pomfob wrote:ORK (Original Red Kite) wrote:atombowl65 wrote:So is there a classification for mountains higher than 3000 feet and if so can we call them Barkers?
Sadly, some geezer named Munro got there first.
Is it right that hills over 1,000 feet are known as Marilyns?
Done a handful of Munroes, some were fun, some less so. Should pick that up again. Going to see bands all the time gets in the way a bit.
It's complicated and verging on too interesting for this thread?! Fuck it - threadjack!!
Marilyns are the "Relative Hills of Britain" (devised by Alan Dawson), they make up all the hills in the UK that rise at least 150 metres above their surrounding land.
All of the Corbetts and Grahams (very sad tale behind this one) and the majority of the Munros are also Marilyns. The Scottish Marilyns below 2000 feet in height, i.e. those in Scotland that do not appear on any of the other hill lists, are known as the Sub-2000's.
You did ask, let's not get started on Hughs; Donalds; Humps; Tumps; or Tops.