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This is a list of hills in Devon. Many of these peaks are important historical, archaeological and nature conservation sites, as well as popular hiking and tourist destinations in the county of Devon 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 mountain or hill. The types that occur in Devon 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. A "HuMP" (the acronym comes from "Hundred Metre Prominence) is a hill with a prominence of at least 100 but less than 150 metres. In this table Marilyns are in beige and HuMPs in lilac. A "TuMP" as defined here is a hill with a prominence of at least 30 but less than 100 metres. 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 400 metres or higher with a prominence of at least 30 metres, below 400 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, HuMPs, and TuMPs; by way of contrast, see also the article listing Tumps (a traditional term meaning a hillock, mound, barrow or tumulus).

List of mountains and hills

In the UK and Ireland, a mountain is usually taken to be at least 2,000 feet high. By that definition, Devon has two mountains: High Willhays and Yes Tor.

Hill Height (m) Prom. (m) Grid ref. Class Parent Range/Region Remarks Image
High Willhays 621 537 SX580892 Marilyn, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, HuMP, TuMP, Devon county top (historical and current) High Street Dartmoor Devon's county top.

Highest point of Dartmoor.
Large cairn on rock tor at summit. Mountain.

High Willhays.jpg
Yes Tor 619 24 SX580901 Sub-Simm, Nuttall, Buxton & Lewis High Willhays Dartmoor Second highest point on Dartmoor.

Trig point on rock tor at summit. Mountain.

Yes Tor - geograph.org.uk - 1575615.jpg
Cut Hill 603 90 SX598827 Simm, Dewey, Sub-HuMP, TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Joint third highest point in Devon.

Grassy mound at summit.

Cut Hill - geograph.org.uk - 778081.jpg
Hangingstone Hill 603 48 SX617861 Simm, Dewey, TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Joint third highest point in Devon.

Small cairn on mound of grass and stones 10m N of stone hut.

Hangingstone Hill - Dartmoor - geograph.org.uk - 16446.jpg
Great Links Tor 589 112 SX550867 HuMP, Dewey, TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Rock by trig point. Great Links Tor.jpg
Amicombe Hill
(Kitty Tor)
585 36 SX566872 Dewey, TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Rock tor by flagpole. Amicombe Hill - geograph.org.uk - 15276.jpg
Black Hill (North-West Dartmoor) 584 23 SX604846 Sub-Dewey High Willhays Dartmoor Small cairn on flat summit area. Black Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1484137.jpg
Cosdon Hill 550 82 SX636915 Dewey, TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Summit at rim of hollow 8m NW of trig point. Sampford Courtenay, towards Cosdon Hill - geograph.org.uk - 207623.jpg
Brown's House Top 539 27 SX614804 Sub-Dewey High Willhays Dartmoor Flat, grassy summit. Brown's House - Dartmoor - geograph.org.uk - 120707.jpg
Great Mis Tor 538 81 SX562769 Dewey, TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Summit marked by rock next to range warning flagpole on rock tor. Leeden and Great Mis Tor.jpg
Sittaford Tor 538 22 SX633830 sub-Dewey High Willhays Dartmoor Grassy mound at summit. Sittaford Tor - Dartmoor - geograph.org.uk - 37942.jpg
Hameldown,

Hamel Down

532 97 SX705799 Dewey, sub-HuMP, TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Summit is on rim of hollowed tumulus 8m from modern stone sign. Trig point, 700m away, is 2m lower. Grimspound and Hameldown Tor.jpg
Steeperton Tor 532 31 SX618887 Dewey, TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Summit on top of rock tor. Steeperton Tor - geograph.org.uk - 1491591.jpg
Hare Tor 531 26 SX550842 Sub-Dewey High Willhays Dartmoor Summit on ground by concreted iron ring about 2m from flagpole. Hare Tor - Dartmoor - geograph.org.uk - 135728.jpg
Higher White Tor 527 49 SX619785 Dewey, TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Summit cairn. Higher White tor.jpg
North Hessary Tor 517 63 SX578742 Dewey, TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Trig point at summit on rock tor. North Hessary Tor.jpg
Ryder's Hill 515 109 SX659690 Dewey, HuMP, TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Summit on embedded rock 2 m from trig point. Ryder's Hill - geograph.org.uk - 1181944.jpg
Beardown Tors 513 32 SX602773 Dewey, TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Summit at SE top of W rock tor. Beardown Tor - geograph.org.uk - 1242879.jpg
East Mill Tor 513 26 SX599898 Sub-Dewey High Willhays Dartmoor Flat rock slab summit. East Mill Tor - geograph.org.uk - 1484034.jpg
White Ridge 506 50 SX648821 Dewey, TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Featureless summit. White Ridge - geograph.org.uk - 1242863.jpg
Assycombe Hill 497 56 SX665820 TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Edge of Fernworthy Forest. Stone rows and other signs of ancient settlement. Assycombe hut circle - geograph.org.uk - 1366996.jpg
Hookney Tor 497 22 SX699813 Unclassified High Willhays Dartmoor On the Two Moors Way. Hookney tor 2.jpg
Hound Tor 495 20 SS732368 Unclassified High Willhays Dartmoor Tor close to track between Hangingstone Hill and Cosdon Hill Hound Tor - geograph.org.uk - 943425.jpg
Five Barrows Hill 493 81 SX628890 TuMP Dunkery Beacon Exmoor Summit is 2m N of trig point on tumulus North Molton, Bornacott - geograph.org.uk - 533254.jpg
Penn Moor 493 41 SX602645 TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Summit about 100m NNE of trig point. Penn Moor - geograph.org.uk - 312127.jpg
Birch Tor 487 35 SX686815 TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Tor on open moorland.

Two Moors Way runs past the summit aboutg 300m to the N.
Extensive signs of ancient settlement, including tumulus, stone row, disused mine and Bennett's Cross

Bennett's Cross and Birch Tor.jpg
Quickbeam Hill 481 35 SX653654 TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Open summit with tumulus and Petre's Cross

Two Moors Way circles the summit from SW to NE; a track branches off to the summit. Extensive signs of ancient settlement, including cairn circle, barrows, crosses and a "blowing house"

Petre's Cross - South Dartmoor - geograph.org.uk - 116643.jpg
Belstone Tor 479 47 SX614920 TuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Tor on open moorland summit surrounded by crags

Irishman's Wall runs past about 100m to the south; a N-S track passes the summit about 400m to the W.
Extensive signs of ancient settlement in the area, including Nine Stones.

Nine Stones - geograph.org.uk - 1517096.jpg
Rippon Tor 476 118 SX746755 HuMP High Willhays Dartmoor Summit is the slab of rock 4m ENE of trig point

Car park on B3387 about 600 m N of the summit.
Track to the summit from junction of B road and minor road about 500 m NW of summit.
Cairns and logan stone near the top.

Rippon Tor - geograph.org.uk - 106368.jpg
Shoulsbarrow Common 476 118 SS709392 TuMP Dunkery Beacon Exmoor Summit at fence junction

A hillfort, Shoulsbury Castle lies on the western slopes of the hill
There is a trig point about 250 m SW of the summit.

Chapman Barrows - geograph.org.uk - 732178.jpg

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