Marilyn

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A Marilyn is a type of British hill or mountain classified by having a prominence of at least 150 meters, regardless of its absolute height.

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hill classification
mountain classification
topographical prominence list
absoluteHeightRequirement none
appliesTo British hills
British mountains
canIncludeLowAbsoluteHeight true
canIncludeSeaCliffOrCoastalHill true
classificationBasis prominence above surrounding terrain
relative height
coinedBy Alan Dawson
country United Kingdom
definedBy topographical prominence
distinctFrom Corbett
Graham (Scottish hill classification)
Hewitt
Munro
Nuttall
hasAbbreviation HuMP ancestor classification
hasKeyConcept prominence threshold of 150 metres
hasNotableListCompiler Alan Dawson
includesFeatureType hill
island high point
mountain
influencedCreationOf HuMP (Hundred Metre Prominence) classification
introducedInPublication The Relative Hills of Britain
introducedInYear 1992
isSubsetOf prominence-based hill lists
languageOfName English
minimumProminence 150 metres
492 feet
namedAfter Marilyn Monroe
nameIsPunOn Munro
prominenceCriterion at least 150 metres regardless of absolute height
usedBy hillwalkers
mountaineers
usedFor hillwalking lists
peak bagging
usedInRegion Channel Islands
England
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man

Northern Ireland
Ireland
surface form: Republic of Ireland

Scotland
Wales

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

East Lomond categoryListing Marilyn
Ben Nevis hasListing Marilyn
Askival listing Marilyn
Slieve Donard listing Marilyn
Snowdon listing Marilyn