List of Marilyns in England

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This is a list of the 180 Marilyns in England, which are those peaks that have 150m or more of relative height.

The parentage given in these tables is the prominence parentage; for a definition, see topographic prominence. In particular, the parent must have a higher prominence than the child.

Contents

[edit] Scottish Border to the River Tyne

Marilyns of Region 33
Marilyns of Region 33
Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
The Cheviot 815 556 259 NT909205 Broad Law
Sighty Crag 520 c. 295 225 NY601809 The Cheviot
Tosson Hill 440 247 193 NZ004982 The Cheviot
Ros Hill 315 c. 222 93 NU081253 The Cheviot
Peel Fell 602 c. 196 406 NY626997 The Cheviot
Housedon Hill 266 c. 182 84 NT902329 The Cheviot
Long Crag 319 c. 169 150 NU062069 The Cheviot
Shillhope Law 501 158 343 NT873097 The Cheviot

[edit] The Lake District

[edit] North

Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
Skiddaw 931 709 222 NY260290 Helvellyn
Blencathra 868 461 407 NY323277 Skiddaw
Knott 710 242 225 NY296329 Skiddaw
Binsey 447 c. 242 205 NY225355 Knott
Lord's Seat 552 237 315 NY204265 Grasmoor
Watch Hill 254 c. 157 97 NY158318 Lord's Seat

[edit] West

Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
Scafell Pike 978 912 66 NY215072 Snowdon
Grasmoor 852 519 333 NY174203 Scafell Pike
Great Gable 899 425 474 NY211103 Scafell Pike
Dale Head 753 397 356 NY223153 Great Gable
High Stile 807 362 445 NY170148 Great Gable
Pillar 892 348 544 NY171120 Great Gable
Illgill Head 609 314 295 NY169049 Scafell Pike
High Raise 762 c. 283 479 NY280095 Scafell Pike
Low Fell 423 270 153 NY137226 High Stile
Mellbreak 512 260 252 NY148186 High Stile
Lingmoor Fell 469 245 224 NY302046 Scafell Pike
Seatallan 692 193 499 NY139084 Pillar
Grisedale Pike 791 c. 189 602 NY198225 Grasmoor
Kirk Fell 802 181 621 NY194104 Great Gable
Pike of Blisco 705 177 528 NY271042 Scafell Pike
Dent 352 c. 175 177 NY041129 Pillar
Loughrigg Fell 335 172 163 NY347051 High Raise
Blake Fell 573 c. 164 409 NY110197 High Stile
Robinson 737 161 576 NY202169 Dale Head
Hard Knott 549 154 395 NY231023 Scafell Pike
Swinside 244 152 92 NY243224 Dale Head

[edit] East

Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
Helvellyn 950 712 238 NY342151 Scafell Pike
High Street 828 373 455 NY440110 Helvellyn
Fairfield 873 299 574 NY358117 Helvellyn
Place Fell 657 c. 262 395 NY405169 High Street
Red Screes 776 c. 260 516 NY396087 Fairfield
Little Mell Fell 505 c. 226 279 NY423240 Helvellyn
Great Mell Fell 537 198 339 NY396253 Helvellyn
Grayrigg Forest 494 191 303 SD598998 High Street
High Rigg 357 c. 189 168 NY308219 High Raise
Stony Cove Pike 763 171 592 NY417100 High Street
Hallin Fell 388 163 225 NY433198 High Street
Tarn Crag 664 160 504 NY488078 High Street
St Sunday Crag 841 c. 159 682 NY369134 Fairfield
Seat Sandal 736 c. 150 586 NY343115 Fairfield
Baystones 488 c. 150 338 NY403052 Stony Cove Pike

[edit] South

Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
Coniston Old Man 803 416 387 SD272978 Scafell Pike
Black Combe 600 362 238 SD135854 Scafell Pike
Harter Fell 654 c. 276 378 SD218997 Scafell Pike
Kirkby Moor 334 230 104 SD259839 Coniston Old Man
Whitfell 573 c. 221 352 SD158929 Black Combe
Gummer's How 321 c. 217 104 SD390884 High Street
Muncaster Fell 231 c. 194 37 SD112983 Illgill Head
Top o'Selside 335 191 144 SD309919 Coniston Old Man
Whitbarrow 215 c. 182 33 SD441870 High Street
Claife Heights 270 c. 177 93 SD382973 Top o'Selside
Hutton Roof Crags 274 c. 176 98 SD556774 Grayrigg Forest
Holm Fell 317 165 152 NY315006 Coniston Old Man
Lambrigg Fell 339 c. 152 187 SD586941 Grayrigg Forest
Arnside Knott 159 c. 150 9 SD456775 Hutton Roof Crags

[edit] The Northern and Central Pennines

[edit] North

Peak Height. (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
Cross Fell 893 651 242 NY687343 Helvellyn
The Calf 676 383 293 SD667970 Cross Fell
Wild Boar Fell 708 c. 344 364 SD758988 Cross Fell
Great Shunner Fell 716 c. 297 419 SD848972 Cross Fell
Baugh Fell 678 265 413 SD740916 Wild Boar Fell
Mickle Fell 788 c. 210 578 NY804243 Cross Fell
Yarlside 639 208 431 SD685985 The Calf
Rogan's Seat 672 c. 195 477 NY919030 Gt. Shunner Fell
Burnhope Seat 747 190 557 NY785375 Cross Fell
Kisdon 499 c. 184 315 SD899998 Gt. Shunner Fell
Hoove 554 c. 179 375 NY785375 Rogan's Seat
Cold Fell 621 168 453 NY605556 Cross Fell
Dufton Pike 481 163 318 NY699266 Cross Fell
Nine Standards Rigg 662 157 405 NY825061 Gt. Shunner Fell
Lovely Seat 675 c. 150 525 SD879950 Gt. Shunner Fell

[edit] Central

Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
Ingleborough 724 428 296 SD741745 Cross Fell
Whernside 736 408 328 SD738814 Cross Fell
Calf Top 609 312 297 SD664856 Whernside
Thorpe Fell Top 506 308 198 SE008596 Whernside
Pen-y-ghent 694 306 388 SD838733 Whernside
Great Whernside 704 288 416 SE002739 Whernside
Great Knoutberry Hill 672 254 418 SD788871 Great Whernside
Rombald's Moor 402 244 158 SE114452 Thorpe Fell Top
Fountains Fell 668 243 425 SD864715 Pen-y-ghent
Dodd Fell Hill 668 230 438 SD840845 Great Knoutberry Hill
Great Coum 687 221 466 SD701835 Whernside
Buckden Pike 702 207 495 SD960787 Great Whernside
Sharp Haw 357 168 189 SD959552 Thorpe Fell Top
Aye Gill Pike 556 167 389 SD720886 Great Knoutberry Hill
Horse Head Moor 609 157 452 SD893768 Pen-y-ghent

[edit] Lancashire, Cheshire and the Southern Pennines

Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
Kinder Scout 636 488 148 SK085875 Cross Fell
Ward's Stone 561 395 166 SD592587 Ingleborough
Pendle Hill 557 395 162 SD804414 Kinder Scout
Boulsworth Hill 517 323 194 SD929356 Kinder Scout
Hail Storm Hill 477 244 233 SD835193 Boulsworth Hill
Longridge Fell 350 242 108 SD658410 Ward's Stone
Shining Tor 559 236 323 SJ994737 Kinder Scout
Fair Snape Fell 520 225 295 SD597472 Ward's Stone
Winter Hill 456 218 238 SD659149 Hail Storm Hill
Easington Fell 396 194 202 SD730486 Ward's Stone
The Cloud 343 174 169 SJ904636 Shining Tor
Gun 385 168 217 SJ970615 Shining Tor
Black Hill 582 165 417 SE078046 Kinder Scout
White Hill 544 159 385 SD673587 Ward's Stone
Billinge Hill 179 155 24 SD525014 Winter Hill
Freeholds Top 455 152 303 SD906218 Hail Storm Hill
Raw Head 227 150 77 SJ508548 Cadair Berwyn

[edit] River Tees to The Wash

Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
Urra Moor 454 409 45 NZ594015 Cross Fell
Bishop Wilton Wold 246 203 43 SE820569 Urra Moor
Cringle Moor 434 177 257 NZ537029 Urra Moor
Wolds Top 168 162 6 TF121964 Walton Hill
Gisborough Moor 328 152 176 NZ634123 Urra Moor

[edit] Welsh Borders

[edit] Shropshire

Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
Brown Clee Hill 540 373 167 SO593865 Plynlimon
Stiperstones 536 357 179 SO367986 Plynlimon
The Wrekin 407 298 109 SJ628080 Kinder Scout
Caer Caradoc Hill 459 271 188 SO477953 Stiperstones
Titterstone Clee Hill 533 232 301 SO591779 Brown Clee Hill
Long Mynd 516 192 324 SO415944 Stiperstones
Heath Mynd 452 190 262 SO335940 Corndon Hill
Burrow 358 189 169 SO381830 Pegwn Mawr
View Edge 321 167 154 SO422809 Burrow
Callow Hill 335 154 181 SO460850 Caer Caradoc

[edit] Herefordshire, West Worcestershire and West Gloucestershire

Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
Worcestershire Beacon 425 337 88 SO768452 Great Rhos
Garway Hill 366 267 99 SO436250 Waun Fach
High Vinnalls 375 248 127 SO478724 Great Rhos
May Hill 296 217 79 SO695212 Worcestershire Beacon
Burton Hill 294 196 98 SO394487 Great Rhos
Bradnor Hill 391 178 213 SO282584 Great Rhos
Ruardean Hill 290 174 116 SO635168 May Hill
Shobdon Hill 326 172 154 SO382640 Bradnor Hill
Seager Hill 269 164 105 SO612390 May Hill
Hergest Ridge 426 158 268 SO254562 Gwaunceste Hill
Wapley Hill 329 157 172 SO346624 Bradnor Hill
Aconbury Hill 276 157 119 SO505330 Garway Hill
Hegdon Hill 254 156 98 SO585539 Worcestershire Beacon
Black Mountain 703 154 549 SO255350 Waun Fach

[edit] Central and Eastern England

Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
Bredon Hill 299 257 42 SO957402 The Wrekin
Cleeve Hill 330 242 88 SO996246 The Wrekin
Walton Hill 316 207 109 SO942797 The Wrekin
Wendover Woods 267 180 87 SP890089 Cleeve Hill
Bardon Hill 278 170 108 SK460131 Walton Hill

[edit] Cornwall and Devon

Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
High Willhays 621 533 88 SX580892 Cross Fell
Brown Willy 420 314 106 SX158799 High Willhays
Watch Croft 252 225 27 SW420357 Brown Willy
Hensbarrow Beacon 312 193 119 SW996575 Brown Willy
Christ Cross 261 173 88 SS964052 Staple Hill
Kit Hill 334 171 163 SX374713 Brown Willy
Carnmenellis 252 165 87 SW695364 Hensbarrow Beacon

[edit] South Central England

Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
Dunkery Beacon 519 414 105 SS891415 High Willhays
Wills Neck 386 263 123 ST164351 Dunkery Beacon
Beacon Batch 325 236 89 ST484572 Dunkery Beacon or
Cleeve Hill
Staple Hill 315 212 103 ST240166 Dunkery Beacon
Selworthy Beacon 308 193 88 SS918479 Dunkery Beacon
Lewesdon Hill 279 185 94 ST437012 Staple Hill
Periton Hill 297 182 115 SS946441 Dunkery Beacon
Long Knoll 288 171 117 ST786376 Beacon Batch
Dundry Down 233 170 63 ST553667 Beacon Batch
Win Green 277 159 115 ST925206 Long Knoll
Hardown Hill 207 154 53 SY405942 Lewesdon Hill
Nine Barrow Down 199 152 47 SZ008811 Lewesdon Hill
Swyre Head 208 150 58 SY934784 Lewesdon Hill

[edit] South-East England and the Isle of Wight

Peak Height (m) Prom. (m) Col (m) Grid ref. Parent
Leith Hill 295 246 49 TQ139431 Dunkery Beacon
St Boniface Down 241 241 Sea SZ568785 none — HP Isle of Wight
Chanctonbury Hill 238 215 23 TQ134120 Leith Hill
Ditchling Beacon 248 213 35 TQ331130 Leith Hill
Botley Hill 267 206 61 TQ396553 Leith Hill
Firle Beacon 217 196 21 TQ485059 Leith Hill
Wilmington Hill 214 192 22 TQ548034 Leith Hill
Black Down 280 191 89 SU919296 Beacon Batch
Walbury Hill 297 188 109 SU373616 Beacon Batch
Detling Hill 200 163 37 TQ804586 Leith Hill
Crowborough 242 159 83 TQ510305 Leith Hill
Butser Hill 270 158 112 SU716203 Walbury Hill
Cliffe Hill 164 152 12 TQ434107 Crowborough
Brighstone Down 214 150 64 SZ432847 St Boniface Down
Cheriton Hill 188 150 38 TR197396 Crowborough

[edit] References

  1. Dawson, Alan (1992). The Relative Hills of Britain. Milnthorpe: Cicerone Press. ISBN 1-85284-068-4. 
  2. Dawson, Alan (1997). The Hewitts and Marilyns of England. Cambuskenneth, Stirling: TACit Press. ISBN 0-9522680-7-8. 

[edit] See also


Lists of Marilyns

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