Map of Marilyns in the British Isles and Ireland

A Marilyn is a type of mountain or hill in the British Isles and Ireland, with a relative height of at least 150 metres (492 ft), regardless of absolute height or other merit. The name was coined as an ironic contrast to the designation Munro, used of a Scottish mountain with a height of more than 3,000 feet, which is homophonous with (Marilyn) Monroe. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 391 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (976 × 1496 pixel, file size: 76 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 391 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (976 × 1496 pixel, file size: 76 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... For other uses, see Mountain (disambiguation). ... Hills redirects here. ... This article explains the archipelago in north-western Europe. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... For other uses, see Munro (disambiguation). ... Homonyms (in Greek homoios = identical and onoma = name) are words which have the same form (orthographic/phonetic) but unrelated meaning. ... Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortensen;[1] June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), was a Golden Globe award winning[2] American actress, singer, model, Hollywood icon,[3] Cultural icon, beauty ideal,[4] fashion icon,[5] pop icon and sex symbol. ...

There are currently 1554 Marilyns identified in Great Britain and surrounding islands: 1214 in Scotland, 179 in England 156 in Wales and 5 on the Isle of Man. (Black Mountain, on the border between England and Wales, was formerly counted in both countries but is now treated as being in Wales only.) There are a further 453 in Ireland (66 in Northern Ireland and the remainder in the Republic of Ireland). The list of Marilyns in Britain was compiled by Alan Dawson in his book The Relative Hills of Britain,^[1] and continues to change as the Ordnance Survey brings out new maps with revised heights for hills and the passes between them. The list was extended into Ireland by Clem Clements in a booklet, The Hewitts and Marilyns of Ireland.^[2] This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Black Mountain is a mountain in the Black Mountains (not to be confused with the Black Mountain range of hills). ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Part of an Ordnance Survey map at 1 inch to the mile scale from 1945 Ordnance Survey (OS) is an executive agency of the United Kingdom government. ... In a range of hills, or especially of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, bwlch or bealach) is a lower point that allows easier access through the range. ... A Hewitt is a hill in England, Wales or Ireland over two thousand feet (609. ...

Many of the largest hills are Marilyns, including Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon. On the other hand, many large hills, including some Munros, and other well-known hills such as Bowfell, the Langdale Pikes and Carnedd Dafydd, are not Marilyns because they do not meet the relative height criterion. However, some infrequently-visited or lower hills such as Seatallan and Watch Hill on the edges of Lakeland and the Long Mynd in Shropshire do qualify because of their isolation from higher peaks. Not all of the Marilyns are even hills in the usual sense: one lies within the East Sussex town of Crowborough, whilst the top of the Yorkshire Wolds, Bishop Wilton Wold lies alongside the A166 road. At the other extreme are Stac Lee and Stac an Armin, the two highest sea stacks in the British Isles, in the St. Kilda archipelago, over 81 miles (130 km) west of the Scottish mainland. Ben Nevis (Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis) is the highest mountain in Great Britain. ... At 978 metres (3,210 feet), Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England. ... Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales and the highest British mountain south of the Scottish Highlands, is probably the busiest mountain in Britain [1]. It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri). ... Bowfell (named Bow Fell on Ordnance Survey maps) is a pyramid-shaped mountain lying at the very heart of the English Lake District. ... Great Langdale seen from the top of Rossett Pike. ... Carnedd Dafydd is a mountain peak in the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, north Wales, and is one of Wales highest peaks. ... Seatallan is a mountain in the western part of the English Lake District. ... Watch Hill is a small hill lying on the north-western fringe of the Lake District in England. ... Crinkle Crags as seen from the adjoining fell of Cold Pike. ... View down Townsbrook Valley over towards Burway Hill The Long Mynd in Shropshire, England, is a part of the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ... Shropshire (pronounced /, -/), alternatively known as Salop[6] or abbreviated Shrops[7], is a county in the West Midlands of England. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Crowborough is the largest inland town in East Sussex, United Kingdom. ... The Yorkshire Wolds are an area of low hills and valleys in the East Riding of Yorkshire in North-Eastern England. ... Bishop Wilton Wold is the highest point of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire. ... Stac Lee, St Kilda. ... Stac an Àrmainn with Boreray to the left and Stac Lee beyond at right Stac an Armin (NA151064) or Stac an Àrmainn (the proper Scottish Gaelic spelling, formerly àrmuinn), meaning stack of the soldier/warrior. It is a sea stack in the St Kilda archipelago. ... Big Flowerpot, Canada Old Man of Hoy, Scotland Stack near Old Harry Rocks, England A stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast. ... St Kilda (Scottish Gaelic: ) is an isolated archipelago situated 64 kilometres (40 mi) west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean. ... Look up Mile in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ...

In Scotland Marilyns tend to be sidelined by other lists of hills based primarily on absolute height, such as the Munros, Corbetts, Grahams and Donalds, though all the Corbetts and Grahams and about two-thirds of the Munros and half the Donalds are also Marilyns. Some hillwalkers attempt to climb as many Marilyns as possible as a form of peak bagging. Some radio amateurs attempt to operate from the summit of every Marilyn.^[3] As of 2007, no one has completed the list; however, five people are only five short of completing the Great Britain list (because of the inaccessibility of five of the St Kilda Marilyns).^[4] The mountains and hills of Great Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland, are the subject of a considerable number of lists which categorise them by height, topographic prominence, or other criteria. ... Hillwalking or fellwalking is the recreational practice of hiking in mountainous terrain. ... Peak bagging (also hill bagging, mountain bagging, or among enthusiasts, just bagging) is a popular activity for hillwalkers and mountaineers in which they attempt to reach the summit of each peak in a region above some height, or having a particular feature. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

v • d • e Lists of Marilyns
Isle of Man •  Wales •  England •   Northern Ireland •  Republic of Ireland
Scotland: Southern Highlands • Northern Highlands • Islands • Lowlands

Image File history File links Size of this preview: 372 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (663 × 1069 pixels, file size: 113 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... A list of the 156 Marilyns of Wales. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 372 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (663 × 1069 pixels, file size: 113 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... A list of the 180 Marilyns of England. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 372 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (663 × 1069 pixels, file size: 113 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... This is a list of the 66 Marilyns in Northern Ireland. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 372 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (663 × 1069 pixels, file size: 112 KB, MIME type: image/png) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... A list of the 1214 Marilyns of Scotland. ... This is a list of the 458 Marilyns in the Highlands of Scotland, south of the Great Glen. ... This is a list of the 391 Marilyns in the Highlands of Scotland, north of the Great Glen. ... This is a list of the 143 Marilyns in Lowlands of Scotland. ...

See also

• Hill lists in the British Isles
• List of mountains of the British Isles by relative height — a list of the top 119 Marilyns by relative height.

The mountains and hills of Great Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland, are the subject of a considerable number of lists which categorise them by height, topographic prominence, or other criteria. ... This is a list of peaks in the British Isles and Ireland, with a relative height of 600 m or more, in descending order of relative height. ...

External links

• Marilyn News Centre
• Lakes24 24 Marilyns in 24 hours in the English Lake District

The panorama across Eskdale from Ill Crag. ...

References

1. ^ Dawson, Alan (1992). The Relative Hills of Britain. Milnthorpe, Cumbria: Cicerone Press. ISBN 1-85284-068-4. 
2. ^ Clements, E.D. 'Clem' (1998). The Hewitts and Marilyns of Ireland. Cambuskenneth, Stirling: TACit Press. ISBN 0-9522680-8-6. 
3. ^ Summits on the Air (2006). Retrieved on 2006-01-12.
4. ^ Dawson, Alan (2007). Marilyn Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2007-05-04.