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This is a list of hills in Wiltshire . Many of these hills are important historical, archaeological and nature conservation sites, as well as popular hiking and tourist destinations in the county of Wiltshire in southern England .
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 types that occur in Wiltshire 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 "Hu ndred M etre P rominence) 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. 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). For further information see the Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles and the individual articles on Marilyns , HuMPs and TuMPs .
Hill
Height (m)
Prom. (m)
Grid ref.
Class
Parent
Range/Region
Remarks
Image
Milk Hill [ 3]
294.3
147
SU104643
Hardy ,sub-Marilyn , HuMP , Wiltshire county top (historical and current)
Walbury Hill [ 4]
North Wessex Downs
Wiltshire's county top .
Highest point of North Wessex Downs.
Second highest chalk hill in the UK.
Tiny cairn in middle of field may be inaccessible if crops present.
Tan Hill [ 3]
294
48
SU082647
TuMP
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
Wiltshire's second highest summit.
Second highest point of North Wessex Downs.
No summit feature. 25 cm lower than nearby Milk Hill.
Martinsell Hill [ 3]
289
76
SU178638
TuMP
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
Wiltshire's third summit.
Trig point at summit.
Prehistoric fort at summit
Long Knoll [ 3]
288
171
ST786376
Marilyn, HuMP, TuMP
Beacon Batch [ 4]
Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
Featureless summit 10m NE of trig point and 50 cm higher than its base.
Brimsdown Hill [ 3]
285
88
ST824391
TuMP
Long Knoll
Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
Copse on summit.
Summit is 1m higher than base of trig point 50 m S.
Win Green [ 3]
277
159
ST925206
Marilyn, HuMP, TuMP
Long Knoll [ 4]
Cranborne Chase , North Wessex Downs
Copse on summit.
Summit is 1m higher than base of trig point 50 m S.
Hackpen Hill [ 3]
272
104
SU129743
HuMP, TuMP
Milk Hill [ 4]
Marlborough Downs , North Wessex Downs
Trig point in middle of field
Golden Ball Hill [ 3]
271
52
SU129640
TuMP
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
Flat summit area; summit 2m S of fence corner
Wexcombe Down [ 3]
267
84
SU277577
TuMP
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
Long barrow and water tower near summit
Cherhill Down [ 3]
262
86
SU053689
TuMP
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
No summit feature; ground 5m S of fence.
Oldbury Castle ramparts are as high but man-made.
Jack's Castle [ 3]
262
33
ST745354
TuMP
Long Knoll
Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
Morgan's Hill [ 3]
260
83
SU029668
TuMP
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
Toppled trig point at summit
Haydown Hill [ 3]
258
31
SU313566
TuMP
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
Trig point at summit
Little Knoll [ 3]
256
52
ST807378
TuMP
Long Knoll
Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
No summit feature; ground by fence
Little Hill [ 3]
249
87
ST868251
TuMP
Long Knoll
Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
Park Hill [ 3]
247
65
ST825431
TuMP
Long Knoll
Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
Coombe Down [ 3]
246
37
SU181744
TuMP
Long Knoll
Marlborough Downs , North Wessex Downs
White Sheet Hill, Mere [ 3]
245
73
ST804347
TuMP
Long Knoll
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Cley Hill [ 3]
244
73
ST838448
TuMP
Long Knoll
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Tumuli and fort
Easton Hill [ 3]
243
91
SU210592
TuMP, sub-HuMP
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
Summit knoll
Beacon Hill [ 3]
242
59
SU210592
TuMP
Long Knoll
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Roundway Hill [ 3]
242
55
SU022646
TuMP
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
Site of Battle of Roundway Down , 1643
White Sheet Hill, Swallowcliffe [ 3]
242
90
ST944242
TuMP, sub-HuMP
Win Green
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Summit 20m SE of trig point.
Peaks Downs [ 3]
241
34
SU264789
TuMP
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
flat summit area. Close to M4 motorway
Milton Hill [ 3]
238
38
SU192584
TuMP
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
Summerslade Down [ 3]
238
31
ST878379
TuMP
Long Knoll
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
King's Play Hill [ 3]
232
32
SU009660
TuMP
Long Knoll
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Summit knoll
White Horse Hill, Westbury [ 3]
230
108
ST901511
HuMP, TuMP
Long Knoll
Salisbury Plain
Trig point at summit; flat summit area.
Horningsham Common [ 3]
229
31
ST805411
TuMP
Long Knoll
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
No summit feature.
Knoyle Hill [ 3]
226
30
ST898307
TuMP
Long Knoll
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
No summit feature.
Tinhead Hill [ 3]
226
64
ST941524
TuMP
Long Knoll
Salisbury Plain
Long barrow at ST 939524 probably higher but manmade.
Haddon Hill [ 3]
225
44
ST875316
TuMP
Long Knoll
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Sidbury Hill [ 3]
223
69
SU216506
TuMP
Walbury Hill
Salisbury Plain
Trig point, fort and earthworks
Clyffe Pypard Hill [ 3]
216
30
SU074764
TuMP
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
Mast near summit
Pythouse Hill [ 3]
216
32
ST909289
TuMP
Long Knoll
North Wessex Downs
Urchfont Hill [ 3]
216
89
SU040555
TuMP
Long Knoll
North Wessex Downs
Flagpole on mound summit (mound probably manmade). Ground 100m SW is lower than base of summit mound
Barkers Hill [ 3]
208
59
ST905256
TuMP
Win Green
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
No summit feature.
Battlesbury Hill [ 3]
208
39
ST898455
TuMP
Win Green
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Hilltop fort; above Waterloo Lines
Bathford Hill [ 3]
205
101
ST791661
HuMP, TuMP
Birdlip Hill [ 4]
Summit within 2m of tower (Brown's Folly )
Woodborough Hill [ 3]
205
38
SU118614
TuMP
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
No summit feature; centre of flat area
Beacon Hill, Salisbury Plain [ 3]
204
88
SU194427
TuMP
Walbury Hill
Salisbury Plain
Above Bulford Camp and just N of A303; mast near summit.
High Wood [ 3]
202
50
ST941268
TuMP
Win Green
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Near Old Wardour Castle
Scratchbury Hill [ 3]
197
60
ST911442
TuMP
Long Knoll
Salisbury Plain
Hillfort summit: Scratchbury Camp ; trig point
Castle Ditches [ 3]
193
68
ST962284
TuMP
Win Green
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Hillfort summit; trig point
Silbury Hill [ 3]
187
29
SU100685
Unclassified
Walbury Hill
North Wessex Downs
Prehistoric chalk mound
Old Sarum [ 3]
122
43
SU138326
TuMP
Walbury Hill
Salisbury Plain
Earliest settlement at Salisbury and remains of Iron Age hillfort , Norman castle and Old Sarum Cathedral
^ Dawson, Alan (1992). The Relative Hills of Britain . Milnthorpe: Cicerone Press. ISBN 1-85284-068-4 . Archived from the original on 21 September 2010.
^ Jackson, Mark. "More Relative Hills of Britain" (PDF) . Relative Hills of Britain . Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at Name, height, prominence, grid and class data from: Database of British and Irish Hills , retrieved 2 Jul 2016.
^ a b c d e 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 Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine .