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Pronunciation of Welsh Mountains

The following is a list of Welsh mountains with their pronunciations, this is to help hillwalkers who don’t have a good understanding of the Welsh language. Please excuse any mistakes and feel free to notify me of corrections and additions. Please note, as with all languages there are some local variations in pronunciation, so please do not consider this as a perfect guide.

• Upper case is used to show emphasis. When it is all in upper case, the name is pronounced with an even emphasis.

Mountain Name Pronunciation
Cader Idris CAD-AIR IDRIS
Carneddau CARN-ETH-AYE
Carnedd Dafydd CARNETH DAVITH
Carnedd Llewelyn CARNETH THLOO-ELIN
Carnedd Ugain CARNEDD UGOIN
Cnict KUHNICT
Crib Goch CRIB GOCK
Elidir Fawr ELIDEER VOWER
Glyder Fach GLID-DUR VAK
Glyder Fawr GLID-DUR VOWER
Moel Hebog MOIL HEH-BOG
Moel Siabod MOIL SEE-A-BOD
Pen Yr Ole Wen PEN URR OLEH WEN
Tryfan TRI-VAN
Yr Elen URR ELEN
Y Lliwedd UR THLOO-ETH

Pronunciation of Scottish Mountains

The following is a list of Scottish mountains with their pronunciations, this is to help hillwalkers who don’t have a good understanding of the Gaelic language. Please excuse any mistakes and feel free to notify me of corrections and additions. Please note, as with all languages there are some local variations in pronunciation, so please do not consider this as a perfect guide.

• Upper case is used to show emphasis. When it is all in upper case, the name is pronounced with an even emphasis.

• Where there is a trailing CH, it should be pronounced in the ‘back of throat’. This sound is not found in the English language so is difficult to describe, it’s perhaps similar to saying LOK but with a slightly phlegmy sound with the K.

Mountain Name Pronunciation
Aonach Beag OONACK BIG
Ben Avon BEN ARN
Ben Macdui BEN MAC-DOO-EE
Beinn Dearg  BEN GEREG
Beinn Eighe BEYN EEAR
Beinn Mheadhoin  BEYN VEE-AN 
Braeriach BRAYER-REE-ERCH
Buachaille Etive Mor BROUCKLE ETIVE MOOR
Creag Meagaidh CREG MEG-EE
Lochnagar  LOCH-na-GAAR 
Sgurr Alasdair SKOOR ALISTER
Sgurr Choinnich Mor SKOOR KHON-ICH MOR

List of Wainwrights

This is a list of Wainwrights, in order of height, it includes the 214 lake district fells originally published by Alfred Wainwright in his seven pictorial guides.
Fell Name Height
1 Scafell Pike 978m
2 Scafell 964m
3 Helvellyn 950m
4 Skiddaw 931m
5 Great End 910m
6 Bowfell 902m
7 Great Gable 899m
8 Pillar 892m
9 Nethermost Pike 890m
10 Catstycam 889m
11 Esk Pike 885m
12 Raise (Helvellyn) 883m
13 Fairfield 873m
14 Blencathra 868m
15 Skiddaw Little Man 865m
16 White Side 863m
17 Crinkle Crags 858m
18 Dollywaggon Pike 858m
19 Great Dodd 857m
20 Grasmoor 851m
21 Stybarrow Dodd 844m
22 Scoat Fell 841m
23 St. Sunday Crag 840m
24 Eel Crag 838m
25 High Street 828m
26 Red Pike (Wasdale) 825m
27 Hart Crag 822m
28 Steeple 819m
29 Lingmell 807m
30 High Stile 806m
31 Coniston Old Man 803m
32 High Raise (H.St.) 803m
33 Kirk Fell 802m
34 Swirl How 802m
35 Green Gable 801m
36 Haycock 798m
37 Brim Fell 796m
38 Dove Crag 792m
39 Rampsgill Head 792m
40 Grisedale Pike 790m
41 Watson’s Dodd 789m
42 Great Carrs 785m
43 Allen Crags 784m
44 Glaramara 783m
45 Thornthwaite Crag 783m
46 Kidsty Pike 780m
47 Dow Crag 779m
48 Harter Fell (Mardale) 778m
49 Red Screes 776m
50 Grey Friar 773m
51 Sail 773m
52 Wandope 772m
53 Hopegill Head 770m
54 Great Rigg 766m
55 Caudale Moor 763m
56 Wetherlam 763m
57 High Raise (Lang.) 762m
58 Slight Side 762m
59 Mardale Ill Bell 761m
60 Ill Bell 757m
61 Hart Side 756m
62 Red Pike (Butterm.) 756m
63 Dale Head 754m
64 Carl Side 746m
65 High Crag 745m
66 The Knott 739m
67 Robinson 737m
68 Harrison Stickle 736m
69 Seat Sandal 736m
70 Sergeant Man 736m
71 Long Side 733m
72 Kentmere Pike 731m
73 Hindscarth 727m
74 Clough Head 726m
75 Ullscarf 726m
76 Froswick 719m
77 Birkhouse Moor 718m
78 Thunacar Knott 717m
79 Brandreth 714m
80 Lonscale Fell 714m
81 Branstree 713m
82 Knott 710m
83 Pike o’Stickle 708m
84 Whiteside 706m
85 Yoke 706m
86 Pike o’Blisco 705m
87 Bowscale Fell 703m
88 Cold Pike 701m
89 Caw Fell 697m
90 Gray Crag 697m
91 Pavey Ark 697m
92 Rest Dodd 696m
93 Grey Knotts 694m
94 Loft Crag 692m
95 Seatallan 691m
96 Great Calva 690m
97 Bannerdale Crags 683m
98 Ullock Pike 680m
99 Sheffield Pike 675m
100 Wether Hill 674m
101 Bakestall 673m
102 Scar Crags 672m
103 Loadpot Hill 671m
104 Tarn Crag (Longsled.) 663m
105 Carrock Fell 661m
106 Whiteless Pike 660m
107 High Pike (Caldbeck) 657m
Fell Name Height
108 High Pike (Scandale) 657m
109 Place Fell 657m
110 Selside Pike 655m
111 Middle Dodd 654m
112 High Spy 653m
113 Harter Fell (Eskdale) 652m
114 Great Sca Fell 651m
115 Fleetwith Pike 648m
116 Base Brown 646m
117 Rossett Pike 642m
118 Grey Crag 638m
119 Causey Pike 637m
120 Little Hart Crag 637m
121 Mungrisdale Common 633m
122 Starling Dodd 633m
123 Yewbarrow 627m
124 Birks 622m
125 Hartsop Dodd 618m
126 Great Borne 615m
127 Heron Pike 612m
128 High Seat 608m
129 Illgill Head 604m
130 Seathwaite Fell 600m
131 Haystacks 597m
132 Bleaberry Fell 589m
133 Shipman Knotts 587m
134 Brae Fell 585m
135 Middle Fell 582m
136 Ard Crags 581m
137 Maiden Moor 575m
138 The Nab 575m
139 Blake Fell 572m
140 Sergeant’s Crag 571m
141 Hartsop Above How 570m
142 Outerside 568m
143 Angletarn Pikes 566m
144 Brock Crags 561m
145 Knott Rigg 556m
146 Lord’s Seat 552m
147 Steel Fell 552m
148 Rosthwaite Fell (Bessyboot) 551m
149 Hard Knott 550m
150 Meal Fell 550m
151 Tarn Crag (Easedale) 549m
152 Blea Rigg 541m
153 Lank Rigg 541m
154 Calf Crag 537m
155 Great Mell Fell 536m
156 Whin Rigg 535m
157 Arthur’s Pike 532m
158 Gavel Fell 526m
159 Great Cockup 526m
160 Bonscale Pike 524m
161 Crag Fell 523m
162 Souther Fell 522m
163 High Hartsop Dodd 519m
164 Whinlatter 517m
165 High Tove 515m
166 Sallows 515m
167 Mellbreak 511m
168 Beda Fell 509m
169 Broom Fell 509m
170 Hen Comb 509m
171 Low Pike 508m
172 Little Mell Fell 505m
173 Stone Arthur 504m
174 Eagle Crag 503m
175 Dodd 502m
176 Green Crag 488m
177 Grike 488m
178 Wansfell 487m
179 Longlands Fell 483m
180 Sour Howes 483m
181 Gowbarrow Fell 481m
182 Armboth Fell 479m
183 Burnbank Fell 475m
184 Lingmoor Fell 469m
185 Barf 468m
186 Raven Crag 461m
187 Great Crag 457m
188 Barrow 455m
189 Catbells 451m
190 Graystones 450m
191 Binsey 447m
192 Glenridding Dodd 442m
193 Nab Scar 442m
194 Arnison Crag 434m
195 Steel Knotts 431m
196 Buckbarrow 430m
197 Gibson Knott 420m
198 Fellbarrow 415m
199 Grange Fell 415m
200 Low Fell 412m
201 Helm Crag 405m
202 Silver How 394m
203 Hallin Fell 387m
204 Walla Crag 379m
205 Ling Fell 373m
206 Latrigg 367m
207 Troutbeck Tongue 363m
208 Sale Fell 359m
209 High Rigg 357m
210 Rannerdale Knotts 355m
211 Loughrigg Fell 336m
212 Black Fell 322m
213 Holme Fell 317m
214 Castle Crag 290m

List of Munros

This is a list of Munros, in order of height, it includes the 282 mountains in Scotland with a height over 3000ft (914m) as published by Sir Hugh Munro in 1891.
Mountain Name Height
1 Ben Nevis 1,344m
2 Ben Macdui 1,309m
3 Braeriach 1,296m
4 Cairn Toul 1,293m
5 Sgor an Lochain Uaine 1,258m
6 Cairn Gorm 1,245m
7 Aonach Beag 1,236m
8 Carn Mor Dearg 1,220m
9 Aonach Mor 1,220m
10 Ben Lawers 1,214m
11 Beinn a'Bhuird - North Top 1,197m
12 Carn Eige 1,183m
13 Beinn Mheadhoin 1,182m
14 Mam Sodhail 1,181m
15 Stob Choire Claurigh 1,177m
16 Ben More 1,174m
17 Ben Avon - Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuidhe 1,171m
18 Stob Binnein 1,165m
19 Beinn Bhrotain 1,157m
20 Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag 1,155m
21 Derry Cairngorm 1,155m
22 Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan 1,151m
23 Bidean nam Bian 1,150m
24 Sgurr na Lapaich 1,150m
25 Ben Alder 1,148m
26 Geal-Charn 1,132m
27 Ben Lui (Beinn Laoigh) 1,130m
28 Binnein Mor 1,130m
29 Creag Meagaidh 1,130m
30 Beinn a'Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar 1,129m
31 An Riabhachan 1,129m
32 Ben Cruachan 1,126m
33 A'Chralaig 1,120m
34 An Stuc 1,118m
35 Meall Garbh 1,118m
36 Sgor Gaoith 1,118m
37 Stob Coire an Laoigh 1,116m
38 Stob Coire Easain 1,116m
39 Aonach Beag 1,116m
40 Monadh Mor 1,113m
41 Tom a'Choinich 1,112m
42 White Mounth - Carn a'Coire Boidheach 1,110m
43 Sgurr nan Conbhairean 1,110m
44 Sgurr Mor 1,110m
45 Meall a'Bhuiridh 1,108m
46 Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin 1,105m
47 Beinn Ghlas 1,103m
48 Beinn Eibhinn 1,102m
49 Mullach Fraoch-choire 1,102m
50 Creise 1,100m
51 Sgurr a'Mhaim 1,099m
52 Sgurr Choinnich Mor 1,095m
53 Sgurr nan Clach Geala 1,093m
54 Stob Ghabhar 1,090m
55 Bynack More 1,090m
56 Beinn a'Chlachair 1,087m
57 Beinn Dearg 1,084m
58 Schiehallion 1,083m
59 Sgurr a'Choire Ghlais 1,083m
60 Beinn a'Chaorainn 1,082m
61 Beinn a'Chreachain 1,081m
62 Beinn Heasgarnich 1,078m
63 Ben Starav 1,078m
64 Beinn Dorain 1,076m
65 Stob Coire Sgreamhach 1,072m
66 Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain 1,070m
67 Meall Corranaich 1,069m
68 An Socach 1,069m
69 Glas Maol 1,068m
70 Sgurr Fhuaran 1,068m
71 Cairn of Claise 1,064m
72 An Teallach - Bidein a'Ghlas Thuill 1,062m
73 An Teallach - Sgurr Fiona 1,060m
74 Na Gruagaichean 1,056m
75 Liathach - Spidean a'Choire Leith 1,055m
76 Stob Poite Coire Ardair 1,054m
77 Toll Creagach 1,054m
78 Sgurr a'Chaorachain 1,053m
79 Glas Tulaichean 1,051m
80 Beinn a'Chaorainn 1,050m
81 Geal Charn 1,049m
82 Sgurr Fhuar-thuill 1,049m
83 Creag Mhor 1,047m
84 Chno Dearg 1,047m
85 Carn an t-Sagairt Mor 1,047m
86 Cruach Ardrain 1,046m
87 Ben Wyvis (Glas Leathad Mor) 1,046m
88 Beinn Iutharn Mhor 1,045m
89 Meall nan Tarmachan 1,044m
90 Stob Coir'an Albannaich 1,044m
91 Carn Mairg 1,042m
92 Sgurr na Ciche 1,040m
93 Meall Ghaordaidh 1,039m
94 Beinn Achaladair 1,038m
95 Sgurr a'Bhealaich Dheirg 1,038m
96 Carn a'Mhaim 1,037m
97 Gleouraich 1,035m
98 Am Bodach 1,034m
99 Carn Dearg 1,034m
100 Beinn Fhada 1,032m
101 Ben Oss 1,029m
102 Carn Gorm 1,029m
103 Carn an Righ 1,029m
104 Sgurr a'Mhaoraich 1,027m
105 Sgurr na Ciste Duibhe 1,027m
106 Ben Challum 1,025m
107 Beinn a'Bheithir - Sgorr Dhearg 1,024m
108 Liathach - Mullach an Rathain 1,023m
109 Buachaille Etive Mor - Stob Dearg 1,022m
110 Aonach air Chrith 1,021m
111 Ladhar Bheinn 1,020m
112 Beinn Bheoil 1,019m
113 Carn an Tuirc 1,019m
114 Mullach Clach a'Bhlair 1,019m
115 Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair 1,019m
116 Garbh Chioch Mhor 1,013m
117 Cairn Bannoch 1,012m
118 Beinn Ime 1,011m
119 Sgurr Eilde Mor 1,010m
120 Beinn Udlamain 1,010m
121 Sgurr an Doire Leathain 1,010m
122 The Saddle 1,010m
123 Beinn Eighe - Ruadh-stac Mor 1,010m
124 Beinn Dearg 1,008m
125 Maoile Lunndaidh 1,007m
126 An Sgarsoch 1,006m
127 Carn Liath 1,006m
128 Beinn Fhionnlaidh 1,005m
129 Beinn an Dothaidh 1,004m
130 The Devil's Point 1,004m
131 Sgurr an Lochain 1,004m
132 Sgurr Mor 1,003m
133 Aonach Meadhoin 1,003m
134 Sgurr na Carnach 1,002m
135 Sail Chaorainn 1,002m
136 Meall Greigh 1,001m
137 Beinn a'Bheithir - Sgorr Dhonuill 1,001m
138 Sgurr Breac 1,000m
139 Stob Ban 999m
140 Sgurr Choinnich 999m
141 A'Chailleach 999m
Mountain Name Height
142 Stob Diamh 998m
143 Broad Cairn 998m
144 Ben More Assynt 998m
145 Glas Bheinn Mhor 997m
146 Spidean Mialach 996m
147 An Caisteal 995m
148 Sgor na h-Ulaidh 994m
149 Carn an Fhidhleir (Carn Ealar) 994m
150 Sgurr na Ruaidhe 993m
151 Beinn Eighe - Spidean Coire nan Clach 993m
152 Sgurr Alasdair 993m
153 Carn nan Gobhar 992m
154 Carn nan Gobhar 992m
155 Sgairneach Mhor 991m
156 Beinn Eunaich 989m
157 Sgurr Ban 989m
158 Creag Leacach 987m
159 Druim Shionnach 987m
160 Gaor Bheinn (Gulvain) 987m
161 Conival 987m
162 Lurg Mhor 986m
163 Beinn Alligin - Sgurr Mhor 986m
164 Sgurr Dearg - Inaccessible Pinnacle 986m
165 Ben Vorlich 985m
166 An Gearanach 985m
167 Mullach na Dheiragain 982m
168 Ciste Dhubh 982m
169 Creag Mhor (Meall na Aighean) 981m
170 Stob Coire a'Chairn 981m
171 Maol Chinn-dearg 981m
172 Slioch 981m
173 Beinn a'Chochuill 980m
174 Cona' Mheall 980m
175 Stob Coire Sgriodain 979m
176 Beinn Dubhchraig 978m
177 Stob Ban 977m
178 Meall nan Ceapraichean 977m
179 Stuc a'Chroin 975m
180 A'Mharconaich 975m
181 Carn Liath 975m
182 Carn a'Gheoidh 975m
183 Ben Lomond 974m
184 Beinn Sgritheall 974m
185 Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh 972m
186 Meall Garbh 968m
187 Aonach Eagach - Sgor nam Fiannaidh 967m
188 A'Mhaighdean 967m
189 Ben More 966m
190 Sgurr na Banachdich 965m
191 Sgurr nan Gillean 965m
192 Carn a'Chlamain 963m
193 Sgurr Thuilm 963m
194 Ben Klibreck - Meall nan Con 961m
195 Stuchd an Lochain 960m
196 Beinn nan Aighenan 960m
197 Sgorr Ruadh 960m
198 Meall Glas 959m
199 Beinn Fhionnlaidh 959m
200 Buachaille Etive Beag - Stob Dubh 958m
201 Tolmount 958m
202 Bruach na Frithe 958m
203 Tom Buidhe 957m
204 Carn Ghluasaid 957m
205 Buachaille Etive Mor - Sgor na Broige 956m
206 Sgurr nan Coireachan 956m
207 Saileag 956m
208 Sgor Gaibhre 955m
209 Beinn Liath Mhor Fannaich 954m
210 Am Faochagach 954m
211 Beinn Mhanach 953m
212 Meall Dearg 953m
213 Sgurr nan Coireachan 953m
214 Meall Chuaich 951m
215 Meall Gorm 949m
216 Beinn Bhuidhe 948m
217 Sgurr Mhic Choinnich 948m
218 Stob a'Choire Odhair 947m
219 Driesh 947m
220 Creag a'Mhaim 947m
221 Beinn Tulaichean 946m
222 Carn Bhac 946m
223 Meall Buidhe 946m
224 Carn Dearg 945m
225 Sgurr na Sgine 945m
226 Bidein a'Choire Sheasgaich 945m
227 An Socach 944m
228 Sgurr Dubh Mor 944m
229 Ben Vorlich 943m
230 Binnein Beag 943m
231 Carn Dearg 941m
232 Carn na Caim 941m
233 Beinn a'Chroin 940m
234 Mullach nan Coirean 939m
235 Mount Keen 939m
236 Luinne Bheinn 939m
237 Beinn Sgulaird 937m
238 Beinn na Lap 937m
239 Beinn Tarsuinn 937m
240 A'Bhuidheanach Bheag 936m
241 Sron a'Choire Ghairbh 935m
242 Meall a'Chrasgaidh 934m
243 Am Basteir 934m
244 Beinn Chabhair 933m
245 The Cairnwell 933m
246 Maol Chean-dearg 933m
247 Fionn Bheinn 933m
248 Meall Buidhe 932m
249 Ben Chonzie 931m
250 Beinn Bhreac 931m
251 A'Chailleach 930m
252 Meall nan Eun 928m
253 Mayar 928m
254 Moruisg 928m
255 Eididh nan Clach Geala 928m
256 Bla Bheinn (Blaven) 928m
257 Seana Bhraigh 927m
258 Ben Hope 927m
259 Beinn Narnain 926m
260 Meall a'Choire Leith 926m
261 Geal Charn 926m
262 Buachaille Etive Beag - Stob Coire Raineach 925m
263 Beinn Liath Mhor 925m
264 Creag Pitridh 924m
265 Sgurr nan Eag 924m
266 An Coileachan 923m
267 Sgurr nan Each 923m
268 Beinn Alligin - Tom na Gruagaich 922m
269 Sgiath Chuil 921m
270 An Socach 921m
271 Carn Sgulain 920m
272 Gairich 919m
273 Creag nan Damh 918m
274 A'Ghlas-bheinn 918m
275 Ruadh Stac Mor 918m
276 Sgurr a'Mhadaidh 918m
277 Geal-charn 917m
278 Carn Aosda 917m
279 Meall na Teanga 917m
280 Beinn a'Chleibh 916m
281 Ben Vane 916m
282 Beinn Teallach 915m

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