Hill Walkers Register

REGISTER 3. County Tops.

A.  The County Tops of England and Wales.
Claimants must state the list used for their completion.  The following published lists are acceptable:  Pre-1974: Moss (1951), Bridge (1973), Post 1974: Climber & Rambler magazine (1975), Dillon (1985), Strider magazine, (1990), Dawson (1992), Dewey (1995) and Dawson (1997).  A copy of any other list used (a full list of top names and grid references), including the claimant's own, must be forwarded with all applications for inclusion in the Register.

B.  The County Tops of Ireland.
The list according to Dillon (1985) is acceptable.  More up-to-date and useful information on the Irish County Tops is also contained within Clements (1997).  State whether or not the six counties of Northern Ireland were included.  A copy of any other list used (a full list of top names and grid references), including the claimant's own, must be forwarded with all applications for inclusion in the Register.  An annual “Table of Progress” for this Register is published in the HR Report every April.

References
Note that many of the references given below, which are arranged in chronological order, are now out-of-print, but some of these can be acquired from specialist second-hand book suppliers.  The principal references that are currently in print or otherwise relatively easily available are given in bold.  These reference lists are not intended to be exhaustive.  A variety of hill lists is also available on the Internet, or by email attachment from various hill list experts; details of these sources are often given in the HR Annual Report.