Fife is not exactly hill country. However, it does have a number of fine smaller hills which make excellent viewpoints of the surrounding low lying countryside.
Only nine of the Fife hills are higher than 300m, with a further 32 listed as being between 200m and 300m. Perhaps of more interest given the flatness of the Fife countryside is a hill’s prominence i.e. the minimum drop between it and neighbouring hills. In this respect Fife boasts seven Marilyns (hills with 150m prominence), seven further Humps (hills with 100m prominence, and a further 98 Tumps (hills with 30m prominence).
The list here here includes all hills over 200m that are listed on the Database of British and Irish Hills along with selected lower hills. Whilst many of the hills make for good walks for most walkers, some of the lesser known ones are likely to appeal primarily to the hill bagger / enthusiast.
The www.hill-bagging.co.uk/ site is recommended for keeping tabs on your hill progress along with hints and tips for accessing the hills.
Name | Height | Drop | Category | Parent marilyn | Summit notes |
West Lomond | 522m | 405m | Marilyn | West Lomond | Trig pillar |
East Lomond | 448m | 155m | Marilyn | East Lomond | Hillfort site, trig pillar nearby, |
Knock Hill | 364m | 112m | Hump | Dumglow | Trig pillar |
Saline Hill | 359m | 104m | Hump | Dumglow | |
Benarty Hill | 356m | 228m | Marilyn | Benarty Hill | Trig pillar, hillforts nearby |
Easter Cairn | 355m | 32m | Tump | Dumglow | Hillfort site |
Park Hill | 339m | 33m | Tump | Dumglow | |
Wether Hill | 335m | 61m | Tump | Dumglow | |
Outh Hill | 324m | 36m | Tump | Dumglow | |
Largo Law | 290m | 197m | Marilyn | Largo Law | Trig pillar |
Norman’s Law | 285m | 209m | Marilyn | Norman’s Law | Hillfort site, trig pillar |
Lumbennie Hill | 284m | 139m | Hump | Innerdouny | Trig pillar |
Pitlour Hill | 275m | 53m | Tump | Innerdouny | Trig pillar nearby |
Cult Hill | 264m | 63m | Tump | Dumglow | Trig pillar, Hillfort site nearby |
Clatto Hill | 248m | 91m | Tump | Largo Law | Trig pillar |
Lathalmond Hill | 245m | 37m | Tump | Dumglow | |
Down Law | 241m | 34m | Tump | Largo Law | Trig pillar, Hillfort site |
Hill of Beath | 240m | 82m | Tump | Dumglow | Trig pillar |
Dunicher Law | 240m | 73m | Tump | Largo Law | Hillfort site |
Ormiston Hill | 236m | 103m | Hump | Innerdouny | Hillfort site |
Craig Rock | 235m | 31m | Tump | Largo Law | Hillfort site |
Cairnie Hill | 228.9m | 150m | Marilyn | Cairnie Hill | Tumulus |
Craigluscar Hill | 228m | 41m | Tump | Dumglow | Hillfort site |
Bandrum | 225m | 43m | Tump | Dumglow | Standing stone, folly nearby |
Dunearn Hill | 223.6m | 98.7m | Tump | Dumglow | Hillfort site |
Mount Hill | 221m | 163m | Marilyn | Mount Hill | Trig pillar, Hopetoun Monument |
Cullaloe Hills | 219m | 82m | Tump | Dumglow | Follies nearby |
Glenduckie Hill | 218m | 85m | Tump | Norman’s Law | Hillfort site |
Drumcarrow Craig | 218m | 74m | Tump | Largo Law | Trig pillar, Broch site, hillfort nearby |
Dunbog Hill | 216m | 54m | Tump | Cairnie Hill | Trig pillar |
Flagstaff Hill | 214m | 43m | Tump | Largo Law | |
Black Hill | 213m | 104m | Hump | Innerdouny | |
Pepper Knowe | 212m | 39m | Tump | Largo Law | Trig pillar |
Hill of Tarvit | 211m | 88m | Tump | Largo Law | Trig pillar, Monument |
Fleecefaulds Hill | 210m | 32m | Tump | Largo Law | |
East Hill | 209m | 37m | Tump | Dumglow | |
Orrock Hill | 205m | 49m | Tump | Dumglow | Trig pillar |
Cowden Hill | 204m | 116m | Hump | Innerdouny | |
Black Craig / Green Craig | 203m | 73m | Tump | Norman’s Law | Hillfort site |
Caskerdo Hill | 202m | 39m | Tump | Largo Law | |
Yellow Hill | 200m | 33m | Tump | Dumglow | Trig pillar nearby |
Cunnoquhie West | 199m | 36m | Tump | Cairnie Hill | |
Balmeadow Hill | 196m | 45m | Tump | Cairnie Hill | |
Woodheads Hill | 196m | 41m | Tump | Innerdouny | Trig pillar |
Stoneyhall Hill | 194m | 31m | Tump | Dumglow | |
The Binn | 193m | Dumglow | |||
Lucklaw Hill | 190m | 117m | Hump | Mount Hill | Trig pillar |
Tay Mount | 189m | 42m | Tump | Norman’s Law | Trig pillar, |
Green Hill | 186m | ||||
St Ninians E / W | 181/170m | 49/32m | Tump | Dumglow | Land Art |
Coultra Hill | 178m | 29m | Norman’s Law | ||
Whirly Kips | 167m | 30m | Tump | Norman’s Law | |
Emily Hill | 154m | 32m | Tump | Norman’s Law | |
Cunnoquhie East | 151m | 37m | Tump | Cairnie Hill | |
Darklaw Hill | 150m | 47m | Tump | Mount Hill | |
North Law | 123m | 55m | Tump | Mount Hill | |
Balcarres Craig | 123m | 31m | Tump | Largo Law | Folly |
Craig Law | 112m | 61m | Tump | Norman’s Law | |
Hare Law | 111m | 43m | Tump | Norman’s Law | Waterloo Tower |
Chester Hill | 107m | 33m | Tump | Norman’s Law |
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