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{{short description|Hill in northwest England}}
{{For|the hamlet and stone circle in southern Cumbria|Swinside}}
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{{Use British English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Swinside
| photo = Swinside_from_Lower_Cat_Bells_1.JPG
| photo_caption = Seen from the lower part of Cat Bells
| elevation_m = 244.8
| elevation_ref = <ref name="dbih">{{cite web |title=Swinside |url=https://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=2513 |website=Hill Bagging |publisher=Database of British and Irish Hills |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref>
| prominence_m = 151.9
| prominence_ref = 
| parent_peak = [[Dale Head]]
| listing = [[Marilyn (hill)|Marilyn]]
| location = [[Lake District]], [[England]]
| range = 
| coordinates = {{coord|54.5911|N|3.17302|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| grid_ref_UK = NY243224
| topo = [[Ordnance Survey|OS]] ''Landranger'' 89, 90
| type = 
| first_ascent = 
| easiest_route = 
| map = United Kingdom Lake District
}}

'''Swinside''' is a hill in the northwestern area of the [[England|English]] [[Lake District]]. It is small, wooded and surrounded by much bigger and more popular [[fell]]s, meaning it is often overlooked. [[Alfred Wainwright]], for instance, failed to include it in his [[Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells|pictorial guides]] to [[List of Wainwrights|fells in the Lake District]].

Swinside has an elevation of {{cvt|244.8|m}} and a [[topographic prominence|prominence]] of {{cvt|151.9|m}},<ref name=dbih /> so 
unlike many of its grander neighbours, it is a [[Marilyn (hill)|Marilyn]] as a result of being surrounded by a moat of low boggy ground. Until recently it was also completely covered by trees, but a track now leads up to the summit where the trees have been felled. The land is privately owned and there is no public footpath to the summit although the owner recently allowed local residents from the nearby village of Portinscale to visit the summit on a sponsored walk. It is reported that the hill is used for [[quad bike|quad biking]] trips and that permission to enter on foot can often be obtained on request.<ref name=dbih />

==References==
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{{Marilyns N Eng}}

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[[Category:Marilyns of England]]
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