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词条 List of hills of Dorset
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  1. Colour key

  2. List of hills

  3. See also

  4. References and footnotes

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

ClassProminence
Marilyns150 – 599 m
HuMPs100 – 149 m
TuMPs30 – 99 m
Unclassified0 – 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.[1] A "HuMP" (the acronym comes from "Hundred Metre Prominence) is a hill with a prominence of at least 100 but less than 150 metres.[2] 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.

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List of hills

HillHeight (m)Prom. (m)Grid ref.ClassParentRange/RegionRemarksImage
Lewesdon Hill[3]279185ST437012}}MarilynStaple Hill, SomersetMarshwood & Powerstock Vales Dorset's county top.

One of Dorset's 4 Marilyns.

Iron Age hill fort.

Pilsdon Pen[4]27783ST413011}}TuMPLewesdon HillMarshwood & Powerstock ValesDorset's second highest summit.

For many years thought to be Dorset's highest point.

Iron Age hill fort.

Bulbarrow Hill[3]274141ST777055}}HuMP,

sub-Marilyn

Lewesdon HillDorset DownsRawlsbury Camp, Iron Age hill fort.

Paragliding site.

Telegraph Hill[3]267121ST644050}}HuMPLewesdon HillDorset DownsParagliding site.
Melbury Hill[5]
(Melbury Beacon[8][9])		26366ST873197}}[10]TuMPWin Green[6]Cranborne ChaseNear Melbury Abbas.

Trig point on summit

National Trust wood on western flank above A 350.

Breeze Hill[8][5][7]26220ST899204}}[5]UnclassifiedWin Green[5]Cranborne Chase[8]Striking ridgeline above Zig Zag Hill near Melbury Abbas

with sweeping views over Blackmore Vale

W (Dorset) end of Win Green ridge

Lyscombe Hill[3]262100ST738029}}HuMPTelegraph HillDorset DownsHill fort on Nettlecombe Tout (N spur)
Watts Hill[9]26269ST673036}}TuMPLewesdon HillDorset DownsJust above Minterne Parva and E of the A352 Dorchester to Middlemarsh road
Lambert's Castle Hill[3]258121SY370988}}HuMPLewesdon HillBlackdownsSite of Lambert's Castle - Iron Age hill fort
Bell Hill[8][9]25850ST800082}}[10]TuMPLewesdon Hill[6]Dorset DownsNr Turnworth, 5 miles W of Blandford Forum.
Paragliding site.
Eggardon Hill[3][5]252117SY546944}}HuMPTelegraph HillMarshwood & Powerstock ValesWestern extremity of the South Dorset Downs.

Hill fort

Paragliding site

Toller Down[4]25296SY518031}} [3]TuMP, sub-HuMPLewesdon Hill[6]Dorset DownsJust SW of A356 near Corscombe
Ball Hill[8][9]251[5]74ST721034}}[10]TuMPLewesdon Hill[6]Dorset DownsAbove Folly (paragliding site), 9 miles N of Dorchester.
Dogbury Hill[8][7]24813ST660051}}[5]UnclassifiedWatts Hill[5]Blackmore ValeHill fort site nr Minterne Magna on the A 352

NW spur of Watts Hill.

Black Down[9]24278SY611876}}[5]TuMPLewesdon HillSouth Dorset DownsSite of the Hardy Monument.
2 km NE of Portesham.
West Hill[8][9]22463ST566042}}[5]TuMPLewesdon Hill[6]Dorset DownsSW of Evershot, near the A 37
Coney's Castle[8][7]22217SY371979}}UnclassifiedLambert's Castle HillBlackdownsSY372975}} (ca. 210 m[5] or 205 m[8])
Drackenorth[11][9]22160SY532985}}[9]TuMPLewesdon Hill[6]Dorset Downs3 km NNE of Powerstock on the Jubilee Trail
Rampisham Down[8][7]2198ST544014}} [5]UnclassifiedToller DownDorset DownsBy A 356, about 12 km NW of Dorchester.

SE extension of Toller Down ridge.

Former transmission site for BBC World Service.

Bubb Down Hill[8][5][9]21740ST592060}}[5]TuMPLewesdon Hill[6]Dorset DownsJust E of A 37, about 10 km S of Yeovil
Abbotsbury Castle[8][7]21520SY555866}}[12]UnclassifiedBlack DownSouth Dorset DownsIron Age hill fort site.
Trig point at summit.

Part of Black Down ridge.

Warren Hill[9]21551SY526994}}[10]TuMPLewesdon Hill[6]Dorset DownsLocation of Hooke Park
Blackdown Hill[9]21534ST395038}}[10]TuMPLewesdon Hill[6]Blackdown Hills8 km SW of Crewkerne, just NW of Pilsdon Pen
Conegar Hill[9]21447ST439032}}[10]TuMPLewesdon Hill[6]Yeovil Scarplands500 m N of Broadwindsor
Waddon Hill[9]21335ST448015}}[10]TuMPLewesdon Hill[6]Marshwood & Powerstock ValesSite of old Roman fort (Waddon Hill Fort, 207 m[8]) near Beaminster.
Payne's Down[9]21162ST385012}}[10]TuMPLewesdon Hill[6]Marshwood & Powerstock Vales10 km ENE of Axminster
Bookham Knoll[9]21143ST702046}}[10]TuMPLewesdon Hill[6]Dorset Downs1 km SE of Buckland Newton
Duncliffe Hill[4]21096ST826226}}[3]TuMP, sub-HuMPWin Green[3]Blackmore ValeIron Age hill fort site.
Swyre Head[3]208150SY934784}}MarilynLewesdon HillPurbeck HillsOne of Dorset's 4 Marilyns.
On Dorset coast E of Durdle Door.
Tumulus on summit.
Paragliding site.
Hardown Hill[3]207154SY405942}}MarilynLewesdon HillMarshwood & Powerstock Vales One of Dorset's 4 Marilyns.
Seaborough Hill[9]20480ST429071}}[10]TuMPLewesdon Hill[10]Yeovil Scarplands2 km SW of Crewkerne on the Somerset-Dorset border
Nine Barrow Down[3]199152SZ007811}}MarilynLewesdon HillPurbeck Hills One of Dorset's 4 Marilyns.
Views of Poole Harbour.
Ridgeway Hill[3][5]199107SY914817}}HuMPSwyre HeadPurbeck Hills
Chardown Hill[9]19468SY396936}}TuMPHardown HillSouth Dorset DownsDorset coast, E of Charmouth.

Stonebarrow Hill is its SW spur.

Creech Barrow Hill[13][9]19338SY921823}}TuMPSwyre HeadDorset HeathsOne of Dorset's most distinctive landmarks.[13]

Highest point of the Heaths.

Largest Tertiary hill in England.[14]

Site of round barrow.[15]

Hambledon Hill[4]192131ST845125}}HuMPWin Green[3]Cranborne ChasePrehistoric hill fort site.
Tumulus on summit.
Golden Cap[8][9]19163SY384934}}TuMPHardown Hill[6]South Dorset DownsHighest point on the south coast of England.
Chaldon Hill[4]17890SY783812}}[5] (est.)sub-HuMPLewesdon Hill[6]South Dorset DownsDorset coast, W of Swyre Head and Lulworth Cove.
Tumulus at summit.
Bindon Hill[4]16894SY839802}}TuMP, sub-HuMPLewesdon Hill[6]South Dorset DownsDorset coast, immed. E of Lulworth Cove
The Verne[3]147140SY692737}}HuMPLewesdon HillIsle of PortlandSummit occupied by HM Prison, Verne
Maiden Castle[9]13439SY671884}}[10]TuMPLewesdon Hill[6]South Dorset Downs{{convert>2.5|km}} south west of Dorchester.
Hambury Tout[5][9]13435SY815802}}[5]TuMPLewesdon Hill[6]South Dorset DownsDorset coast, immed. W of Lulworth Cove.
Most popular route to Durdle Door.
Trig point at summit; tumuli nearby.
OS Landranger map gives ht as "134 (138)" metres.
Corfe Hills[4]782SY998966}}NoneLewesdon HillDorset HeathsPoole's county top, i.e. highest point in Poole unitary authority.

Footnotes:

1. Ferranti's Summit Listings by Relative Height does not list Ridgeway Hill but suggests that the highest point of this stretch of the Purbecks is Povington Hill (198 m, drop 107 m). However, the current Ordnance Survey Landranger map (No. 194) agrees with Jackson (2009), which gives Ridgeway Hill as the highest point in the area at 199 m (drop 107 m).

2. The following summits listed by the North Dorset Ramblers have been omitted from the table as they are considered sub-peaks or alternative names of hills in the main list:

  • Gore Hill (265 m), Dorset Downs, SW spur of Telegraph Hill
  • Higher Melcombe Hill (262 m), Dorset Downs, possibly alternative name for Lyscombe Hill
  • High Stoy (260 m) - Dorset Downs, NE spur of Telegraph Hill
  • Nettlecombe Tout (258 m) - N spur of Lyscombe Hill with a hill fort.
  • Weston Hill[8] (250 m, {{gbm4ibx|ST504045}} (est.)[5]), NW extension of Toller Down ridge on A356
  • Beaminster Down[8] (244 m, {{gbm4ibx|ST493033}}[5]), flanks of the Toller Down ridge, NE of Beaminster
  • Ayles Hill[16][17] (240 m, {{gbm4ibx|ST612007}} (est.)[5]), outlier of Telegraph Hill by A 37. Celtic field system.[18] Spelt "Ayles's Hill" on OS Landranger map.
  • White Way Earthwork[17] [5] (218 m, {{gbm4ibx|SY556917}}[5]), N of A 35 X with 2 minor roads, nr Litton Cheney, 18 km W of Dorchester, S spur of Eggardon Hill.
  • Stonebarrow Hill, SW spur of Chardown Hill.

See also

  • List of mountains and hills of the United Kingdom
  • List of Marilyns in England
  • Geography of Dorset

References and footnotes

1. ^{{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 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921045806/http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/marilyns/ |archivedate=2010-09-21 |df= }}
2. ^{{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 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012150300/http://www.rhb.org.uk/humps/humps_1_1_0c.pdf |archivedate=12 October 2013 |df= }}
3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Name, height, prominence, grid, class and parent data from: Jackson, Mark (2009). More Relative Hills of Britain, Marilyn News Centre, UK, p. 168. 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 }}.
4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Name, height, prominence, grid and class data from Database of British and Irish Hills - Dorset. Accessed on 23 Mar 2013.
5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger map series online at Database of British and Irish Hills
6. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Parent peak from Summit Listings by Relative Height by Jonathan de Ferranti. Accessed on 25 Mar 2013.
7. ^1 2 3 4 Prominence estimated from Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series
8. ^The face of Dorset — Cranborne Chase at www.dorsetlife.co.uk. Accessed on 23 Mar 2013.
9. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Prominence from Summit Listings by Relative Height by Jonathan de Ferranti. Accessed on 25 Mar 2013.
10. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Grid reference from Summit Listings by Relative Height by Jonathan de Ferranti. Accessed on 25 Mar 2013.
11. ^Ordnance Survey Open Street Map
12. ^Abbotsbury Castle at www.megalithic.co.uk. Accessed on 23 Mar 2013.
13. ^1 The Purbeck Volcano at www.dorsetlife.co.uk. Accessed on 3 Apr 2013.
14. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20090206124020/http://www.naturalareas.naturalengland.org.uk/Science/natural/profiles/naProfile81.pdf Dorset Heaths - Natural Area Profile] by English Nature. Accessed on 3 Apr 2013.
15. ^Creech Barrow at www.themodernantiquarian.com. Accessed on 3 Apr 2013.
16. ^Name and grid from geodata.us
17. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Name and height from Going High in Dorset. Accessed on 23 Mar 2013.
18. ^Sidling Saint Nicholas at www.sydlingstnicholas.org.uk. Accessed on 23 Mar 2013.
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