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Scotland's Marilyns

625 hills with at least 150m of prominence — the list that ignores height and rewards isolation. Every Marilyn stands genuinely alone.

Marilyns are hills with a prominence of at least 150 metres — meaning they rise at least 150m above the surrounding terrain on all sides. Unlike Munros, Corbetts or Grahams, there is no minimum height requirement. A 200m coastal hillock qualifies alongside an 800m Highland summit, as long as both stand genuinely alone.

The list was compiled by Alan Dawson in 1992 and named as a play on “Munro” — Marilyn Monroe. There are 1,218 Marilyns in Scotland. The 625 listed here are the Marilyn-only hills — those not already classified as Munros, Corbetts, Grahams or Donalds.

Bagging Marilyns takes you to places no other list reaches — island summits, coastal headlands, Lowland outliers and forgotten Highland knolls. Many have no path and see fewer than a dozen visitors per year. The prominence rule guarantees that every summit has a view worth the effort.

Coverage note: we currently have full guides for 625 of 1218 marilyns. The rest are being written and will appear here as they go live. Log all your completions in the Hill Tracker.

Map of Marilyns

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Tip: click a marker for the hill name and link to the full guide.

All Marilyns with route guides