A
‘Four’ is a 400m English hill. With the criteria being all hills in England
which are at or above 400m and below 500m in height and which have a minimum
prominence of 30m. Accompanying the main list of Fours are three
categories of sub hills, these are entitled the ‘Drop Sub-Fours, ‘Height
Sub-Fours’ and ‘Double Sub-Fours’.
The
listing has been compiled by Myrddyn Phillips and Aled Williams and there are
296 hills that qualify for the main list of Fours, and 224 hills that are
listed as Sub-Fours.
The
list that is nowadays known as The Fours
was first published in 2002 on the rhb Yahoo Group file database. The list was re-evaluated for Europeaklist
publication in December 2013 and all subsequent additions, deletions and
reclassifications have been detailed on Mapping Mountains.
The
land taking in the Fours is mainly mountain, moor and heath and includes hill
ranges not represented by higher summits, including the North York Moors and
Malvern Hills, and the ascent of the 296 listed hills is a challenge that few
have completed.
There
are a number of initiatives included since the 1st edition of this
booklet was published by Europeaklist, with the inclusion of historic (h) and
artificial (a) hills, which are presented in the main and sub lists.
The
2nd edition of The Fours
is published by Mapping Mountains Publications and features
re-evaluated hill-name information, based on continuing historical and local
research, and numerical data, which has benefited from independent surveyors
using GNSS receivers and LIDAR (Light Detecting & Ranging) analysis, with
all interpolated heights both for summit and drop being assessed from the
latest available Ordnance Survey mapping.
The combination of these has given the most accurate information to this
height band of hills available as of the time of publication.
The
final product is a hill list that will take the user to some of the most
beautiful parts of England.
Download the e-booklet version for use on a
PC, laptop, or e-reader.
Download the 'print-booklet' version if you want to
make a paper copy of the booklet.
The booklet can be downloaded by clicking on the
links below:
- The Fours – e-booklet version
- The Fours – print-booklet version
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