Tan Hill, North Yorkshire

Tan Hill
Moorland with Stone building in the distance.
Tan Hill Inn and surrounding countryside
Highest point
Coordinates54°27′20″N 2°09′36″W / 54.4555°N 2.1600°W / 54.4555; -2.1600
Geography
Tan Hill is located in North Yorkshire
Tan Hill
Tan Hill
Location in North Yorkshire
LocationNorth Yorkshire, England
OS gridNY896067

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.

  1. ^ McVeigh, Tracy (5 February 2012). "At the lonely Tan Hill Inn, the snow is falling… and business is booming". The Observer. Retrieved 19 June 2012.