What is a Corbett?

A Corbett is a Scottish hill between 2,500 and 3,000 feet with at least 500 feet of drop on every side. There are 222 of them, named after John Rooke Corbett, who compiled the list and quietly climbed the lot.

That drop rule matters. A Munro can be a bump on the shoulder of a bigger hill, whereas a Corbett has to stand on its own. So you get a list of proper separate mountains that happen to come in under 3,000 feet.

People who’ve done both lists tend to say the Corbetts are wilder and quieter. Foinaven and Arkle in the far north-west are as remote and rough as anything in Scotland, and the Cobbler above Arrochar has a summit you get to by threading through a hole in the rock.

If you’re finding the Munro car parks busy, this is the list to look at.