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The Donalds is a collective name given to all the distinct mountains in Lowland Scotland which are over 2,000 feet. The classification was given its name by Percy Donald who published a table of all the hills in the Scottish Lowlands which he considered to be over 2,000 feet in height. Donald’s geographical definition was never documented, though inclusion of the Ochil Hills suggests that his ‘Lowland’ definition was based upon the Highland Boundary Fault. However, this then misses out the hills at Glen Artney which are in this area but which are not in his original list. Whilst Munro-bagging is an extremely popular game, Donald-bagging is not nearly as popular. There could be several reasons for this, notably the geographical location. It cannot be denied that the majority of visitors to Scotland will tend to head for the Highlands, and in doing will by definition be outside the area of Donalds. Secondly, there are far less Donalds than Munros, and as such the challenge is ‘arguably’ not as great. However, as the hills are smaller and less popular then the Munros, the terrain does tend to be that much more difficult, involving deep heather and rough ground. My tally to date (11/07/99) is 19. To see the current classification of the Donalds, please click the links below. Any hill which has a date beside it shows that I have ascended that hill - to view the ascent details, just click the date. |