Hillwalkers' Register 3
3A The County Tops of England and Wales
3B The County Tops of Ireland
3A The County Tops of England and Wales
Claims for the County Tops of England and Wales may be based on the traditional (pre-1974) counties, the counties as they existed between 1974 and 1996 (or so), or the current counties. Many claimants do all three eras to make sure! Even now, a 'county' is regarded in its traditional form - it is not necessary to visit all the high points of urban Administrative Areas.
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.
At the start of 2014 there were 53 walkers who had submitted a claim for Register 3A.
In 2013 a marker was added to Register 3A so that walkers who had completed the County Tops of England and Wales and also the County Tops of Scotland could record that achievement. Note that there is no register for the County Tops of Scotland alone.
3B 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.
At the start of 2014 there were 17 walkers who had submitted a claim for Register 3B.
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.
| 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. |
The County Tops of England & Wales
| No. | Name |
Sex | List(s) | Scottish CTs | Rnds | First Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward Moss | M | Moss | 1 | 28 Jul 1961 | |
| 2 | Charles W Baldey | M | C&R | 1 | 17 Aug 1976 | |
| 3 | Philip H Cooper | M | C&R | Yes | 1 | 1 Mar 1977 |
| 4 | Paddy Dillon | M | Dillon (C) | 1 | 3 Jul 1982 | |
| 5 | Ken Hay | M | Dillon (C), C&R, Bridge | Yes | 1 | 3 May 1985 |
| 6 | Tom Anderson | M | Bridge | 1 | Nov 1992 | |
| 7 | Pauline Haycox | F | Bridge | 1 | 8 Aug 1997 | |
| 8 | Bryan Haycox | M | Bridge | 1 | 8 Aug 1997 | |
| 9 | Barrie Trigg | M | Bridge | 1 | 31 Aug 1998 | |
| 10 | David Cainey | M | Dawson | 1 | 21 Sep 1998 | |
| 11 | Mike Jacobs | M | Dawson, Bridge | 1 | 19 Dec 1998 | |
| 12 | Frank Meachem | M | Dawson | 1 | 29 Jun 1999 | |
| 13 | Richard Aust OBE | M | Dawson | 1 | 14 Nov 1999 | |
| 14 | David Purchase | M | Dawson, Dewey, Bridge, Moss | Yes | 1 | 31 Dec 1999 |
| 15 | Alan Castle | M | Dawson, Strider, Dillon (C), C&R, Bridge | Yes | 1 | 2 Jan 2000 |
| 16 | Charles R Knowles | M | Dawson, Dillon (C), Bridge | Yes | 1 | 20 May 2000 |
| 17 | Ken Crawford | M | Dawson | 1 | 22 Oct 2000 | |
| 18 | Lisa Menzies | F | Dawson | 1 | 26 Oct 2000 | |
| 19 | Clive Menzies | M | Dawson | 1 | 26 Oct 2000 | |
| 20 | Ian White | M | Dawson | 2 | 19 Nov 2000 | |
| 21 | Andy Mohun-Smith | M | Dawson, Dewey | 1 | 30 Dec 2000 | |
| 22 | Rob Woodall | M | Dawson | Yes | 1 | 17 Aug 2002 |
| 23 | Chris Pearson | M | Dawson, Dewey, Bridge | 1 | 30 Oct 2002 | |
| 24 | David Hoyle | M | Dawson, Dillon (C), C&R, Bridge | 1 | 31 Oct 2002 | |
| 25 | Chris Doughty | M | Dawson, Dillon (C), Moss | 1 | 17 Nov 2002 | |
| 26 | Ursula Stubbings | F | Dawson | 1 | 8 Jan 2003 | |
| 27 | George Edward Ross | M | Dewey, Bridge | 1 | 23 Jan 2003 | |
| 28 | Bob Garrett | M | Dawson, Strider | 1 | 8 Jul 2003 | |
| 29 | Peter Collins | M | Dawson | 1 | 11 Feb 2004 | |
| 30 | David Findel-Hawkins | M | Dawson, Dewey | 1 | 15 Jul 2006 | |
| 31 | Merrian Lancaster | F | Dawson, Dewey | 1 | 18 Aug 2007 | |
| 32 | John Arthur Edwards | M | Dawson | 1 | 27 Jan 2008 | |
| 33 | Jim Rousell | M | Dawson, Bridge | 1 | 29 Jul 2008 | |
| 34 | Judy Nickerson | F | Dawson | 1 | 25 Oct 2008 | |
| 35 | Brian Richard Graves | M | Bridge | 1 | 31 Dec 2008 | |
| 36 | Michael Earnshaw | M | Dawson | Yes | 1 | 15 Mar 2009 |
| 37 | Steven Turnbull | M | Dawson, Dewey | 1 | 30 Aug 2009 | |
| 38 | Nicola Grace Grass | F | Dewey | 1 | 19 Sep 2009 | |
| 39 | Martin Grass | M | Dewey | 1 | 19 Sep 2009 | |
| 40 | Ian Hardy, MVO | M | Hardy, Dawson | Yes | 1 | 3 Jun 2010 |
| 41 | Martin Richardson | M | Dawson | 1 | 17 Sep 2010 | |
| 42 | Martin Pearson | M | 1 | 4 Oct 2010 | ||
| 43 | Stephen Dixon | M | Dawson | 1 | 27 Aug 2011 | |
| 44 | Dave Irons | M | Dawson, Bridge | 1 | 25 Sep 2011 | |
| 45 | Howard Mann | M | Dawson, Dewey, Bridge | 1 | 6 Oct 2011 | |
| 46 | Tony Davies | M | Private List | 1 | 14 Jan 2012 | |
| 47 | John Warren | M | Dawson | 1 | 8 Mar 2012 | |
| 48 | Ted Richards | M | Dawson | 1 | 7 Sep 2012 | |
| 49 | Nick Down | M | Dawson | Yes | 1 | 14 Sep 2012 |
| 50 | Dave Evans | M | Dawson | 1 | 8 May 2013 | |
| 51 | Keith Lowthian | M | Private List | 1 | 5 Oct 2013 | |
| 52 | Finlay Lowthian | M | Private List | 1 | 23 Oct 2013 | |
| 53 | Jamie Lowthian | M | Private List | 1 | 23 Oct 2013 | |
| 54 | Andrew W. Armstrong | M | Muir | 1 | 12 Nov 2013 | |
| 55 | Philip Massey | M | DoBIH | Yes | 1 | 22 Mar 2014 |
| 56 | Gerry Bowes | M | Private List | Yes | 1 | 8 Apr 2014 |
| 57 | Alan Kent | M | DoBIH | 1 | 10 Nov 2014 | |
| 58 | Joanne Wood | F | Bridge | 1 | 21 Nov 2015 | |
| 59 | Peter Wood | M | Bridge | 1 | 21 Nov 2015 | |
| 60 | Neil Rawlins | M | Muir | 1 | 30 Aug 2016 |
The County Tops of Ireland
| No. | Name |
Sex | List(s) | Rnds | First Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip H Cooper | M | C&R | 1 | 27 Aug 1976 |
| 2 | Paddy Dillon | M | Dillon (C) | 1 | 28 Aug 1982 |
| 3 | Ken Hay | M | Dillon (C) | 1 | 24 Apr 1989 |
| 4 | Pat Lynch | M | Dillon (C) | 1 | 26 Nov 1996 |
| 5 | Paul Clements | M | 1 | 31 Jul 2002 | |
| 6 | Bob Garrett | M | Clem, Dillon (C) | 1 | 7 Apr 2004 |
| 7 | George Edward Ross | M | Dillon (C) | 1 | 21 Jun 2004 |
| 8 | Rob Woodall | M | Clem | 1 | 9 May 2005 |
| 9 | David Purchase | M | Clem, Dillon (C), C&R | 1 | 12 Sep 2005 |
| 10 | Gwen Watson | F | Clem | 1 | 17 Aug 2006 |
| 11 | Dave Watson | M | Clem | 1 | 17 Aug 2006 |
| 12 | Willie Hamilton | M | Private List | 1 | 30 Sep 2010 |
| 13 | Ali Round | F | 1 | 30 Sep 2010 | |
| 14 | Jim Bloomer | M | 1 | 24 Sep 2011 | |
| 15 | Michael Earnshaw | M | Clem | 1 | 19 Apr 2012 |
| 16 | David Findel-Hawkins | M | Gribbon, Clem | 1 | 14 Jul 2013 |
| 17 | Merrian Lancaster | F | Gribbon, Clem | 1 | 14 Jul 2013 |
| 18 | Alan Castle | M | M-V, Dillon (C) | 1 | 21 Jun 2014 |
| 19 | Gerry Bowes | M | DoBIH, Gribbon | 1 | 2 Apr 2015 |
| 20 | Philip Massey | M | DoBIH, Gribbon, Clem | 1 | 2 Apr 2015 |
| 21 | Brendan Fahy | M | DoBIH | 1 | 22 May 2015 |
| 22 | Michelle Ryan | F | DoBIH | 1 | 22 May 2015 |
| 23 | Ian Scott | M | Clem | 1 | 3 Sep 2015 |
| 24 | Nicky Wood | F | Clem | 1 | 3 Sep 2015 |
| 25 | Thomas Morris | M | DoBIH | 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) |