Keekham Beck Head

Estate Boundary Marker southeast of Mickle Fell, 750 metres southeast of Hanging Seal. Inscribed 66. On the boundary of Stainmore parish, Westmorland, now Cumbria, and Lunedale parish, North Riding, now County Durham. Milestone Society National ID: WE_CBDM066em

Estate Boundary Marker southeast of Mickle Fell, fallen beside Force Beck 270 metres southeast of Hanging Seal. Inscribed 69. On the boundary of Stainmore parish, Westmorland, now Cumbria, and Lunedale parish, North Riding, now County Durham. Milestone Society National ID: WE_CBDM069em

Estate Boundary Marker on Mickle Fell 1820 metres north of Hanging Seal. Inscribed 86. Originally on the boundary of Appleby St Michael or Bongate parish and Warcop parish, Westmorland, and Lunedale parish, North Riding. Now Murton and Warcop parishes, Cumbria and Lunedale parish, County Durham. Milestone Society National ID: WE_CBDM086em

Estate Boundary Marker north of Mickle Fell and 2060 metres south of Maize Beck. Inscribed 88. Originally on the boundary of Appleby St Michael or Bongate parish, Westmorland, and Lunedale parish, North Riding. Now Murton parish, Cumbria and Lunedale parish, County Durham. Milestone Society National ID: WE_CBDM088em

Mickle Fell is a huge block of mountain surrounded by moorland some of which can be seen below and beyond the rocks. At the mountain's west end however there's some surprising steepness with small amounts of outcropping limestone.

Grassy moorland north of White Sike and south-west of Mickle Fell rises to scattered peat banks. This is certainly one of the most remote locations in England!

This desolate and remote area lies to the north of Force Beck in the heart of the MOD's Warcop training area. Mickle Fell rises beyond the peat, pool and moorland.

Scot Hill is a minor landscape feature to the east of Little Fell (Burton Fell). The view is towards Mickle Fell over moorland with peat bog and peat banks.

Mickle Fell is one of the most remote locations in England. The view here is from beside its summit cairn, to the east, along the mountain's summit ridge and south face.

The ruin which must in its day have been a contender for the title of the most remote building in England stands on the summit ridge of Mickle Fell well to the east of the summit. The ridge can be seen extending well beyond the ruin. Wainwright describes the ruin as the remains of a shooting box. In 'Westmorland Heritage' by A. Wainwright.

Scot Sike is one of many tributaries to Connypot Beck that descend from the east side of Little Fell. Mickle Fell is the mountain at the right side of the image.

Force Beck is one of many tributary streams of Connypot Beck. The location is the moorland to the south of Mickle Fell which is the distant mountain. The brown stone to the bottom left of the image is numbered 69 and is one of a series of many such stones which marked the old county boundary between Cumberland and Yorkshire - now Cumbria and County Durham. Most of these stones are still in place though some are missing - it's suspected that some have simply sunk into the peat bogs which are so common - the brown colouration of No. 69 could well be due a lengthy immersion in peat. That it now lies in the stream bed of Force Beck would be due to the erosion of peat by the stream liberating it.

Grassy moorland rises towards the west end of Mickle Fell along the line of the County Durham/Cumbria boundary. The boundary is marked not just by the post and wire fence but by a remarkable series of boundary stones, number 80 being seen here.

Parked at Hilton on non firing day, walking into strong East wind, mainly cloudy,then back over Little Fell. Durham (1974) administrative county top, Yorkshire, North Riding historic county top and Durham current county/UA top. Highest point is 25m NE of cairn. Name: Mickle Fell Hill number: 2711 Height: 790m / 2592ft Area: 35A: The Northern Pennines Class: Ma,Hew,N,CoH, CoU,CoA Grid ref: NY 80606 24548 Summit feature: no feature, grass Drop: 212m Col: 578m NY749267

Gentle grassy slopes with scattered peat banks below the Mickle Fell summit ridge.

Highest hill in Yorkshire, seen across the easy boglands separating it from Little Fell. An awkward hill, it's not actually shot up itself, but forms the overspill safety area for Warcop Ranges, and as a result spends a lot of time hiding behind a red flag. On this day there was no firing, and there was quite a bit of traffic on the hill.

The upper block of Mickle Fell's west end is in this square. That is dry grassland. Here, and the rest of the square is peat bog, although easy to cross.

Meldon Hill in the distance