Bishop Wilton Wold

Bishop Wilton Wold is the highest point of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The summit, known as Garrowby Hill, lies about five miles (eight kilometres) north of Pocklington.

Bishop Wilton Wold
The summit
Highest point
Elevation246 m (807 ft)
Prominencec.203 m
ListingMarilyn, County Top
Coordinates54°00′06″N 0°45′02″W
Geography
Bishop Wilton Wold
Bishop Wilton Wold in the East Riding of Yorkshire
LocationYorkshire Wolds, England
OS gridSE820569
Topo mapOS Landranger 106

As with most of the wolds, it is wide, flat and agricultural in nature. The A166 road passes right by the top. However, it is a Marilyn (having topographic prominence of at least 150 m or 492 ft 2 in). There is a trig point, two covered reservoirs and an aerial.

Topography detailed from LIDAR info, in the database of British Hills, gives the summit as 247.9 metres (813 ft) on the tumulus north of the A166 road just to the east of the 246-metre (807 ft) OS map height given for the triangulation pillar that is within the reservoir.

The British artist David Hockney painted the view from the summit in 1998.

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