List of the highest roads in Scotland
This is a list of the highest paved public roads in Scotland.
| Rank | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Name | Between | Road number | Type | OS grid reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 670 | 2,198 | Cairnwell Pass | Braemar and Spittal of Glenshee | A93 | Pass | NO141774 |
| 2 | 644 | 2,113 | The Lecht | Cock Bridge and Tomintoul | A939 | Pass | NJ252119 |
| 3 | 626 | 2,054 | Bealach na Bà | Tornapress (Loch Kishorn) and Applecross | unclassified | Pass | NG775424 |
| 4 | 610 | 2,001 | Cairn Gorm ski centre | East of Aviemore | unclassified | Dead end | NH989063 |
| 5 | 555 | 1,821 | Lochan na Làirige | Edramucky (Loch Tay) and Bridge of Balgie (Glen Lyon) | unclassified | Pass | NN593416 |
| 6 | 550 | 1,804 | Tom Dubh | Gairnshiel and Corgarff | A939 | Pass | NJ303053 |
| 7 | 530 | 1,739 | head of Glen Quaich | Amulree and Kenmore | unclassified | Pass | NN808419 |
| 8 | 480 | 1,575 | The Strone | Crathie and Gairnshiel | B976 | Pass | NO266987 |
| 9 | 475 | 1,558 | Glen Kyllachy | Garbole (Strathdearn) and Farr (Strathnairn) | unclassified | Pass | NH736256 |
| 10 | 466 | 1,529 | Glengonnar | Wanlockhead and Leadhills | B797 | Pass | NS880134 |
| 11 | 461 | 1,512 | Guffock Hill | Crawick and Fingland | unclassified | Pass | NS751146 |
| 12 | 460 | 1,509 | Pass of Drumochter | Dalwhinnie and Blair Atholl | A9 | Pass | NN632757 |
| 13 | 452 | 1,483 | Megget Stone | Tweedsmuir and St Mary's Loch | unclassified | Pass | NT150203 |
| 14 | 447 | 1,467 | Cairn o' Mount | Banchory and Fettercairn | B974 | Pass | NO649807 |
| 15 | 443 | 1,453 | North of Trinafour | Glen Errochty and Glen Garry | unclassified | Pass | NN728671 |
| 16 | 438 | 1,437 | West of Bridge of Brown | Grantown-on-Spey and Tomintoul | A939 | Pass | NJ090201 |
| 17 | 434 | 1,424 | Redstone Rig | Gifford and Longformacus | unclassified | Pass | NT607642 |
| 18 | 433 | 1,421 | shoulder of Shalloch on Minnoch | Glentrool and Straiton | unclassified | Pass | NX385939 |
| 19 | 419 | 1,375 | Cabrach | Dufftown and Rhynie | A941 | Pass | NJ412262 |
| 20= | 418 | 1,371 | Carter Bar | Jedburgh and Rochester | A68 | Pass | NT698068 |
| 20= | 418 | 1,371 | Spittal of Glenmuick | South of Ballater | unclassified | Dead end | NO311853 |
| 22= | 414 | 1,358 | Loch Daimh | North of Glen Lyon | unclassified | Dead end | NN512462 |
| 22= | 414 | 1,358 | East of Leadhills | Lanarkshire | B7040 | Pass | NS897151 |
| 24 | 412 | 1,352 | Flecket Hill (near Devil's Beeftub) | Moffat and Broughton | A701 | Pass | NT045135 |
| 25 | 406 | 1,332 | Torfichen Hill | Middleton and Innerleithen | B7007 | Pass | NT348533 |
| 26 | 405 | 1,329 | Slochd Summit | Carrbridge and Tomatin | A9 | Pass | NH834257 |
| 27 | 400 | 1,312 | Glen Cochill | Aberfeldy and Strathbraan | A826 | Pass | NN884455 |
| 28 | 393 | 1,289 | Càrn an t-Suidhe | Fort Augustus and Whitebridge | B862 | Pass | NH449105 |
| 29 | 390 | 1,280 | Suie Hill | Bridge of Alford and Clatt | unclassified | Pass | NJ547232 |
| 30 | 389 | 1,276 | Fèith Musach | Tomintoul and Tomnavoulin, Glenlivet | B9008 | Pass | NJ197203 |
References
- Ordnance Survey maps, 1:25000 and 1:50000
- Climbbybike.com
- Cols d'Ecosse
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