Nine Standards Rigg

#1173 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Nine Standards Rigg is the summit of Hartley Fell in the Pennine Hills of England. It lies near the boundary between Cumbria and North Yorkshire, a few miles south-east of Kirkby Stephen and approximately 770 yards outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Nine Standards Rigg lies within the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The name is derived from a group of cairns, the Nine Standards, located near the summit. The fell is listed as Nine Standards Rigg, rather than Hartley Fell, in Alan Dawson's book The Hewitts and Marilyns of England. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 2172 ftProminence: 515 ftCoordinates: 54°27'15"N, 2°16'18"W

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Nine Standards Rigg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wain Wath Force, East Gill Force, Brough Castle, Kisdon Force.

4.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Wain Wath Force, Hawes
123 min walk • Wain Wath Force is a waterfall on the River Swale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England. The falls are at grid reference NY883015, 0.6 miles upstream from the hamlet of Keld which has three other waterfalls in its vicinity.
5.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
East Gill Force, Hawes
143 min walk • East Gill Force is a waterfall in Swaledale, 330 yards east of the hamlet of Keld, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England.
5.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Brough Castle
131 min walk • Brough Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Brough, Cumbria, England. The castle was built by William Rufus around 1092 within the old Roman fort of Verterae to protect a key route through the Pennine Mountains.
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Kisdon Force, Hawes
147 min walk • Kisdon Force is a series of waterfalls on the River Swale in Swaledale, England. The falls are situated within the Yorkshire Dales National Park in the county of North Yorkshire, 500 metres downstream from the small hamlet of Keld at grid reference NY898010.
4.5 miE
Nightlife
Tan Hill Inn, Keld
114 min walk • Tan Hill is a high point on the Pennine Way in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies north of Keld in the civil parish of Muker, near the borders of County Durham and Cumbria, and close to the northern boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
4.1 miSW
Valley
Mallerstang, Yorkshire Dales National Park
105 min walk • Mallerstang is a civil parish in the extreme east of Cumbria, and, geographically, a dale at the head of the upper Eden Valley. Originally part of Westmorland, it lies about 6 miles south of the nearest town, Kirkby Stephen.
3.4 miNW
Town, Church
St Stephen's Church, Kirkby Stephen
87 min walk • The Parish Church, Kirkby Stephen is an Anglican parish church in Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria. The Church is Shared between the Anglican and Roman Catholic Population of Kirkby Stephen, holding both Anglican Communion and Roman Catholic Mass.
5 miNE
Mountain
Stainmore Summit, North Pennines
129 min walk • Stainmore Summit is the highest point on the trans-Pennine South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway, also known as the Stainmore Railway in Northern England.
6.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wild Boar Fell, Yorkshire Dales National Park
162 min walk • Wild Boar Fell is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, on the eastern edge of Cumbria, England. At 2,323 feet, it is either the 4th-highest fell in the Yorkshire Dales or the 5th, depending on whether nearby High Seat is counted or not.
5.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Catrake Force, Hawes
143 min walk • Catrake Force is a waterfall on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England. It is not visible from the road but is accessible via a campsite in Keld.
3.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Pendragon Castle, Yorkshire Dales National Park
95 min walk • Pendragon Castle is a ruin located in Mallerstang Dale, Cumbria, south of Kirkby Stephen, and close to the hamlet of Outhgill, at grid reference NY781025.