List of hills of Cornwall explained

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 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
TuMPs	30 – 99 m
Unclassified	0 – 29 m

The table is colour-coded based on the classification or "listing" of the hill. The three types that occur in Cornwall 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 300 metres or higher with a prominence of at least 30 metres, below 300 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. In this context, a "TuMP" is a hill with a prominence of at least 30 but less than 100 metres; by way of contrast, see also the article listing Tumps (a traditional term meaning a hillock, mound, barrow or tumulus).

List of hills

Hill	Height (m)	Prom. (m)	Grid ref.	Class	Parent	Range/Region	Remarks	Image
Brown Willy^[3]	420	314		Marilyn	High Willhays	Bodmin Moor	Cornwall's county top. Highest of Cornwall's 5 Marilyns.
Rough Tor^[4]	400	87		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Bodmin Moor's second highest summit. Site of tor cairn and historic settlements and monuments.
Kilmar Tor	396	118		HuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Tor 50m SW of summit trig point
Stowe's Hill	381	78		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Massive tor enclosure (Stowe's Pound) and site of the Cheesewring
Langstone Downs	379	33		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Large ancient cairn at summit. S of Kilmar Tor
Caradon Hill	371	69		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Caradon Hill transmitting station, former mining area
The Beacon (Hendra Downs)	369	91		TuMP, sub-HuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Outcrop near fence is the summit.
Tolborough Tor	348	42		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Outcrop at the summit.
Bray Down	346	54	(est.)	TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Small cheesewring at the summit.
Buttern Hill	346	48		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Mound is near Bronze Age chamber tomb.
Newel Tor	346	62		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Leaning rock slab at summit.
Brown Gelly	342	74		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Tor, hut circles, barrows and cairns.
Kit Hill	334	171		Marilyn	Brown Willy	Cornish Killas	One of Cornwall's five Marilyns Highest point in Cornwall outside Bodmin Moor
Ridge	331	44		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Rock on south edge of summit plateau.
Garrow Tor	330	57		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Several tors and extensive Bronze Age and Medieval settlements, hut circles, etc.
Hawk's Tor, North Hill	329	36		TuMP	Brown Willy	West Bodmin Moor	Rock tor at summit. No trig point.
Leskernick Hill	329	36		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Summit is grassy mound near pool.
Fox Tor	323	35		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Summit is a rocky tor, 20 metres SW of trig point.
Butter's Tor	316	34		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Outcrop at summit.
Louden Hill	315	32		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Flat granite plinth at summit.
Hensbarrow Beacon	312	193		Marilyn	Brown Willy	Hensbarrow	One of Cornwall's five Marilyns Summit dominated by spoil heaps of china clay mine
Condolden Barrow Condolden	308	50		TuMP		Cornish Killas	Summit trig point, Bronze Age barrows Second highest point in Cornwall outside Bodmin Moor
Hawk's Tor, Blisland	307	61		TuMP	Brown Willy	East Bodmin Moor	Summit is the outcrop next to the trig point. Site of Stripple stones, stone circle, Hawkstor Pit SSSI
Brockabarrow Common	306	31		TuMP	Brown Willy	Bodmin Moor	Pile of boulders at summit.
Alex Tor	291	30		TuMP		Bodmin Moor	Summit tor cairn
Hingston Down	268	47	(est.)	TuMP		Tamar Valley	There is a tumulus, a transmission tower and various buildings around the summit
Carnmenellis	252	165		Marilyn	Hensbarrow Beacon	Carnmenellis	One of Cornwall's five Marilyns Summit trig point
Watch Croft	252	225		Marilyn	Brown Willy	West Penwith	One of Cornwall's five Marilyns Trig point nr summit
Carn Marth	235	60		TuMP		Carnmenellis	Site of former granite quarry
Carn Brea	228	47		TuMP		Carnmenellis	Neolithic and Iron Age settlement
Castle Downs^[5]	216	67		TuMP		Cornish Killas	Site of major Iron Age fort: Castle an Dinas
Trink Hill	212	62	(est.)	TuMP	Watch Croft	West Penwith	Trig point and mound at summit.
Helman Tor	210	37		TuMP		Hensbarrow	Tor, nature reserve, logan stone, prehistoric hillfort and stone hut circle
Bin Down	203	101		HuMP	Kilmar Tor	Cornish Killas	Tall man-made mound on summit On Looe Golf Course by 7th tee.
Carn Kenidjack^[6]	202	~25		Unclassified		West Penwith	Open hilltop, subpeak is Wheal Bal Hill with a transmission tower.
Chapel Carn Brea^[7]	198	30		TuMP		West Penwith	Hercynian granite outcrop; westernmost hill in Britain; site of old chapel, beacon.
Tregonning Hill	194	102		HuMP	Carnmenellis	Cornish Killas	Summit trig point
Prospidnick Hill	162	~10		Unclassified		Cornish Killas	Open summit; wood on SW hillside.
Brea Hill	62	41		TuMP		Cornish Killas	Bronze Age tumuli at summit

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Dawson, Alan . 1992 . The Relative Hills of Britain . Cicerone Press . Milnthorpe . 1-85284-068-4 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100921045806/http://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/marilyns/ . 2010-09-21 .
2. Web site: Jackson . Mark . More Relative Hills of Britain . Relative Hills of Britain . 31 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012150300/http://www.rhb.org.uk/humps/humps_1_1_0c.pdf . 12 October 2013 .
3. 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 .
4. Name, height, prominence, grid and class data from Database of British and Irish Hills - Dorset. Accessed on 01 Sep 2013.
5. 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. [Ordnance Survey]
7. Book: Bond. Chris. An Index to the Historical Place Names of Cornwall: Vol 1 - A to K. 2007. The Cornovia Press. East Sussex. 978-0952206446. 4 January 2015.