Changes to Munro's Tables

When John Rooke Corbett compiled his list of summits between 2500 ft and 3000 ft in the 1930’s he made a clear rule that to be a Corbett, a hill must have a drop of 500 ft on every side. Sir Hugh Munro had never published any objective criterion for what constitutes a separate “Munro” summit, and none is known. One good example is Beinn Bhreac (Cairngorms) where the drop before the next Munro is only 81 metres.
Thus the Munros have always had a subjective element. They serve as a stepping stone to learning about the Highlands, and whether or not a particular spot reaches the “magic” number is a little beside the point. So I always suck my teeth a little when these tales come out of wee men fiddling with their equipment. ANDREW