Last updated 7 May 2022
[The County Tops of England & Wales] [The County Tops of Ireland] [Claims] [References]
This Register records the names of those walkers who have completed:
The County Tops of England & Wales Register is for claims based on the traditional (pre-1974) counties, the counties as they existed between 1974 and approx. 1996, or the current counties. It is not necessary to visit all the high points of urban Administrative Areas. (You can climb County Tops from all three eras if you wish.)
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.
There is a column showing walkers who have also completed the County Tops of Scotland if you wish to record that achievement. (Note that there is no register for the County Tops of Scotland alone.) Please make it clear on the claim form if you completed Scottish tops as well.
Claimants must state the list used for their completion. The following lists are acceptable:
Dillon (1985).
Clements (1997)
Gribbon (Ireland’s County High Points (2012).
See also https://mountainviews.ie.
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.
As completion of the Irish County Tops requires a trip over the water for many of us, Progress Reports are published in each Hillwalkers' Register Annual Report. If you would like to update us, just email hillwalker@ldwa.org.uk giving details of the number climbed during the year, and your current total. (Giving both numbers helps the recorder be accurate.)
You can link to the Hillwalkers' Register Claim Form here.
By far the most reliable source, for all three eras, is now the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH) described in the Introduction to the Hillwalkers' Register. If you wish to be sure that you have visited all the County Tops, use this one! However claims based on other sources are still accepted.
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.
| 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. |
| HARDY: | High Points by Ian Hardy. A list of the County Tops in the UK (i.e. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) is included. This is a useful source for the post-1974 and the current County Tops. |
| 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. |
| No. | Name |
Sex | List(s) | Last Summit | Scottish CTs | Rnds | First Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Moss | M | Moss | The Ashes, Buckminster | 1 | 28 Jul 1961 | |
| 2 | Charles W Baldey | M | C&R | 1 | 17 Aug 1976 | ||
| 3 | Philip H Cooper | M | C&R | The Cheviot | Yes | 1 | 1 Mar 1977 |
| 4 | Paddy Dillon | M | Dillon (C) | 1 | 3 Jul 1982 | ||
| 5 | Ken Hay | M | Dillon (C), C&R, Bridge | Holyhead Mountain | Yes | 1 | 3 May 1985 |
| 6 | Tom Anderson | M | Bridge | 1 | Nov 1992 | ||
| 7 | Bryan Haycox | M | Bridge | Milk Hill & Tan Hill | 1 | 8 Aug 1997 | |
| 8 | Pauline Haycox | F | Bridge | Milk Hill & Tan Hill | 1 | 8 Aug 1997 | |
| 9 | Barrie Trigg | M | Bridge | Mickle Fell | 1 | 31 Aug 1998 | |
| 10 | David Cainey | M | Dawson | St Boniface Down | 1 | 21 Sep 1998 | |
| 11 | Mike Jacobs | M | Dawson, Bridge | St Boniface Down | 1 | 19 Dec 1998 | |
| 12 | Frank Meachem | M | Dawson | Bardon Hill | 1 | 29 Jun 1999 | |
| 13 | Richard Aust OBE | M | Dawson | Snowdon | 1 | 14 Nov 1999 | |
| 14 | David Purchase | M | Dawson, Dewey, Bridge, Moss | Tan Hill | Yes | 1 | 31 Dec 1999 |
| 15 | Alan Castle | M | Dawson, Strider, Dillon (C), C&R, Bridge | St Boniface Down | Yes | 1 | 2 Jan 2000 |
| 16 | Charles R Knowles | M | Dawson, Dillon (C), Bridge | Foel Cwmcerwyn | Yes | 1 | 20 May 2000 |
| 17 | Ken Crawford | M | Dawson | St Boniface Down | 1 | 22 Oct 2000 | |
| 18 | Clive Menzies | M | Dawson | Moel Famau | 1 | 26 Oct 2000 | |
| 19 | Lisa Menzies | F | Dawson | Moel Famau | 1 | 26 Oct 2000 | |
| 20 | Ian White | M | Dawson | St Boniface Down | 2 | 19 Nov 2000 | |
| 21 | Andy Mohun-Smith | M | Dawson, Dewey | Black Hill | 1 | 30 Dec 2000 | |
| 22 | Rob Woodall | M | Dawson | Tair Onnen | Yes | 1 | 17 Aug 2002 |
| 23 | Chris Pearson | M | Dawson, Dewey, Bridge | St Boniface Down | 1 | 30 Oct 2002 | |
| 24 | David Hoyle | M | Dawson, Dillon (C), C&R, Bridge | Beacon Hill (Cromer) | 1 | 31 Oct 2002 | |
| 25 | Chris Doughty | M | Hardy, Dawson, Dillon (C), Moss | Bushey Heath | 1 | 17 Nov 2002 | |
| 26 | Ursula Stubbings | F | Dawson | Ward's Stone | 1 | 8 Jan 2003 | |
| 27 | George Edward Ross | M | Dewey, Bridge | Hampstead Heath | 1 | 23 Jan 2003 | |
| 28 | Bob Garrett | M | Dawson, Strider | St Boniface Down | 1 | 8 Jul 2003 | |
| 29 | Peter Collins | M | Dawson | Silverhill Wood | 1 | 11 Feb 2004 | |
| 30 | David Findel-Hawkins | M | Dawson, Dewey | Fan Foel | Yes | 1 | 15 Jul 2006 |
| 31 | Merrian Lancaster | F | Dawson, Dewey | Gisborough Moor | 1 | 18 Aug 2007 | |
| 32 | John Arthur Edwards | M | Dawson | Black Down | 1 | 27 Jan 2008 | |
| 33 | Jim Rousell | M | Dawson, Bridge | Snaefell | 1 | 29 Jul 2008 | |
| 34 | Judy Nickerson | F | Dawson | Turner's Hill | 1 | 25 Oct 2008 | |
| 35 | Brian Richard Graves | M | Bridge | Pilsdon Pen | 1 | 31 Dec 2008 | |
| 36 | Michael Earnshaw | M | Dawson | Newtonwood Lane | Yes | 1 | 15 Mar 2009 |
| 37 | Judith Colman | F | DoBIH, Muir, Private List | Scafell Pike | 1 | 31 Jul 2009 | |
| 38 | John Leese | M | DoBIH, Muir, Private List | Scafell Pike | 1 | 31 Jul 2009 | |
| 39 | Steven Turnbull | M | Dawson, Dewey | Mickle Fell | 1 | 30 Aug 2009 | |
| 40 | Martin Grass | M | Dewey | Gisborough Moor | 1 | 19 Sep 2009 | |
| 41 | Nicola Grace Grass | F | Dewey | Gisborough Moor | 1 | 19 Sep 2009 | |
| 42 | Ian Hardy, MVO | M | Hardy, Dawson | Turner's Hill | Yes | 1 | 3 Jun 2010 |
| 43 | Martin Richardson | M | Dawson | Milk Hill | 1 | 17 Sep 2010 | |
| 44 | Martin Pearson | M | Fan Foel | 1 | 4 Oct 2010 | ||
| 45 | Stephen Dixon | M | Dawson | Beacon Hill (Cromer) | 1 | 27 Aug 2011 | |
| 46 | Dave Irons | M | Dawson, Bridge | Beacon Hill (Cromer) | Yes | 1 | 25 Sep 2011 |
| 47 | Howard Mann, OBE | M | Dawson, Dewey, Bridge | Snaefell | 1 | 6 Oct 2011 | |
| 48 | Tony Davies | M | Private List | Brown Clee Hill | 1 | 14 Jan 2012 | |
| 49 | John Warren | M | Dawson | Craig Llysfaen | 1 | 8 Mar 2012 | |
| 50 | Ted Richards | M | Dawson | Brown Willy | 1 | 7 Sep 2012 | |
| 51 | Nick Down | M | Dawson | Brown Willy | Yes | 1 | 14 Sep 2012 |
| 52 | Dave Evans | M | Dawson | St Boniface Down | 1 | 8 May 2013 | |
| 53 | Keith Lowthian | M | Private List | Mickle Fell | 1 | 5 Oct 2013 | |
| 54 | Finlay Lowthian | M | Private List | Snowdon | 1 | 23 Oct 2013 | |
| 55 | Jamie Lowthian | M | Private List | Snowdon | 1 | 23 Oct 2013 | |
| 56 | Andrew W Armstrong | M | Muir | Foel Cwmcerwyn | 1 | 12 Nov 2013 | |
| 57 | Philip Massey | M | DoBIH | Lewesdon Hill | Yes | 1 | 22 Mar 2014 |
| 58 | Gerry Bowes | M | Private List | Bald Hill | Yes | 1 | 8 Apr 2014 |
| 59 | Alan Kent | M | DoBIH | Hampstead Heath | 1 | 10 Nov 2014 | |
| 60 | Joanne Wood | F | Bridge | St Boniface Down | 1 | 21 Nov 2015 | |
| 61 | Peter Wood | M | Bridge | St Boniface Down | 1 | 21 Nov 2015 | |
| 62 | Neil Rawlins | M | Muir | Burnhope Seat (trig point | 1 | 30 Aug 2016 | |
| 63 | Victoria Morris | F | DoBIH | Brown Willy | 1 | 28 Sep 2017 | |
| 64 | Carole Engel | F | DoBIH | Corfe Hills | 1 | 20 Feb 2018 | |
| 65 | Liz Nicholas | F | Dawson | Great Wood (Suffolk) | 1 | 18 Nov 2018 | |
| 66 | Derek Snaith | M | Dawson | Great Wood (Suffolk) | 1 | 18 Nov 2018 | |
| 67 | Jacqui Wakelam | F | Dawson | Margery Hill | 1 | 8 Apr 2019 | |
| 68 | Nick Wakelam | M | Dawson | Margery Hill | 1 | 8 Apr 2019 | |
| 69 | Clive Richardson | M | DoBIH | 1 | 20 Aug 2019 | ||
| 70 | Jean Bowers | F | Muir | Ebrington Hill | 1 | 17 Sep 2019 | |
| 71 | Bill Bowers | M | Muir | Ebrington Hill | 1 | 17 Sep 2019 | |
| 72 | Wayne Rowlett | M | DoBIH, Muir | The Cheviot | 1 | 18 Nov 2019 | |
| 73 | Raymond Wilkes | M | Muir | Boring Field | 1 | 23 Aug 2020 | |
| 74 | Andy Sutton | M | DoBIH | Turner's Hill | Yes | 1 | 13 Oct 2021 |
| 75 | Andy West | M | DoBIH | Arbury Hill | 1 | 21 Oct 2021 | |
| 76 | Bill Hughes | M | DoBIH, Muir | Craig y Llyn | Yes | 1 | 3 May 2022 |
| 77 | Andy Pooley | M | Muir | Mickle Fell | 1 | 6 Aug 2022 | |
| 78 | Anna Pooley | F | Muir | Mickle Fell | 1 | 6 Aug 2022 |
| No. | Name |
Sex | List(s) | Last Summit | Rnds | First Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip H Cooper | M | C&R | Corn Hill | 1 | 27 Aug 1976 |
| 2 | Paddy Dillon | M | Dillon (C) | 1 | 28 Aug 1982 | |
| 3 | Ken Hay | M | Dillon (C) | Mweelrea | 1 | 24 Apr 1989 |
| 4 | Pat Lynch | M | Dillon (C) | Carrauntoohil | 1 | 26 Nov 1996 |
| 5 | Paul Clements | M | Slieve Donard | 1 | 31 Jul 2002 | |
| 6 | Bob Garrett | M | Clem, Dillon (C) | Benbaun | 1 | 7 Apr 2004 |
| 7 | George Edward Ross | M | Dillon (C) | Kippure | 1 | 21 Jun 2004 |
| 8 | Rob Woodall | M | Clem | Eshbrack | 1 | 9 May 2005 |
| 9 | David Purchase | M | Clem, Dillon (C), C&R | Truskmore | 1 | 12 Sep 2005 |
| 10 | Dave Watson | M | Clem | Moylussa | 1 | 17 Aug 2006 |
| 11 | Gwen Watson | F | Clem | Moylussa | 1 | 17 Aug 2006 |
| 12 | Willie Hamilton | M | Private List | Mweelrea | 1 | 30 Sep 2010 |
| 13 | Ali Round | F | Mweelrea | 1 | 30 Sep 2010 | |
| 14 | Jim Bloomer | M | Kippure | 1 | 24 Sep 2011 | |
| 15 | Michael Earnshaw | M | Clem | Trostan | 1 | 19 Apr 2012 |
| 16 | David Findel-Hawkins | M | Gribbon, Clem | Slieve na Calliagh | 1 | 14 Jul 2013 |
| 17 | Merrian Lancaster | F | Gribbon, Clem | Slieve na Calliagh | 1 | 14 Jul 2013 |
| 18 | Alan Castle | M | M-V, Dillon (C) | Knockboy | 1 | 21 Jun 2014 |
| 19 | Gerry Bowes | M | DoBIH, Gribbon | Errigal | 1 | 2 Apr 2015 |
| 20 | Philip Massey | M | DoBIH, Gribbon, Clem | Errigal | 1 | 2 Apr 2015 |
| 21 | Brendan Fahy | M | DoBIH | Knockmealdown | 1 | 22 May 2015 |
| 22 | Michelle Ryan | F | DoBIH | Knockmealdown | 1 | 22 May 2015 |
| 23 | Ian Scott | M | Clem | Mweelrea | 1 | 3 Sep 2015 |
| 24 | Nicky Wood | F | Clem | Mweelrea | 1 | 3 Sep 2015 |
| 25 | Thomas Morris | M | DoBIH | Trostan | 1 | 21 Jul 2016 |
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) |
