List of hills of Cornwall

This is a list of hills in Cornwall based on data compiled in various sources, but particularly the Database of British and Irish Hills, Jackson's More Relative Hills of Britain[1] and the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer and 1:50,000 Landranger map series.

Many of these hills are important historic, archaeological and nature conservation sites, as well as popular hiking and tourist destinations in the county of Cornwall in southwest England.

Colour key

Class Prominence
Marilyns 150 - 599 m
HuMPs 100 - 149 m

The table is colour-coded based on the classification or "listing" of the hill. The two types that occur in Cornwall are Marilyns and HuMPs, 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.[2] A "HuMP" (the acronym comes from "Hundred Metre Prominence) is a hill with a prominence of at least 100 but less than 150 metres.[3] 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 and HuMPs.

Hill Height (m) Prom. (m) Grid ref. Class Parent Range/Region Remarks Image
Brown Willy[1] 420 314 SX158799 Marilyn High Willhays Bodmin Moor Cornwall's county top.

Highest of Cornwall's 5 Marilyns.
Rough Tor[4] 400 87 ST413011 TuMP Brown Willy Bodmin Moor Bodmin Moor's second highest summit.

Site of tor cairn and historic settlements and monuments.
Kilmar Tor[1] 396 118 SX252748 HuMP Brown Willy Bodmin Moor Tor 50m SW of summit trig point
Stowe's Hill[4] 381 78 SX257724 TuMP Bodmin Moor Massive tor enclosure (Stowe's Pound)
and site of the Cheesewring
Caradon Hill[4] 371 69 SX272707 TuMP Bodmin Moor Caradon Hill transmitting station, former mining area
Brown Gelly[4] 342 74 SX196727 TuMP Brown Willy Bodmin Moor Tor, hut circles, barrows and cairns.
Kit Hill[1] 334 171 SX374713 Marilyn Brown Willy Cornish Killas One of Cornwall's five Marilyns

Highest point in Cornwall outside Bodmin Moor
Garrow Tor[4] 330 57 SX374713 TuMP Bodmin Moor Several tors and extensive Bronze Age

and Medieval settlements, hut circles, etc.
Hawk's Tor[4] 329 36 SX253763 TuMP Bodmin Moor Site of Stripple stones, stone circle, Hawkstor Pit SSSI
Hensbarrow Beacon[1] 312 193 SW996575 Marilyn Brown Willy Hensbarrow One of Cornwall's five Marilyns

Summit dominated by spoil heaps of china clay mine
Condolden Barrow[4]

Condolden

 308 50 SX090872 TuMP Cornish Killas Summit trig point, Bronze Age barrows

Second highest point in Cornwall outside Bodmin Moor
Alex Tor[4] 291 30 SX118787 TuMP Bodmin Moor Summit tor cairn
Carnmenellis[1] 252 165 SW695364 Marilyn Hensbarrow Beacon Carnmenellis One of Cornwall's five Marilyns

Summit trig point
Watch Croft[1] 252 225 SW420357 Marilyn Brown Willy West Penwith One of Cornwall's five Marilyns
Trig point nr summit
Carn Marth[4] 235 60 SW715408 TuMP Carnmenellis Site of former granite quarry
Carn Brea[4] 228 47 SW683407 TuMP Carnmenellis Neolithic and Iron Age settlement
Castle Downs[5] 216 67 SW945623 TuMP Cornish Killas Site of major Iron Age fort: Castle an Dinas
Helman Tor[4] 210 37 SX062615 TuMP Hensbarrow Tor, nature reserve, logan stone,
prehistoric hillfort and stone hut circle
Bin Down[1] 203 101 SX276578 HuMP Kilmar Tor Cornish Killas Tall man-made mound on summit

On Looe Golf Course by 7th tee.
Chapel Carn Brea[5][6] 198 30 SW386280 HuMP West Penwith Hercynian granite outcrop;
Westernmost hill in Britain
Site of old chapel, beacon
Tregonning Hill[1] 194 102 SW599300 HuMP Carnmenellis Cornish Killas Summit trig point
Brea Hill[4] 62 41 SW928771 TuMP Cornish Killas Bronze Age tumuli at summit

See also

References and footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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.
  2. ↑ Dawson, Alan (1992). The Relative Hills of Britain. Milnthorpe: Cicerone Press. ISBN 1-85284-068-4.
  3. ↑ Jackson, Mark. "More Relative Hills of Britain" (PDF). Relative Hills of Britain. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Name, height, prominence, grid and class data from Database of British and Irish Hills - Dorset. Accessed on 01 Sep 2013.
  5. 1 2 Tumps, P30 Appendix v2.1 to the Database of British and Irish Hills at www.hills-database.co.uk. Accessed on 4 Sep 2013
  6. ↑ Bond, Chris (2007). An Index to the Historical Place Names of Cornwall: Vol 1 - A to K. East Sussex: The Cornovia Press. ISBN 978-0952206446. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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