Motion · S5M-15678 · 31 Jan 2019

Centenary of the Death of Sir Hugh Munro

Lodged by Liz Smith Members' Business Motion 27 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament recognises that March 2019 marks the centenary of the death of Sir Hugh Munro; acknowledges that he was a founder member of the Scottish Mountaineering Club, eventually becoming the club’s president; understands that Sir Hugh was the first person to publish a list of all of the mountains in Scotland with a height exceeding 3,000 feet in the club’s journal in 1891, which are now known as Munros; notes that it remains a popular hobby among hillwalkers to aim to climb every Munro in Scotland, and recognises that over 6,000 individuals have achieved this feat to date.

Supporters (27)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.