Mountains & hills · Yorkshire & the Humber
Calver Hill
Calver Hill — Named summit at 493 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Redmire · 9.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Calver Hill is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 493 m.". Coordinates: 54.3982°, -1.9809°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Calver Hill is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It is composed of limestone and is situated at grid reference NZ012003, near where the valleys of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale meet, the village of Reeth is located on its lower south-eastern slopes, it reaches an altitude of 487 metres (1,598 ft) and is a distinguished feature in mid Swaledale. Calver Hill is an area of grouse shooting and the fell is dotted with grouse butts. Most of the drainage from the fell goes north and easterly to join the Arkle Beck in lower Arkengarthdale which eventually joins the River Swale just south of Reeth.
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Background
History
Evidence exits on the slopes of Calver Hill that point to use during the Neolithic Period and the Bronze Age. Finds of arrowheads, flints, and field patterns also point to possible areas of habitation. The whole area of Calver Hill is sometimes referred to as Reeth Low Moor, and in some older texts, the name of the hill is recorded as either Mount Calvey, or Calvey Hill. Another alternative name of Mount Calva persists into the modern day. to the right of the picture and Fremington Edge beyond]] Older versions of the 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey map show a trig point at the summit of Calver Hill but all there is now is a pile of rubble and mining spoil to form a summit cairn. The fell is…
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- Coordinates
- 54.3982, -1.9809
- District
- North Yorkshire
- Parish
- Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh
- Postcode
- DL11 6UW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Nearest railway station
- Redmire — 9.4 km
Sources
- osm: n492907681 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Calver Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Calver Hill from Fremington Edge.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Calver Hill?
- Calver Hill is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode DL11 6UW), in the parish of Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh.
- Is Calver Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Calver Hill is part of the Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Calver Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Calver Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Calver Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL11 6UW. It sits within the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency.