Change
Register
The
500-Metre Tops of England and Wales – the Deweys
The Deweys
of England
In 1995 Constable published a book entitled Mountain tables authored by Michael
Dewey. The book documents a number of
hill lists with this Change Register concentrating on one of these lists; The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales,
which for convenience has been split in to its component parts with the changes
since first publication to the English 500-Metre Tops detailed below and their
Welsh counterparts detailed in a separate Change Register, with the total for
the Isle of Man 500-Metre Tops remaining unaltered.
The
500-Metre Tops of England and Wales is compiled by Michael Dewey
and the list is now known affectionately after its compiler as the Deweys.
This list mixes metric and imperial height in its criteria to bookend up
to the 2000ft height band and takes in all hills in England, Isle of Man and
Wales that are 500m and above and below 2000ft (609.6m) in height that have 30m
minimum drop.
When the list was first published it comprised 373 hills with 164
in England, 5 in the Isle of Man and 204 in Wales. The Deweys have undergone extensive revision since first publication
with over 90 reclassifications to the list (58 in Wales and 39 in England at
the time of this Change Register publication).
Many people have contributed toward these, however there are only five
people associated with ten or more reclassifications; Myrddyn Phillips, David
Purchase, Rob Woodall, John Barnard and Graham Jackson.
For hill baggers who visit the English hills the Deweys form an important part of their hill
walking, as many baggers natural instinct is to visit the higher 2000ft hills
first; these take in the category of Hewitts (P30) and Nuttalls (P15), but
after completion of one if not both of these lists, what comes next; the natural
progression is the Deweys.
For those people who have completed an ascent of each listed
hill they would have visited all summits in England at and above 500m and below
2000ft (609.6m) in height that have a minimum drop of 30m on all sides. These hills take in the majority of upland
areas in England from the wilderness of the Cheviot in the north, to the
openness of the Pennines and the compact beauty of the Lake District, to the
Shropshire Hills and the rock tors of Dartmoor in the south. Each and every hill can leave memories that
refresh the soul and body, and for many it is the list of The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales in the Mountain tables book that has taken them on a journey through some
of the most beautiful landscape that Britain has to offer.
The majority of changes to this list took place in the years
2000 and 2001, with over 70 of the current 97 additions and deletions taking
place during a 20 month period, and this was led by three main people; David
Purchase, Myrddyn Phillips and Rob Woodall, who all worked closely together
swapping information and co-ordinating this with Michael Dewey who instigated
all necessary alterations.
Where more than one hill was added to the list on the same
day these hills appear in the Change Register listed numerically, from highest
to lowest in receding order justifying the latest changes always appearing
toward the top of the Register.
Where the exact date of inclusion and / or deletion is not
known and where these have involved a surveyed hill, the date of survey is
given in the Change Register. Where
other exact dates of inclusion and / or deletion are not known a Pre date or
month date is used.
Since this lists’ first publication in 1995 the diligence of
map study and the influx of independent surveyors and the use of LIDAR have added and deleted a
number of hills. This Change Register
endeavours to document these changes and give due accreditation to the people
involved.
Michael Dewey died on the 5th
November 2022. His wife; Gillian wished
for this list to be carried on and made provision for it to be co-authored by
Myrddyn Phillips. Michael will always be
the compiler and originator, it’s just that he’s now got a co-author to
safeguard and carry this list on.
Hopefully this list will retain the name of the Deweys; an affectionate moniker given it by hill baggers, as this
is an appropriate testament
to what Michael created and a legacy to remember Michael by.
The Change Register to the Deweys of England since the 1995 Mountain tables publication appears
below with the hills listed in receding order under the hill name used by Michael
Dewey:
Change
Register
The Deweys
of England
Meal Fell 549.4m at NY 28299 33762 (Deleted from list: 29th December 2022)
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| LIDAR image of Meal Fell (NY 282 337) |
This
hill was not included in the Mountain
tables book published by Constable in 1995 and was one of five hills added to
the online website list on the 19th November 2000. Its addition was based on map interpolation
as with a 550m summit spot height and col
contouring between 520m – 530m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000
Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, the interpolated drop value was estimated
sufficient for this hill to be considered a potential new Dewey as the 0pposing
520m ring contours are extremely close together. These details were noted by Rob Woodall and
Myrddyn Phillips, with Rob assessing the hill’s
qualification on site on the 14th November 2000. These details were forwarded to Michael who
subsequently added it to the list. Its subsequent deletion
is due to LIDAR analysis conducted by
Myrddyn Phillips, with this previously deduced by the DoBIH team, resulting in
a 549.4m summit height and a 520.1m col height, with these values giving this
hill 29.3m of drop. This deletion is the
first alteration to this list since it became co-authored and also the first
alteration to the English Deweys due to LIDAR analysis. English Dewey total decreases by one and
confirmed as 180.
5th
November 2022 – Michael Dewey dies with provision made by his wife Gillian for
this list to carry on and become co-authored by Myrddyn Phillips.
Calf Top 609.6m at SD 66450 85624 (Deleted from list: September 2016)
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| Calf Top (SD 664 856) |
This hill was included in the Mountain tables book published by Constable in 1995, and listed
with a 609m summit
height which is adjoined to a triangulation pillar given the flush bracket
height of 609.600m in the OS Trig Database and which appeared as a spot height
on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer maps of the
day. As its 609m summit spot height was
near the benchmark height of 2000ft (609.6m) it was prioritised for a GNSS
survey. This hill was surveyed
by John Barnard, Graham Jackson and Myrddyn Phillips using a Leica 530 firstly
on the 15th April 2010 when a two hour summit data set was gathered
resulting in a 609.61m summit height, and secondly on the 20th May 201o
when a four hour summit data set was gathered resulting in a 609.62m summit
height. These data were subsequently
processed by Ordnance Survey using their Bernese software resulting in a
609.58m summit height, and confirming this hill as just under the 2,000ft
(609.6m) benchmark height. Or so we all
thought! The adoption of the new
Ordnance Survey OSTN15 / OSGM15 model in 2016 elevated known heights of hills
in England by an average of 2cm – 4cm, and in the case of Calf Top this
resulted in its known accurate height increasing to 609.61m, and its subsequent
reclassification from Dewey
to Hewitt status. English
Dewey total decreases by one and confirmed as 181.
Beefstand
Hill 562m at NT 82110 14369 (Added
to list: 5th January 2015)
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| The summit area of Beefstand Hill (NT 821 143). Photo: John Kirk |
This
hill was originally included by Michael Dewey in his list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales in
the Mountain tables book published by
Constable in 1995, and subsequently deleted due to the proximity of its summit
to the English – Scottish border, with John Barnard conducting an Abney level
survey in September 2010 and finding the high point of the hill just over a
fence in what contemporary maps give as a part of Scotland, and these details
were forwarded to Michael Dewy in October 2011.
The initial response from the list author was to retain this hill as it
straddles the two countries, however after further lobbying the hill was
deleted from the list. Its
re-instatement back to Dewey status by the list author was based on
communication with John Kirk who petitioned for this hill to be accepted back
in to the ranks of Deweys. English Dewey
total increases by one and confirmed as 182.
Thack Moor 609.65m at NY 61166 46278 (Deleted from list: April 2013)
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| Thack Moor (NY 611 462) |
This
hill was included in the Mountain tables
book published by Constable in 1995, and listed with a 609m summit height which appeared as a spot height on
the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer maps of the day,
with the triangulation pillar given the flush bracket height of 609.600m in the
OS Trig Database. As its 609m summit
spot height was near the benchmark height of 2000ft (609.6m) it was prioritised
for a GNSS survey. This hill was surveyed by
John Barnard, Graham Jackson and Myrddyn Phillips using a Leica 530 and Leica
GS15, firstly on the 22nd August 2012 when a two hour summit data
set was gathered, and secondly on the 3rd March 2013 when a four
hour summit data set was gathered. Both
data sets were subsequently processed by Ordnance Survey who confirmed that
this hill is 609.65m high and therefore over 2,000ft (609.6m) in height. The
reclassification of Thack Moor from Dewey to Hewitt status was accepted by each
hill list author; Michael Deweys and Alan Dawson respectively, in April 2013. English Dewey total decreases by one and confirmed as
181.
Little
Fell 559m at NY 76646 00997 (Deleted
from list: 13th October
2012)
This
hill was deleted from Michael Dewey’s list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales due to a level and staff
line survey and it is the date of the survey that is used as that for the
deletion date. This hill was not
included in the Mountain tables book
published by Constable in 1995, but with a 559m
summit spot height and col contouring between 520m – 530m that appear on the
Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, the interpolated
drop value was estimated sufficient for this hill to be considered a potential
new Dewey. These details were noted
by Rob Woodall and Myrddyn Phillips, with
Rob assessing the hill’s qualification on site on the 14th November
2000, and once
forwarded to the list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in the list on the 19th November 2000. Since the inclusion of this hill in the Dewey
list the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local hosted on the Geograph website and
which is entitled the Interactive Coverage Map became available online. This mapping had many spot heights not on
other publicly available Ordnance Survey maps and gave a 529m spot height on
the area of this hill’s col, and when coupled with the 559m summit spot height
these values gave this hill 30m of drop and seemingly confirmed its Dewey
status. As the drop value for this hill
was near the minimum 30m qualifying mark, it was prioritised for a line survey
which was conducted by John Barnard, Chris Crocker and Graham Jackson on the 12th
and 13th October 2012, resulting in 28.8m of drop and this hill’s
subsequent deletion from Dewey status. English Dewey total
decreases by one and confirmed as 182.
Watch Hill 603m at NY 62495 46038 (Deleted from list: October 2012)
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| Watch Hill (NY 624 460) |
This
hill was deleted from Michael Dewey’s list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales due to a level and staff
line survey. This hill was not included
in the Mountain tables book published
by Constable in 1995, but with a 602m summit
spot height and col contouring between 570m – 580m that appear on the Ordnance
Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, the interpolated drop
value was estimated sufficient for this hill to be considered a potential new
Dewey. The above detail was noted by David Purchase who
assessed the hill’s qualification on
site. These details were forwarded to
the list author; Michael Dewey and the hill was added to the list on the 28th
July 2001. Since the inclusion of this
hill in the Dewey list the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local hosted on the
Geograph website and which is entitled the Interactive Coverage Map became
available online. This mapping had many
spot heights not on other publicly available Ordnance Survey maps and gave a 574m
spot height on the area of this hill’s col, and when coupled with the 602m
summit spot height these values gave this hill 29m of drop. As the drop value for this hill was near the
minimum 30m qualifying mark, it was prioritised for a line survey which was
conducted by John Barnard, Graham Jackson and Myrddyn Phillips on the 22nd
August 2012, resulting in 29.0m of drop and this hill’s subsequent deletion
from Dewey status. English Dewey total
decreases by one and confirmed as 183.
Girdle Fell 536m at NY 69767 01768 (Deleted from list: 21st August 2012)
This
hill was deleted from Michael Dewey’s list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales due to map study conducted
by Jim Bloomer. This hill was not
included in the Mountain tables book
published by Constable in 1995, but with a 536m
summit spot height adjoined to a triangulation pillar and col contouring
between 500m – 510m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and
1:25,000 Explorer map, the interpolated drop value was estimated sufficient for
this hill to be a potential new Dewey.
These details were noted by David Purchase and Myrddyn Phillips who
worked independently but also exchanged all data, with David assessing the
hill’s qualification on site, and once forwarded to the list author; Michael
Dewey, it was included in his list on the 28th July 2001. Its subsequent deletion is due to a 509m spot
height that appeared on the col area of this hill on the Ordnance Survey Vector
Map Local hosted on the Geograph website and which was entitled the Interactive
Coverage Map. English Dewey total
decreases by one and confirmed as 184.
Beefstand Hill 562m at NT 82110 14369 (Deleted from list: 6th October 2011)
THIS HILL HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN REINSTATED TO THE DEWEY LIST
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| The summit area of Beefstand Hill (NT 821 143). Photo: John Kirk |
This
hill was deleted from Michael Dewey’s list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales due to a survey with an
Abney level for summit position. This
hill was included in the Mountain tables
book published by Constable in 1995, and was listed with a 562m summit height
and later with a drop value of 70m based on a 492m col spot height, both of
which appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map. This hill was deleted due to the proximity of
its summit to the English – Scottish border, with John Barnard conducting an
Abney level survey in September 2010 finding the high point of the hill just
over a fence in what contemporary maps give as a part of Scotland, these details
were forwarded to Michael Dewy in October 2011.
The initial response from the list author was to retain this hill as it
straddles the two countries, however after further lobbying the hill was deleted
from the list. English Dewey total
decreases by one and confirmed as 185.
Kirkby Fell 546.45m at SD 87381 63531 (Added to list: 10th April 2011)
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| The summit of Kirkby Fell (SD 873 635) L-R Brent Lynam, Mark Trengove, John Barnard and Graham Jackson |
This hill was added to Michael Dewey’s list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales due
to a survey with a Leica 530, and it is the date of the survey that is used as
that for the inclusion date. This hill
was not included in the Mountain tables
book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 546m summit spot height and col contouring between
510m – 520m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, the
interpolated drop value was estimated sufficient for this hill to be a
potential new Dewey. The above detail
was noted by Myrddyn Phillips, but the hill at this stage was not elevated to
the ranks of Deweys. As the interpolated
drop value of this hill was close to the minimum qualifying mark of 30m it was
prioritised for a GNSS survey, and this took place on the 10th April
2011. The summit and col of this hill
were surveyed by John Barnard, Graham Jackson and Myrddyn Phillips using a
Leica 530, with assistance from Brent Lynam and Mark Trengove, resulting in a 546.45m
summit height and a 515.3m col height, with these values giving this hill 31.15m
of drop, and once the list author; Michael Dewey, was informed it was added to
his list. The hill was later analysed
via LIDAR by Myrddyn Phillips resulting in a 546.35m summit height and a 515.4m
col height, with the latter positioned 54 metres from the col position
ascertained during the GNSS survey. English
Dewey total increases by one and confirmed as 186.
Hand
Lake 499.7m at NY 64726 00610 (Deleted
from list: 24th November 2010)
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| The Leica 530 gathering data at the summit of Hand Lake (NY 647 006) |
This
hill was deleted from Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales due
to a survey with a Leica 530 and it is the date of the survey that is used as
that for the deletion date. This hill
was not included in the Mountain tables
book published by Constable in 1995, but with a small uppermost 500m ring
contour and col contouring between 450m – 460m that appear on the Ordnance
Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map of the day, this hill was just over 500m in height
and had a minimum of 30m of drop and was an automatic entry to list of Deweys. These details were noted by E D ‘Clem’
Clements and once forwarded to the list
author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. As the listed summit height was the minimum
required for qualification to Dewey status this hill was prioritised for a GNSS
survey and this took place on the 24th November 2010. The summit of this hill was surveyed by John
Barnard, Graham Jackson and Myrddyn Phillips using a Leica 530 resulting in a 499.7m
summit height and as this is below the minimum 500m qualifying height the hill
was subsequently deleted from the list of Deweys. The hill was later analysed via LIDAR by
Myrddyn Phillips resulting in the summit height and position matching that
produced by the Leica 530 and a 458.9m col height, with these values confirming
the drop of this hill as 40.8m. English Dewey total decreases by
one and confirmed as 185.
Linghaw 498.9m at SD 63763 98545 (Deleted
from list: 20th October 2010)
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| Gathering data at the summit of Linghaw (SD 637 985) |
This
hill was deleted from Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales due
to a survey with a Leica 530 and it is the date of the survey that is used as
that for the deletion date. This hill
was not included in the Mountain tables
book published by Constable in 1995, but with a small uppermost 500m ring
contour and col contouring between 460m – 470m on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000
Explorer map of the day, this hill was just over 500m in height and had a
minimum of 30m of drop and was an automatic entry to the Dewey list. These details were noted by David Purchase
and Myrddyn Phillips who worked independently but
also exchanged all data and once these details were forwarded to the list
author; Michael Dewey, it was one of sixteen (thirteen in Wales and three in
England) hills added to the list on the 3rd May 2000. As
the listed summit height was the minimum required for qualification to Dewey
status this hill was prioritised for a GNSS survey and this took place on the
20th October 2010. The summit
and col of this hill were surveyed by John Barnard, Graham Jackson and Myrddyn
Phillips using a Leica 530 resulting in a 498.9m summit height and a 463.45m
col height, with these values giving this hill 35.4m of drop. As the summit height is below 500m this hill
was deleted from the list of Deweys. English Dewey total
decreases by one and confirmed as 186.
Axe
Edge 549m at SK 03244 69290 (Deleted
from list: 9th May 2008)
This hill was deleted from Michael Dewey’s online website
list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England
and Wales and it is the date of the survey that is used as that for the deletion
date. This hill was included in the Mountain tables book published by
Constable in 1995, but with a 549m summit spot height and col contours between
520m – 525m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Outdoor Leisure map of
the day, its inclusion was always dubious.
Its deletion from this list is due to a level and staff line survey
conducted by John Barnard and Graham Jackson resulting in 26.6m of drop. Once these details were forwarded to the list
author; Michael Dewey, it was deleted from his list. English Dewey total decreases by one and
confirmed as 187.
Great
Yarlside 597.0m at NY 52040 07954 (Deleted
from list: 30th September 2007)
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| LIDAR image of Great Yarlside (NY 520 079) |
This hill was deleted from Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales and it is the date of the survey that is used as that for the deletion date. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by Constable in 1995, but was then added to the list (see below) on the 31st July 2005. Its deletion from this list is due to a level and staff line survey conducted by John Barnard and Graham Jackson resulting in 28.1m of drop, the result of which was subsequently confirmed by LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips. Once the details of the line survey were forwarded to the list author; Michael Dewey, it was deleted from his list. English Dewey total decreases by one and confirmed as 188.
Birks
Fell 610.3m at SD 91879 76371 (Deleted
from list: 3rd June 2006)
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| LIDAR image of Birks Fell (SD 918 763) |
This
was the only change to Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales during
the whole of 2006. This hill was not
included in the Mountain tables book
published by Constable in 1995, but was then added to the list (see below) on
the 28th July 2001 based on it not being included at the time in the 2000ft (609.6m) hill
lists of Nuttalls (P15) and Hewitts (P30); conversely it should then be
included as a Dewey. This hill had been
proposed for inclusion as a Hewitt by several people, most notably John Barnard
and Graham Jackson who on the 3rd June 2006 used an automatic level
in calculating the height of this hill. The
Ordnance Survey subsequently confirmed its height as being over 609.6m and once
these details were forwarded to the list author; Michael Dewey, it was deleted
from his list. The hill was subsequently analysed via LIDAR by
Myrddyn Phillips resulting in a 610.3m summit height and a 452.2m col height,
with these values giving this hill 158.1m of drop. English Dewey total decreases by one and
confirmed as 189.
Great
Yarlside 598m at NY 52040 07954 (Added
to list: 31st July 2005)
THIS HILL HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN DELETED FROM THE DEWEY LIST
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| LIDAR image of Great Yarlside (NY 520 079) |
This hill was one of three additions (two in Wales and one in England) to Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales due to hand-help GPS readings taken by Stephen Walker, with all three additions subsequently deleted due to accurate surveying, and it was added to the list on the 31st July 2005. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by Constable in 1995, and it has subsequently been deleted from the Dewey list due to a level and staff survey, the result of which was subsequently confirmed by LIDAR analysis (see above). English Dewey total increases by one and confirmed as 190.
Hand
Lake c 500m at NY 64726 00610 (Added
to list: 8th November 2001)
THIS HILL HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN DELETED FROM THE DEWEY
LIST
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| LIDAR image of Hand Lake (NY 647 006) |
This hill was added to Michael Dewey’s online website list
of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and
Wales on the 8th November 2001.
This hill was not included in the Mountain
tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a tiny 500m uppermost summit contour
and col contouring between 450m – 460m that appeared on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000
Explorer map, this hill was an automatic entry to the listing of Deweys. These details were noted by E D ‘Clem’
Clements, and once forwarded to the list author; Michael Dewey, it was
included in his list. This hill has subsequently
been deleted from the Dewey list (see above).
English
Dewey total increases by one and confirmed as 189.
Birnie Brae 508m at NT 87163 20684 (Added to list: 28th July 2001)
This
hill was one of eleven (nine in England and two in Wales) added to Michael
Dewey’s online website list of the The
500-Metre Tops of England and Wales on the 28th July 2001. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by
Constable in 1995, but with a 508m summit spot
height and col contouring between 470m – 480m that appear on the Ordnance
Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, the interpolated drop value was estimated
sufficient for this hill to be a potential new Dewey. These details were noted by David Purchase
and Myrddyn Phillips who worked independently but also exchanged all data, with
David assessing the hill’s qualification on site, and once forwarded to the
list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. Since
the inclusion of this hill in the Dewey list the Ordnance Survey Vector Map
Local hosted on the Geograph website and which is entitled the Interactive
Coverage Map became available online.
This mapping had many spot heights not on other publicly available
Ordnance Survey maps and gave a 477m col spot height for this hill, and when
coupled with the 508m summit spot height, these values give this hill 31m of
drop. English Dewey total increases by one and
confirmed as 188.
Beardown Tors 512.4m at SX 60285 77312 (Added to list: 28th July 2001)
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| LIDAR image of Beardown Tors (SX 602 773) |
This
was one of eleven hills added to Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales on
the 28th July 2001. This hill
was not included in the Mountain tables
book published by Constable in 1995, but
with a 513m summit spot height and col contouring between 480m – 490m that
appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, the interpolated drop
value was estimated sufficient for this hill to be a potential new Dewey as the
0pposing 480m ring contours are relatively close together. These details were noted by David Purchase
and Myrddyn Phillips who worked independently but also exchanged all data, with
David assessing the hill’s qualification on site, and once forwarded to the
list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. The summit and col heights for this hill were
subsequently ascertained from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips,
resulting in a 512.4m summit height and a 480.9m
col height, with these values giving this hill 31.6m of drop and therefore confirming
its Dewey status. English Dewey total increases by
one and confirmed as 187.
Seat
Robert 515.5m at NY 52644 11407 (Added
to list: 28th July 2001)
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| LIDAR image of Seat Robert (NY 526 114) |
This was one of eleven hills added to Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales on the 28th July 2001. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 515m summit spot height and col contouring between 480m – 490m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, the interpolated drop value was estimated sufficient for this hill to be a potential new Dewey. These details were noted by David Purchase and Myrddyn Phillips who worked independently but also exchanged all data, with David assessing the hill’s qualification on site, and once forwarded to the list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. Subsequent LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips gives a 515.5m summit height and a 483.5m col height, with these values giving this hill 32.0m of drop and confirming its status as a Dewey. English Dewey total increases by one and confirmed as 186.
Steeperton
Tor 533.1m at SX 61846 88718 (Added
to list: 28th July 2001)
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| LIDAR image of Steeperton Top (SX 618 887) |
This
was one of eleven hills added to Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales on
the 28th July 2001. This hill
was not included in the Mountain tables
book published by Constable in 1995, but
with a 532m summit spot height and col contouring between 500m – 510m that
appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, the interpolated drop
value was estimated sufficient for this hill to be a potential new Dewey as the
0pposing 500m ring contours are close together.
These details were noted by David Purchase and Myrddyn Phillips who
worked independently but also exchanged all data, with David assessing the
hill’s qualification on site, and once forwarded to the list author; Michael
Dewey, it was included in his list. The
summit and col heights for this hill were subsequently ascertained from LIDAR
analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips, resulting in a 533.1m summit height and
500.9m col height, with these values giving this hill 32.2m of drop, confirming
its Dewey status. English Dewey total
increases by one and confirmed as 185.
Girdle
Fell 536m at NY 69767 01768 (Added
to list: 28th July 2001)
THIS HILL HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN DELETED FROM THE DEWEY
LIST
This
was one of eleven hills added on the 28th July 2001 to Michael
Dewey’s online website list of the The
500-Metre Tops of England and Wales.
This hill was not included in the Mountain
tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 536m summit spot height adjoined to a
triangulation pillar and col contouring between 500m – 510m that appear on the
Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, the interpolated
drop value was estimated sufficient for this hill to be a potential new Dewey. These details were noted by David Purchase
and Myrddyn Phillips who worked independently but also exchanged all data, with
David assessing the hill’s qualification on site, and once forwarded to the
list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. This
hill has subsequently been deleted from the Dewey list (see above). English Dewey total increases by one and
confirmed as 184.
Bell
Crags 559.1m at NY 29826 14300 (Added
to list: 28th July 2001)
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| LIDAR image of Bell Crags (NY 298 143) |
This was one of eleven hills added on the 28th July 2001 to Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 558m summit spot height and col contouring between 520m – 530m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, the interpolated drop value was estimated sufficient for this hill to be considered a potential new Dewey. These details were noted by David Purchase and Myrddyn Phillips who worked independently but also exchanged all data, with David assessing the hill’s qualification on site, and once forwarded to the list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. The hill was later surveyed by John Barnard and Graham Jackson on the 30th January 2010 using a Leica 530 GNSS receiver, resulting in a 559.1m summit height and a 526.7m col height, with these values giving this hill 32.4m of drop, and confirming its Dewey status. English Dewey total increases by one and confirmed as 183.
Black
Crags 588m at NY 25545 08081 (Added
to list: 28th July 2001)
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| LIDAR col image of Black Crags (NY 255 080) |
This was one of eleven hills added to Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales on the 28th July 2001. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 588m summit spot height and col contouring between 550m – 560m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, the interpolated drop value was estimated sufficient for this hill to be a potential new Dewey. These details were noted by David Purchase and Myrddyn Phillips who worked independently but also exchanged all data, with David assessing the hill’s qualification on site, and once forwarded to the list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. The col height for this hill was subsequently ascertained from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips, resulting in a 556.3m col height, with this value giving this hill 32m of drop. English Dewey total increases by one and confirmed as 182.
Watch
Hill 602m at NY 62495 46038 (Added
to list: 28th July 2001)
THIS HILL HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN DELETED FROM THE DEWEY
LIST
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| Watch Hill (NY 624 460) |
This
was one of eleven hills added on the 28th July 2001 to Michael
Dewey’s online website list of the The
500-Metre Tops of England and Wales.
This hill was not included in the Mountain
tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 602m summit spot height and col contouring between 570m
– 580m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000
Explorer map, the interpolated drop value was estimated sufficient for this
hill to be considered a potential new Dewey.
These details were
noted by David Purchase who assessed the
hill’s qualification on site, and once forwarded to the list author; Michael
Dewey, it was included in his list. This hill has subsequently been deleted from the Dewey
list (see above). English Dewey total
increases by one and confirmed as 181.
Birks
Fell 609m at SD 919 761 (Added
to list: 28th July 2001)
THIS HILL HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN DELETED FROM THE DEWEY
LIST
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| LIDAR summit image of Birks Fell |
This
was one of eleven hills added to Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales on
the 28th July 2001. This hill
was not included in the Mountain tables
book published by Constable in 1995, but as
it was not included at the time in the 2000ft (609.6m) hill lists of Nuttalls
(P15) and Hewitts (P30) it was prudent that it should be included as a
Dewey. However, it did possess a 610m
summit spot height on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger map. These details were noted by David Purchase and Myrddyn
Phillips, with David assessing the
hill’s qualification on site, and once forwarded to the list author; Michael
Dewey, it was included in his list. This hill has subsequently been deleted from the
Dewey list (see above). English Dewey total
increases by one and confirmed as 180.
Park
Fell 511.1m at NY 69721 45536 (Added
to list: 19th November
2000)
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| LIDAR image of Park Fell (NY 697 455) |
This was one of five hills (all in England) added to Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales on the 19th November 2000. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 511m summit spot height and col contouring between 470m – 480m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, the map details give this hill as an automatic entry to the list of Deweys. These details were noted by Rob Woodall who also assessed the hill’s qualification on site on the 14th November 2000, once forwarded to the list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. Subsequent LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips gives a 511.1m summit height and a 471.0m col height, with these values giving this hill 40.1m of drop and confirming its status as a Dewey. English Dewey total increases by one and confirmed as 179.
Meal
Fell 550m at NY 28301 33763 (Added
to list: 19th November
2000)
THIS HILL HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN DELETED FROM THE DEWEY
LIST
This
was one of five hills added to Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales on
the 19th November 2000. This
hill was not included in the Mountain
tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 550m summit spot height and col contouring between
520m – 530m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000
Explorer map, the interpolated drop value was estimated sufficient for this hill
to be considered a potential new Dewey as the 0pposing 520m ring contours are
extremely close together. These details were noted
by Rob Woodall and Myrddyn Phillips, with
Rob assessing the hill’s qualification on site on the 14th November
2000, and once
forwarded to the list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. This hill has subsequently been deleted from the Dewey list (see above). English Dewey total increases by one and confirmed
as 178.
Little
Fell 559m at NY 76646 00997 (Added
to list: 19th November
2000)
THIS HILL HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN DELETED FROM THE DEWEY
LIST
This was one of five hills added to Michael Dewey’s online
website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of
England and Wales on the 19th November 2000. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by Constable
in 1995, but with a 559m
summit spot height and col contouring between 520m – 530m that appear on the
Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, the interpolated
drop value was estimated sufficient for this hill to be considered a potential
new Dewey. These
details were noted by Rob Woodall and Myrddyn Phillips, with Rob assessing the hill’s
qualification on site on the 14th November 2000, and once
forwarded to the list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. This hill has subsequently been deleted from the Dewey list
(see above). English Dewey total increases
by one and confirmed as 177.
Oxnop Common 584m at SD 92461 94705 (Added to list: 19th November 2000)
This
was one of five hills added on the 19th November 2000 to Michael
Dewey’s online website list of the The
500-Metre Tops of England and Wales.
This hill was not included in the Mountain
tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 584m summit spot height and col contouring between
550m – 560m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000
Explorer map, the interpolated drop value was estimated sufficient for this
hill to be a potential new Dewey. These details were noted
by Rob Woodall and Myrddyn Phillips, with
Rob having assessed the hill’s qualification on site, and once forwarded to
the list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. English Dewey total increases by one and confirmed
as 176.
Woldside 595.3m at SD 87423 83003 and SD 87437 83001 (Added to list: 19th November 2000)
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| LIDAR image of Woldside (SD 874 830) |
This
was one of five hills added on the 19th November 2000 to Michael
Dewey’s online website list of the The
500-Metre Tops of England and Wales.
This hill was not included in the Mountain
tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 596m summit spot height and col contouring between
560m – 570m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, the
interpolated drop value was estimated sufficient for this hill to be a
potential new Dewey. These details were noted
by Rob Woodall and Myrddyn Phillips, with
Rob having assessed the hill’s qualification on site, and once forwarded to
the list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. The summit and col heights for this hill were
subsequently ascertained from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips,
resulting in a 595.3m summit height and 560.4m col height, with these values
giving this hill 34.9m of drop, confirming its Dewey status. English Dewey total increases by one and confirmed
as 175.
Lowthwaite
Fell 508.0m at NY 27831 34743 (Added
to list: 7th August 2000)
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| LIDAR image of Lowthwaite Fell (NY 278 347) |
This hill was added to the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales list hosted on Michael Dewey’s website on the 7th August 2000. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 509m summit spot height and col contouring between 470m – 480m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, the interpolated drop value was estimated sufficient for this hill to be a potential new Dewey. These details were noted by David Purchase and Myrddyn Phillips who worked independently but also exchanged all data, and once forwarded to the list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. Subsequent LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips gives a 508.0m summit height and a 476.8m col height, with these values giving this hill 31.2m of drop and confirming its status as a Dewey. English Dewey total increases by one and confirmed as 174.
St Raven’s Edge 593.8m at NY 40608 08379 (Added to list: 29th June 2000)
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| LIDAR image of St Raven's Edge (NY 406 083) |
This hill was added to Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales on the 29th June 2000. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 593m summit spot height and col contouring between 550m – 560m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map, this hill has a minimum of 30m of drop according to contemporary Ordnance Survey maps and therefore was an automatic entry to the listing of Deweys. These details were noted by Myrddyn Phillips and once forwarded to the list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in his list. Subsequent LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips gives a 593.8m summit height and a 549.9m col height, with these values giving this hill 43.9m of drop and confirming its status as a Dewey. English Dewey total increases by one and confirmed as 173.
Linghaw c 500m at SD 63764 98540 (Added
to list: 3rd May 2000)
THIS HILL HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN DELETED FROM THE DEWEY LIST
 |
| The Leica 530 gathering data at the summit of Linghaw during the survey that subsequently deleted this hill from Dewey status |
This
hill was one of sixteen (thirteen in Wales and three in England) added to Michael
Dewey’s online list of the The 500-Metre
Tops of England and Wales on the 3rd May 2000. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by
Constable in 1995, but with a small uppermost 500m ring contour and col
contouring between 460m – 470m on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map,
according to contemporary Ordnance Survey maps this hill was just over 500m in
height and had a minimum of 30m of drop and was an automatic entry to the Dewey
list. These details were noted by David
Purchase and Myrddyn Phillips who worked
independently but also exchanged all data and these details were forwarded to the
list author; Michael Dewey. This hill
has subsequently been deleted from the Dewey list (see above). English Dewey total increases by one and
confirmed as 172.
Blaydike
Moss 510.1m at SD 85261 77264 (Added
to list: 3rd May 2000)
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| LIDAR summit image of Blaydike Moss (SD 852 772) |
This was one of sixteen hills added on the 3rd
May 2000 to Michael Dewey’s online website list of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by
Constable in 1995, but with a 510m summit spot height and col contouring
between 470m – 480m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map,
this hill has a minimum of 30m of drop according to contemporary Ordnance
Survey maps and therefore was an automatic entry to the Dewey list. These details
were noted by Myrddyn Phillips and once forwarded to the list author; Michael
Dewey, it was included in his list. The
col height was later revised to 477m when the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local
hosted on the Geograph website and which is entitled the Interactive Coverage
Map became available online. The summit
and col heights for this hill were subsequently ascertained from LIDAR analysis
conducted by Myrddyn Phillips, resulting in a 510.1m summit height and 476.6m col
height, with these values giving this hill 33.5m of drop, confirming its Dewey
status. English Dewey total increases by
one and confirmed as 171.
Brownley
Hill 533m at NY 80228 50677 (Added
to list: 3rd May 2000)
Brownley Hill was one of sixteen hills added to the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales list
on the 3rd May 2000, and which appeared in the list hosted on Michael
Dewey’s website. This hill was not
included in the Mountain tables book
published by Constable in 1995, but with a 533m summit spot height adjoined to
a triangulation pillar and a 502m col spot height that appear on the Ordnance
Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, this hill has 31m of drop according to
contemporary Ordnance Survey maps and therefore was an automatic entry to the
Dewey list. These details were noted by David
Purchase and once forwarded to the list author; Michael Dewey, it was included in
his list. English Dewey total increases
by one and confirmed as 170.
Ullister
Hill 525m at NY 20945 26015 (Added
to list: 1st May 2000)
This hill was one of seven (four in England and three in
Wales) that were added on the 1st May 2000 to the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales
and appeared in the list hosted on Michael Dewey’s website, the addition of all
seven hills are credited to David Purchase.
This hill was not included in the Mountain
tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 525m summit spot
height and col contouring between 490m – 500m on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer
map, it was judged from contour interpolation to have sufficient drop to enter
the list. The col height was later revised
to 491m when the Ordnance Survey Vector Map Local hosted on the Geograph
website and which is entitled the Interactive Coverage Map became available
online. English Dewey total increases by
one and confirmed as 169.
Green
Crag 527.9m at NY 20245 13061 (Added
to list: 1st May 2000)
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| LIDAR image of Green Crag (NY 202 130) |
This hill was one of seven added to the listing of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales on the 1st May 2000 and included in Michael Dewey’s list hosted on his website, the addition of all seven hills are credited to David Purchase. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 528m summit spot height and col contouring between 490m – 500m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, it was judged from contour interpolation to have sufficient drop to enter the list. Subsequent LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips gives a 527.9m summit height and a 495.1m col height, with these values giving this hill 32.8m of drop and confirming its status as a Dewey. English Dewey total increases by one and confirmed as 168.
Horse
Stone Naze 528.0m at SK 15815 97545 (Added
to list: 1st May 2000)
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| LIDAR summit image of Horse Stone Naze (SK 158 975) |
This was one of seven hills added to the listing of the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales on
the 1st May 2000 and included in Michael Dewey’s list hosted on his website,
the addition of all seven hills are credited to David Purchase. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by
Constable in 1995, but with a 527m summit spot height and col contouring
between 490m – 500m that appear on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map,
it was judged from interpolation to have sufficient drop to enter the list. The summit and col heights for this hill were
subsequently ascertained from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips,
resulting in a 528.0m summit height and 493.1m col height, with these values
giving this hill 34.9m of drop, confirming its Dewey status. English Dewey total increases by one and
confirmed as 167.
Seat 562.6m at NY 18557 13425 (Added
to list: 1st May 2000)
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| LIDAR image of Seat (NY 185 134) |
This hill was one of seven that were added on the 1st May 2000 to the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales and appeared in the list hosted on Michael Dewey’s website, the addition of all seven hills are credited to David Purchase. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by Constable in 1995, but with a 561m summit spot height that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger and 1:25,000 Explorer map and col contouring between 530m – 540m that appears on the Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 Explorer map, it was judged from interpolation to have sufficient drop to enter the list. The summit and col heights for this hill were subsequently ascertained from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips, resulting in a 562.6m summit height and a 531.0m col height, with these values giving this hill 31.6m of drop, confirming its Dewey status. English Dewey total increases by one and confirmed as 166.
Combs
Head 503m at SK 04064 75728 (Added
to list: Early April 2000)
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| LIDAR col image for Combs Head (SK 040 757) |
This hill was one of six that were added to the The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales
and appeared in the list hosted on Michael Dewey’s website, and which formed
the first batch of additions to this list.
The exact date of inclusion is unknown; however these six additions were
found by Rob Woodall and reported in a letter dated the 12th April
2000, with this hill’s inclusion likely to be early April 2000. This hill was not included in the Mountain tables book published by Constable
in 1995, but with a 503m summit spot height that appears on the Ordnance Survey
1:25,000 Explorer map and col contouring between 460m – 465m, according to
contemporary map detail it was an automatic entry to the Dewey list. The height of the col was subsequently calculated
as 463.1m from LIDAR analysis conducted by Myrddyn Phillips. English Dewey total increases by one and
confirmed as 165.
1995 – Constable
publishes Mountain tables with The 500-Metre Tops of England and Wales.
English Dewey total confirmed as 164.
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