen Carron
0/8


Glen Cannich to Glen Carron
13

Applecross, Coulin and Torridon

0/7


Torridon Applecross, Coulin and Torridon
14
Loch Maree to Loch Broom
0/8

Fisherfield and Fannichs Loch Maree to Loch Broom
15
Loch Broom to Easter Ross
0/10


Ullapool Hills Loch Broom to Easter Ross
16
North West Scotland
1/16
Stac Pollaidh (or as much as I am ever likely to do of it)
The Far North North West Scotland
17 The Islands 3/24 +2
Arran : Mullach Buidhe
Jura - Beinn Shiantaidh
Rum - Trollabhal

Just Skye and Mull have munros The Islands