List of hills of Dorset

This is a list of hills in Dorset. Many of these hills are important historical, archaeological and nature conservation sites, as well as popular hiking and tourist destinations in the county of Dorset in southern England.

Colour key

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!Class

!Prominence

|Marilyns

|150 – 599 m

|HuMPs

|100 – 149 m

|TuMPs

|30 – 99 m

|Unclassified

|0 – 29 m

The table is colour-coded based on the classification or "listing" of the hill. The two types that occur in Dorset are Marilyns, HuMPs and TuMPs, listings based on topographical prominence. "Prominence" correlates strongly with the subjective significance of a summit. Peaks with low prominences are either subsidiary tops of a higher summit or relatively insignificant independent summits. Peaks with high prominences tend to be the highest points around and likely to have extraordinary views. A Marilyn is a hill with a prominence of at least 150 metres or about 500 feet.{{cite book|last=Dawson |first=Alan |year=1992 |title=The Relative Hills of Britain |url=http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/marilyns/ |publisher=Cicerone Press |location=Milnthorpe |isbn=1-85284-068-4 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921045806/http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/marilyns/ |archivedate=2010-09-21 }} A "HuMP" (the acronym comes from "Hundred Metre Prominence) is a hill with a prominence of at least 100 but less than 150 metres.{{cite web|last=Jackson |first=Mark |title=More Relative Hills of Britain |url=http://www.rhb.org.uk/humps/humps_1_1_0c.pdf |work=Relative Hills of Britain |accessdate=31 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012150300/http://www.rhb.org.uk/humps/humps_1_1_0c.pdf |archivedate=12 October 2013 }} In this table Marilyns are in beige and HuMPs in lilac. The term "sub-Marilyn" or "sub-HuMP" is used, e.g. in the online Database of British and Irish Hills to indicate hills that fall just below the threshold. To qualify for inclusion, hills must either be 200 metres or higher with a prominence of at least 30 metres, below 200 metres with a prominence of at least 90 metres (the threshold for a sub-HuMP) or be in some other way notable. For further information see the Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles and the individual articles on Marilyns, HuMPs and TuMPs. By way of contrast, see also the article listing Tumps (a traditional term meaning a hillock, mound, barrow or tumulus).

The county top (i.e. highest point) of Poole unitary authority is not strictly in the county of Dorset, but is included for interest because it falls within Dorset's historic county boundary.

List of hills

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!Hill

!Height (m)

!Prom. (m)

!Grid ref.

!Class

!Parent

!Range/Region

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|Lewesdon HillName, height, prominence, grid, class and parent data from: Jackson, Mark (2009). More Relative Hills of Britain, Marilyn News Centre, UK, p. 168. [http://www.rhb.org.uk/humps/humps_1_1_0c.pdf E-book] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012150300/http://www.rhb.org.uk/humps/humps_1_1_0c.pdf |date=2013-10-12 }}.

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|align=center|Marilyn

|Staple Hill, Somerset

|Marshwood & Powerstock Vales

| Dorset's county top.

One of Dorset's 4 Marilyns.

List of hills of Dorset

Colour key

List of hills

See also

References and footnotes