Tan Hill | |
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Highest point | |
Coordinates | 54°27′20″N 2°09′36″W / 54.4555°N 2.1600°W |
Geography | |
Location in North Yorkshire | |
Location | North Yorkshire, England |
OS grid | NY896067 |
Tan Hill (NY896067) 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 Westmorland, and close to the northern boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It fell within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire. It is in an isolated location, the nearest town of Kirkby Stephen being an 11-mile (18 km) drive away.[1]
The Tan Hill Inn is the highest inn in the British Isles at 1,732 feet (528 m) above sea level.