Hillwalkers' Register 3
The County Tops of England & Wales.
The County Tops of Ireland.
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), Dawson (1997) and Hardy. 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). See also http://mountainviews.ie. Please state whether or not you included the six counties of Northern Ireland in your completion of the Irish County Tops, or whether you simply bagged the highest point of the Province of Northern Island, that is, as it were, counting Northern Ireland as a single "county". The latter is acceptable, even though it is not entirely satisfactory for a full completion of all the County Tops of Ireland. 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.
HARDY:The Hardys - the UK's High Points: see www.thehardys.org. A list of the County Tops of England & Wales is included.
| MOSS: | The County Tops of England and Wales by E. Moss. Rucksack Club Journal (1951) pages 319 – 327. |
| BRIDGE: | The Mountains of England and Wales by George Bridge. Gastons/West Col. (1973). |
| CLIMBER and RAMBLER: | Climber and Rambler magazine. (Jan. and Feb. 1975). Lists of the post-1974 County Tops of England and Wales. |
| DILLON: | County Tops of the British Isles by Paddy Dillon. Gastons/West Col. (1985). |
| STRIDER: | Strider magazine (journal of the LDWA) Volume 56, pages 34 – 35 (April 1990) and Strider Volume 57, page 24 (August 1990). Lists of English and Welsh County Tops. |
| DAWSON: | The Relative Hills of Britain by Alan Dawson Cicerone Press. (1992). A list of County Tops is included. |
| DEWEY: | Mountain Tables by Michael Dewey. Chapter 4. Constable. (1995). |
| DAWSON: | The Hewitts and Marilyns of Wales by Alan Dawson TACit Press. (1997). A list of Welsh Council Tops is included. |
| DAWSON: | The Hewitts and Marilyns of England by Alan Dawson TACit Press. (1997). A list of English County Tops is included. |
| CLEMENTS: | The Hewitts and Marilyns of Ireland by E.D. "Clem" Clements TACit Press. (1997). Irish County Tops are included. |
| MOUNTAIN VIEWS: | A Hillwalking Resource for Ireland. Includes a list of the County Tops of Ireland. |
| MUIR: | The UK's County Tops. Inspiring guide to 82 walking routes reaching the tops of the UK's 91 historic counties in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. |
The County Tops of England & Wales
| No. | Name |
Sex | List(s) | Rnds | First Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Down | M | Dawson | 1 | Sep 2012 |
| 2 | Ted Richards | M | Dawson | 1 | Sep 2012 |
| 3 | John Warren | M | Dawson | 1 | Mar 2012 |
| 4 | Tony Davies | M | Private List | 1 | Jan 2012 |
| 5 | Howard Mann | M | Bridge, Dawson, Dewey | 1 | Oct 2011 |
| 6 | Dave Irons | M | Bridge, Dawson | 1 | Sep 2011 |
| 7 | Stephen Dixon | M | Dawson | 1 | Aug 2011 |
| 8 | Martin Pearson | M | 1 | Oct 2010 | |
| 9 | Martin Richardson | M | Dawson | 1 | Sep 2010 |
| 10 | Ian Hardy, MVO | M | Dawson, Hardy | 1 | Jun 2010 |
| 11 | Nicola Grace Grass | F | Dewey | 1 | Sep 2009 |
| 12 | Martin Grass | M | Dewey | 1 | Sep 2009 |
| 13 | Steven Turnbull | M | Dawson, Dewey | 1 | Aug 2009 |
| 14 | Michael Earnshaw | M | Dawson | 1 | Mar 2009 |
| 15 | Brian Richard Graves | M | Bridge | 1 | Dec 2008 |
| 16 | Judy Nickerson | F | Dawson | 1 | Oct 2008 |
| 17 | Jim Rousell | M | Bridge, Dawson | 1 | Jul 2008 |
| 18 | John Arthur Edwards | M | Dawson | 1 | Jan 2008 |
| 19 | Merrian Lancaster | F | Dawson, Dewey | 1 | Aug 2007 |
| 20 | David Findel-Hawkins | M | Dawson, Dewey | 1 | Jul 2006 |
| 21 | Peter Collins | M | Dawson | 1 | Feb 2004 |
| 22 | Bob Garrett | M | Dawson, Strider | 1 | Jul 2003 |
| 23 | George Edward Ross | M | Bridge, Dewey | 1 | Jan 2003 |
| 24 | Ursula Stubbings | F | Dawson | 1 | Jan 2003 |
| 25 | Chris Doughty | M | Dawson, Dillon (C), Moss | 1 | Nov 2002 |
| 26 | David Hoyle | M | Bridge, C&R, Dawson, Dillon (C) | 1 | Oct 2002 |
| 27 | Chris Pearson | M | Bridge, Dawson, Dewey | 1 | Oct 2002 |
| 28 | Rob Woodall | M | Dawson | 1 | Aug 2002 |
| 29 | Andy Mohun-Smith | M | Dawson, Dewey | 1 | Dec 2000 |
| 30 | Ian White | M | Dawson | 2 | Nov 2000 |
| 31 | Lisa Menzies | F | Dawson | 1 | Oct 2000 |
| 32 | Clive Menzies | M | Dawson | 1 | Oct 2000 |
| 33 | Ken Crawford | M | Dawson | 1 | Oct 2000 |
| 34 | Charles R Knowles | M | Bridge, Dawson, Dillon (C) | 1 | May 2000 |
| 35 | Alan Castle | M | Bridge, C&R, Dawson, Dillon (C), Strider | 1 | Jan 2000 |
| 36 | David Purchase | M | Bridge, Dawson, Dewey, Moss | 1 | Dec 1999 |
| 37 | Richard Aust OBE | M | Dawson | 1 | Nov 1999 |
| 38 | Frank Meachem | M | Dawson | 1 | Jun 1999 |
| 39 | Mike Jacobs | M | Bridge, Dawson | 1 | Dec 1998 |
| 40 | David Cainey | M | Dawson | 1 | Sep 1998 |
| 41 | Barrie John Trigg | M | Bridge | 1 | Aug 1998 |
| 42 | Pauline Haycox | F | Bridge | 1 | Aug 1997 |
| 43 | Bryan Haycox | M | Bridge | 1 | Aug 1997 |
| 44 | Tom Anderson | M | Bridge | 1 | Nov 1992 |
| 45 | Ken Hay | M | Bridge, C&R, Dillon (C) | 1 | May 1985 |
| 46 | Paddy Dillon | M | Dillon (C) | 1 | Jul 1982 |
| 47 | Philip H Cooper | M | C&R | 1 | Mar 1977 |
| 48 | Charles W Baldey | M | C&R | 1 | Aug 1976 |
| 49 | Edward Moss | M | Moss | 1 | Jul 1961 |
The County Tops of Ireland
| No. | Name |
Sex | List(s) | Rnds | First Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip H Cooper | M | C&R | 1 | Aug 1976 |
| 2 | Paddy Dillon | M | Dillon (C) | 1 | Aug 1982 |
| 3 | Ken Hay | M | Dillon (C) | 1 | Apr 1989 |
| 4 | Pat Lynch | M | Dillon (C) | 1 | Nov 1996 |
| 5 | Paul Clements | M | 1 | Jul 2002 | |
| 6 | Bob Garrett | M | Dillon (C), Clements | 1 | Apr 2004 |
| 7 | George Edward Ross | M | Dillon (C) | 1 | Jun 2004 |
| 8 | Rob Woodall | M | Clements | 1 | May 2005 |
| 9 | David Purchase | M | C&R, Dillon (C), Clements | 1 | Sep 2005 |
| 10 | Gwen Watson | F | Dawson | 1 | Aug 2006 |
| 11 | Dave Watson | M | Dawson | 1 | Aug 2006 |
| 12 | Willie Hamilton | M | 1 | Sep 2010 | |
| 13 | Ali Round | F | 1 | Sep 2010 | |
| 14 | Jim Bloomer | M | 1 | Sep 2011 | |
| 15 | Michael Earnshaw | M | Clements | 1 | Apr 2012 |
Abbreviations
| Bridge: | Bridge's County Tops list |
| C&R: | Climber & Rambler mag County Tops List |
| Dawson: | Dawson's County Tops list |
| Dillon (C): | County Tops of British Isles (Gastons/West Col 1985 |
| Dewey: | Dewey's County Tops list |
| Moss: | Moss' County Tops list |
| Strider: | Number 56 (August 1990) |
| Clements: | TACit Press (1997) |