Margery Hill
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Margery Hill
| photo = Margery_Hill_cairn.jpg
| photo_caption = Margery Hill cairn
| elevation_m = 546
| elevation_ref = {{citation |url=http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=19131 |title=Margery Hill |work=hill-bagging.co.uk |accessdate= 11 March 2016}}
| prominence = 19 m
| parent_peak = Kinder Scout
| location = South Yorkshire, England
| range = Peak District
| coordinates = {{coord|53.4576|N|1.7167|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| grid_ref_UK = SK 189 956
| map = United Kingdom Peak District#United Kingdom South Yorkshire
| map_caption = Location in the Peak District##Location in South Yorkshire
| map_size = 200
| label_position = left###right
}}
Margery Hill {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɑr|ɡ|ər|i}} is a {{convert|546|m|ft|adj=on}} hill on the Howden Moors in South Yorkshire, England. It lies towards the northern boundary of the Peak District National Park, between Langsett Reservoir to the northeast and Howden Reservoir to the southwest. The area is managed by the National Trust as part of their High Peak Estate.
Peat near the summit cairn has been dated to a uniform age of about 3,500 years old, indicating that it was constructed rather than natural;{{citation |title=Margery Hill Cairn (notice; viewed 18 June 2006)|publisher=High Peak Estate, The National Trust}} it is believed to have been part of a Bronze Age burial mound. The area has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by English Heritage.{{NHLE |num=1020415 |desc=Round cairn 200m west of Margery Hill triangulation pillar | |accessdate=6 January 2017}}
Margery Hill is the highest marked point within the boundaries of the City of Sheffield. The land rises slightly to {{convert|550|m|ft}} about {{convert|1.5|km|mi|sigfig=1|order=flip}} to the south, near High Stones.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081012232222/http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/ArchRev/rev94_5/margery.htm The Central Archaeology Service, fieldwork projects: Margery Hill, South Yorkshire]
{{Peaks of the Peak District}}
Category:Mountains and hills of the Peak District
Category:National Trust properties in South Yorkshire
Category:Hills and edges of South Yorkshire
Category:Geography of Sheffield
Category:Scheduled monuments in South Yorkshire
Category:Archaeological sites in South Yorkshire
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