The Relative Hills of Britain

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The Relative Hills of Britain is a guidebook by Alan Dawson that catalogues British hills of significant relative height, introducing the popular "Marilyns" classification.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
guidebook
author Alan Dawson
catalogues British hills of significant relative height
classificationIntroduced list of Marilyns
countryOfFocus United Kingdom
coversRegion England
Great Britain
Scottish Islands
surface form: Hebrides

Isle of Man (crown dependency)
surface form: Isle of Man

Orkney Islands
surface form: Orkney

Scotland
Shetland NERFINISHED
Wales
criterionUsed 150 metres of prominence
definesTerm Marilyn
distinguishesFrom Corbetts
Munro
surface form: Munros

Nuttall
surface form: Nuttalls
emphasises relative height over absolute height
focusesOn relative height
topographic prominence
genre outdoor recreation literature
reference work
hasClassificationType prominence-based list
hasImpactOn development of prominence-based classifications worldwide
subsequent British hill lists
influenced British hillwalking culture
peak bagging in the UK
introducesConcept Marilyn
language English
notableFor popularising prominence-based hill classification
subject hill lists
hills
mountain classification
mountains
topography
usedBy hillwalkers
mountaineers
peak baggers

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Marilyn introducedInPublication The Relative Hills of Britain
Graham (Scottish hill classification) originalListPublishedIn The Relative Hills of Britain