SHETLAND MARILYNS NOT THE MUNROS!

Started to concentrate more on height rather than distance. to build up the muscle and joint power required in Nepal

having already completed  two of the highest Marilyns in Shetland, Ronas Hill 450m and Fitful Head 283
 i have now added Sandness Hill 249 and Scrae Field 216 to that list, brilliant views from Scrae Field sadly the mist was down on Sandness, visibility was less than 25m so had to use my compass for the first time to find a safe route back down. an experience in itself after 20 years.

Also completed some sub Marilyns on route,

A Marilyn is "a hill of any height with a drop of 150 metres (nearly 500 ft) or more on all sides". In other words, a Marilyn is a hill which is relatively high compared to its surroundings. There are 19 Marilyns in Shetland.

Marilyns In Shetland

Click here for a map showing the 19 Marilyins in Shetland. (Marilyns appear as Type=M on this map).
The full list is as follows:

Name	Height (Meters)	Height (Feet)	Map Reference
Dalescord Hill	252	827	HU 39300 68400
Fitful Head	283	928	HU 34633 13547
Hill of Arisdale	201	689	HU 49500 84200
Mid Ward	172	564	HU 32000 65200
Noss Head	181	594	HU 55384 39886
Ronas Hill	450	1476	HU 30529 83486
Royl Field	293	961	HU 39594 28518
Sandness Hill	249	817	HU 19171 55722
Saxa Vord	285	935	HP 63121 16623
Scalla Field	281	922	HU 38932 57260
Scrae Field	216	709	HU 41790 36148
The Noup	248	814	HT 95400 37500
The Sneug	418	1371	HT 94780 39508
Valla Field	216	709	HP 58462 07867
Vord Hill	159	522	HU 62229 93521
Ward Hill	217	712	HZ 20838 73402
Ward of Bressay	226	741	HU 50287 38722
Ward of Scousburgh	263	863	HU 38791 18803
White Grunafirth	173	576	HU 27568 80731

Notes:

A 'sub-Marilyn' is a hill which just fails (by up to 10m) to qualify on the drop rule, i.e. drop of 140m to 149m on all sides.
The Marilyns are so-called by the list's compiler, Alan Dawson, after the more famous mountain list - the Munros.
You can learn more at the Marilyn News Centre website and also at this site about The Relative Hills Of Britain.