The Uplands of Fife

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 5 listed as being between 250m 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 as access may not be straightforward. Ensure you follow the Scottish Outdoor Access Code as some of these summits are located in working countryside.

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		Trig pillar
East Lomond (Falkland Hill)	448m	155m	Marilyn		Hillfort site, trig pillar nearby,
Knock Hill	364m	112m	Hump	Dumglow	Trig pillar
Saline Hill	359m	104m	Hump	Dumglow
Benarty Hill	356m	228m	Marilyn		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		Trig pillar
Norman’s Law	285m	209m	Marilyn		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	150.4m	Marilyn
Craigluscar Hill	228m	41m	Tump	Dumglow	Hillfort site
Bandrum	225m	43m	Tump	Dumglow	Standing stone, Bandrum Temple nearby
Dunearn Hill	223.6m	98.7m	Tump	Dumglow	Hillfort site
Mount Hill	221m	163m	Marilyn		Trig pillar, Hopetoun Monument
Cullaloe Hills	219m	82m	Tump	Dumglow	Cullaloe Temple and Cullaloe Tower nearby
Glenduckie Hill	218m	85m	Tump	Norman’s Law	Hillfort site
Drumcarrow Craig	218m	74m	Tump	Largo Law	Trig pillar, Drumcarrow Broch, 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	Innerdouny	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
Pilkham Hills	194m	32m	Tump	Dumglow
Stoneyhall Hill	194m	31m	Tump	Dumglow
The Binn	193m			Dumglow
Redwells Hill	192m	75m	Tump	Benarty Hill	Blythe’s Tower nearby
Lucklaw Hill	190m	117m	Hump	Mount Hill	Trig pillar
Tay Mount	189m	42m	Tump	Norman’s Law	Trig pillar,
Prospect Hill	188m	56m	Tump	Norman’s Law
Green Hill	186m			Norman’s Law
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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