Database of British and Irish Hills

Changes to the Deweys

Promotions
date1 hill2 evidence3
2000 2032 Craig Fach
2128 Pen y Lladron [Moel yr Henfaes East Top]
2346 Meal Fell
2592 Seat Robert
3343 Iwerddon
3346 Craig Nyth-y-Gigfran [Y Blaen Llym]
3361 Clip
3365 Foel-fras
3372 Orddu
3373 Craig Llyn Du [Rhinog Fawr North Top]

3378 Foel Boeth
3381 Moel y Gyrafolen
3393 Foel Ystrodur Fawr
3399 Foel Boeth
3402 Pen y Bwlch Gwyn
3406 Cefn Coch
3413 Pen Ochr y Bwlch [Camlan]
3417 Bryn-llus
3423 Craig Rhiwarth
3425 Lledwyn Mawr

3430 Moel Cae-howel
3436 Foel y Geifr
3441 Mynydd Cwmeiddew
3442 Mynydd Rhyd-galed [Tarrenhendre East Top]
3445 Carn Hyddgen [Carn Gwilym]
3459 Banc Bwlchygarreg West Top [Moel y Llyn East Top]
3461 Esgair y Maesnant SE Top
3463 Bryn yr Wyn
3477 Stanky Hill
3484 Domen Milwyn

3495 Llechwedd Llwyd
3496 Priddellau [Esgair Nantybeddau]
3506 Craig Fawr
3508 Pen Dihewyd
3523 Bryniau Gleision
3524 Carreg Cadno
3527 Twr Pen-cyrn [Mynydd Llangatwg]
3538 Mynydd Tynewydd [Mynydd Ystradffernol]
3562 Ullister Hill
3564 Lowthwaite Fell

3566 Seat
3569 Green Crag
3581 Oxnop Common
3589 Little Fell
3596 Brownley Hill
3607 Park Fell
3609 Linghaw
3610 Woldside
3626 Blaydike Moss
3638 Horse Stone Naze

3646 Combs Head

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m
g
m
a
a s*
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m

m
a s*
a
m
m
m a*
a
m s*
m
a s*

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m
m
m
m
a
a
a s*
m

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m
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g

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m
a
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a
m
a
m
m

m
2001 2799 Birks Fell
3368 Moel yr Wden [Bwlch y Bi]
3387 Craig y Benglog [Moel Cae'r-defaid East Top]
3396 Cerrig y Ieirch [Moel Llechwedd-gwyn]
3447 Foel Uchaf
3498 Esgair Cloddiad
3503 Cripiau South Top
3551 Girdle Fell [White Crags]
3559 Birnie Brae
3565 Black Crags (Mickleden)

3567 Bell Crags [Long Moss] [Blea Tarn Fell]
3573 St Raven's Edge
3575 Watch Hill
3608 Hand Lake
3654 Steeperton Tor
3658 Beardown Tors

m
a s*
a s*
a
m
m
a s*
m
m
m

m s*
m
g
m
m
m
2005 3661 Great Yarlside
3431 Mynydd Ceiswyn
3466 Domen-ddu 		h
h
h
Apr 2011 5635 Kirkby Fell s
Feb 2019 3545 Beefstand Hill
7507 Cefn Cyfarwydd		 reinstated after lobbying4
s
Nov 2020 7550 Y Drum s (Trimble, result not conclusive)
Deletions
2000 3447 Foel Uchaf deleted in error
Oct 2006 2799 Birks Fells, promoted to Hewitt
Nov 2007 3431 Mynydd Ceiswyn
3661 Great Yarlside		 s
s
Apr 2008 3631 Axe Edge m s*
July 2008 3466 Domen-ddu s
Aug 2008 2033 Mynydd Graig Goch s, promoted to Hewitt
Mar 2010 3343 Iwerddon s
Oct 2010 3396 Cerrig y Ieirch [Moel Llechwedd-gwyn]
3609 Linghaw		 s
s
Nov 2010 3608 Hand Lake s
Oct 2011 3545 Beefstand Hill A, in Scotland
Oct 2012 3495 Llechwedd Llwyd
3551 Girdle Fell [White Crags]
3575 Watch Hill
3589 Little Fell		 m
m
s
s
Apr 2013 2770 Thack Moor s, promoted to Hewitt
Sep 2016 2797 Calf Top s, promoted to Hewitt
Feb 2019 3529 Twynwalter s l
June 2020 3527 Twr Pen-cyrn [Mynydd Llangatwg] l
Dec 2022 2346 Meal Fell l
May 2023 3436 Foel y Geifr l
Replacements
May 2008 3682 Cracoe Fell replaces
2803 Thorpe Fell Top		 s
Nov 2008 3385 Pen y Bedw East Top replaces
3386 Pen y Bedw West Top		 s
Sep 2012 7883 Cerrig Llwydion replaces
3512 Sychnentydd		 m a
June 2016 19202 Esgair Greolen replaces
 3463 Bryn Yr Wyn		 s
Relocations
Dec 2007 2126 Glan Hafon
SJ078274 → SJ080272		 s
Feb 2011 3362 Y Ro Wen
SH745497 → SH745500		 A
Dec 2011 3481 Y Glog [Draws Drum]
SN790808 → SN790811		 m
Oct 2012 3606 Great Knipe
NY871144 → NY867144		 s
Sep 2015 2810 Black Hill
SE078046 → SE 076046		 A
Apr 2016 3459 Banc Bwlchygarreg West Top
SN716914 → SN717912		 A
July 2023 3507 Mynydd Trawsnant
SN821484 → SN824485		 l
Notes
1 Date of change to the list. Changes before 2006 were publicised in the Hillwalkers' Register Annual Report in Strider magazine for the year given. Thus "2000" means the hills were added or deleted in the HR Report for 2000, published in April 2001. The HR Report for 1999 states that there are 373 Deweys, as in Michael Deweys' original publication of 1995. From 2006, changes were announced on the Yahoo rhb group (now defunct), and from 2019 on The Tump Forum.

2 Names in blue indicate a subsequent reversal of status. Links are to entries in the Database Notes or postings on The Tump Forum (registration required).

3 Codes listed below. An asterisk (*) denotes supporting data obtained at a later date.
  a
  A
  g
  h
  l
  m
  s 		approximate levelling survey
location of summit by Abney Level
ground observations without survey
drop estimate by hand-held GPS
LIDAR
from maps
precision survey by optical levelling and/or differential GPS

For most hills where 's' is given, a survey report by G&J surveys will be available.

4 Summit is in Scotland.

Acknowledgements
I am grateful to the authors of the following sources for the history prior to 2006:
  • Two files dated 25 May 2006 uploaded by Rob Woodall to the rhb group, which were the primary source from which additions and amendments were made
  • David Purchase's records, including the Hillwalkers' Register Annual Reports
  • Details of surveys by Myrddyn Phillips with staff and spirit level in 2000-2003
  • Michael Dewey's list dated November 2007, which resolved some name conflicts and confirmed that Pen y Bedw was not relocated prior to the survey in November 2008.

An Excel file with further details of changes up to April 2013 is available on request.

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