Pen-y-ghent

Pen-y-ghent
From the path from Horton
Highest point
Elevation694 m (2,277 ft)
Prominencec. 306 m. (1,004 ft)
Parent peakWhernside
ListingMarilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall
Coordinates54°09′19″N 2°14′59″W / 54.15528°N 2.24972°W / 54.15528; -2.24972
Naming
English translationHill on the border
Language of nameCumbric
Pronunciation/ˈpɛnɪɡɛnt/
Geography
Pen-y-ghent is located in Yorkshire Dales
Pen-y-ghent
Pen-y-ghent
Location of Pen-y-ghent in the
Yorkshire Dales National Park
LocationYorkshire Dales, England
OS gridSD838733
Topo mapOS Landranger 98

Pen-y-ghent or Penyghent is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It is the lowest of Yorkshire's Three Peaks at 2,277 feet (694 m);[1] the other two being Ingleborough and Whernside.[2] It lies 1.9 miles (3 km) east of Horton in Ribblesdale.[3] It has a number of interesting geological features, such as Hunt Pot, and further down, Hull Pot. The waters that flow in have created an extensive cave system which rises at Brants Gill head.

In 2004 the body of Lamduan Armitage, dubbed by the media the "Lady of the Hills", was found near to the entrance of Sell Gill Hole.[4]

  1. ^ "Picture Post: More snow forecast for Pen Y Ghent". The Yorkshire Post. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ^ Fletcher, Terry (17 May 2017). "Yorkshire Dales walk – Pen-Y-Ghent and Plover Hill". yorkshirelife.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ^ "OL2" (Map). Yorkshire Dales – Southern & Western Area; Whernside, Ingleborough & Pen-y-ghent. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 9780319263310.
  4. ^ "'Mail order bride' theory in body mystery". BBC News. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.