Tag Archives: Wee Hills

Larch Hill: Wee Monica 2

November 15, 2022

3.26 miles 1h 21m ascent 175m Larch Hill from the Yellow Trail “The planted larch trees are burnished gold. What a wondrous forest they have become.” Tomonari Wee Monica: definition – a hill whose name appears on the OS 1:25K … Continue reading →

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Mabie’s Monicas: third and fourth

November 14, 2022

4.2 miles 1h 54m ascent 232m Craigbill Hill, Auchenfad Hill A Monica: a hill with its name on the OS 1:50k. A Wee Monica is named on the 1:25k, but not the 1:50K. Not every hill has a marked spot … Continue reading →

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Marthrown Hill: revisited (twice)

November 8, 2022

4.8 miles 2h 12m ascent 273m I would be an exaggeration to say Marthrown Hill has been a thorn in my side but it has been a bit of a prickle. Walking around it these last few weeks brought that … Continue reading →

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Signalhøjden: midges, magnets and murals

August 3, 2022

5 miles 3h 4m ascent 432m Signalhøjden, Narsarsuaq, Greenland Breakfast: scrambled eggs, crispy bacon and mushrooms. View: an iceberg strewn fjord, on one side Erik the Red had established a Norse outpost in 986 AD, on the other, the US … Continue reading →

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The Southernmost Fell

April 3, 2021

2.83 miles 1h 17m ascent 74m Longridge Fell/Spire Hill It’s been a while since I stood by a trig pillar. Coronavirus lockdown limitations and a return to work have each played their part. But rules have begun to relax and … Continue reading →

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What’s a Currick?

March 25, 2019

6.5 miles 4h 45min ascent 397m Cold Fell 621m Currack, A cairn i.e a pile of stones. See cairn.Currick, A North Pennines name for a cairn i.e a pile of stones. Used to identify a place or boundary or mark a route. They were … Continue reading →

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Knockespen – two hills make one

February 3, 2019

8.05 miles 3h 20m ascent 279m Knockespen 344m When I woke the air was chilled, the sky dry. The car frozen, and as I loaded it hail was falling. As we arrived at Ae the snow was falling and the … Continue reading →

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Wether Hill: a quiet windfarm

October 13, 2018

8.24 miles 3h 23m ascent 386m Wether Hill (Christy’s first Marilyn) After an unintentional detour, and some uncertainty as to whether I had started the walk in the correct place, the car was parked and i sat looking out at … Continue reading →

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