Calver Hill

Calver Hill
Mount Calva
Mount Calvey (archaic)
Skyline shot of a hilltop, with green fields below
Calver Hill seen from Fremington Edge
Highest point
Elevation487 m (1,598 ft)
Prominence90 m (300 ft)[1]
Coordinates54°23′49″N 1°58′48″W / 54.397°N 1.980°W / 54.397; -1.980[2]
Geography
Map
LocationSwaledale, North Yorkshire
CountryEngland
OS gridNZ012003[3]

Calver Hill is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It is composed of limestone[4] 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.[2][5][6][7] 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.

  1. ^ "Calver Hill". myyorkshiredales.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Reeth Low Moor Richmondshire (or Calver Hill)". getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ "OL30" (Map). Yorkshire Dales – Northern & Central Area. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 978-0-319-26335-8.
  4. ^ "The Rivers, Mountains and Sea Coast of Yorkshire", John Phillips, States that Calver Hill is composed of limestone.
  5. ^ SAA 2002, p. 8.
  6. ^ Laurie 2011, p. 42.
  7. ^ "Whats on – Walks Calver Hill, Healaugh and the River Swale". Newsbank. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2021.