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Brownber Head

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Brownber Head

Bleaberry Force This impressive 30' fall is in Bleaberry Gill North East of Nine Standards Rigg, Cumbria.
Bleaberry Force Credit: Colin Gregory

Brownber Head is a prominent hill located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, in the county of Yorkshire, England. Standing at an elevation of 548 meters (1,798 feet), it is considered one of the highest points in the region. The hill is situated near the village of Newbiggin-on-Lune, offering breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside.

Brownber Head is a popular destination for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts, due to its accessibility and stunning vistas. The hill is characterized by its gently sloping sides, covered in heather and grasses, which provide a picturesque landscape throughout the year. The summit of Brownber Head offers panoramic views of the nearby Howgill Fells, the Pennines, and the Yorkshire Dales, making it an ideal spot for photographers and nature lovers to capture the beauty of the region.

The hill also holds historical significance, as it was once part of an ancient trade route known as the Coast to Coast Walk. This long-distance footpath attracts many walkers, who often include Brownber Head as part of their itinerary.

Visitors to Brownber Head can access the hill via various footpaths and bridleways that traverse the surrounding countryside. It is advisable for hikers to come prepared with appropriate equipment, including sturdy footwear and weatherproof clothing, as weather conditions on the hill can be unpredictable.

Overall, Brownber Head offers a stunning natural landscape and a chance to experience the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales from a vantage point that showcases the region's diverse terrain.

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Bleaberry Force This impressive 30' fall is in Bleaberry Gill North East of Nine Standards Rigg, Cumbria.
Bleaberry Force
This impressive 30' fall is in Bleaberry Gill North East of Nine Standards Rigg, Cumbria.
Round Hill The summit cairn of Round Hill on the bleak moorland North of Ravenseat in North Yorkshire.
Round Hill
The summit cairn of Round Hill on the bleak moorland North of Ravenseat in North Yorkshire.
Backstone Castle Backstone Castle is a rocky outcrop above Backstone Beck. The elaborate name might lead unwary walkers to believe they are heading for some ancient historical site. In reality it is merely a distraction in a vast and bleak moorland setting.
Backstone Castle
Backstone Castle is a rocky outcrop above Backstone Beck. The elaborate name might lead unwary walkers to believe they are heading for some ancient historical site. In reality it is merely a distraction in a vast and bleak moorland setting.
Signpost on Rollinson haggs.
Signpost on Rollinson haggs.
One of the Nine standards. Along the Coast to Coast path.
One of the Nine standards.
Along the Coast to Coast path.
Cairns on Nine Standards Rigg The 3 northernmost standards in low cloud.
Cairns on Nine Standards Rigg
The 3 northernmost standards in low cloud.
Trig point, Nine Standards Rigg There is no flush bracket, and no obvious sign of one. Perhaps the pillar has been rebuilt. There is a cut bench mark on the stone in the left foreground.
Trig point, Nine Standards Rigg
There is no flush bracket, and no obvious sign of one. Perhaps the pillar has been rebuilt. There is a cut bench mark on the stone in the left foreground.
Shale slope with boulders The steep slope of black shale drops into Brownberhead Beck which drains from the eastern side of Nine Standards. The groove in which the boulders lie has been eroded: presumably loose shale has been lost with the larger rocks originally embedded in the shale, remaining.
Shale slope with boulders
The steep slope of black shale drops into Brownberhead Beck which drains from the eastern side of Nine Standards. The groove in which the boulders lie has been eroded: presumably loose shale has been lost with the larger rocks originally embedded in the shale, remaining.
Moorland on north side of Back Gutter The watercourse of Back Gutter is at the left side of the image, virtually concealed by rushes. The two wooden structures breaking the skyline are grouse butts.
Moorland on north side of Back Gutter
The watercourse of Back Gutter is at the left side of the image, virtually concealed by rushes. The two wooden structures breaking the skyline are grouse butts.
Snow beds on north side of Back Gutter Back Gutter drains water eastwards from the slopes of moorland to the east of Nine Standards.
Snow beds on north side of Back Gutter
Back Gutter drains water eastwards from the slopes of moorland to the east of Nine Standards.
Brownber Tarn, frozen Brownber Tarn is encircled by an area of atrociously wet moorland; it lies to the east of the high grassy moorland ridge at Brownber Edge, itself east of Nine Standards. The eastern side of the tarn is pictured.
Brownber Tarn, frozen
Brownber Tarn is encircled by an area of atrociously wet moorland; it lies to the east of the high grassy moorland ridge at Brownber Edge, itself east of Nine Standards. The eastern side of the tarn is pictured.
Ridge of Brownber Edge Brownber Edge is an elongated dome of a ridge lying to the east of the more significant hill, Nine Standards. The view is from the featureless crest of the ridge generally north-eastwards.
Ridge of Brownber Edge
Brownber Edge is an elongated dome of a ridge lying to the east of the more significant hill, Nine Standards. The view is from the featureless crest of the ridge generally north-eastwards.
Unusual section of walling near Brownberhead Beck Brownberhead Beck is the foreground stream. Beyond it a walker is sitting on a curious piece of wall - if that's what it is! There are two stretches, both low, set at a right angle. The location is remote and no purpose behind the construction can be imagined. (The pole across the stream of course has a gin trap mounted on top.)
Unusual section of walling near Brownberhead Beck
Brownberhead Beck is the foreground stream. Beyond it a walker is sitting on a curious piece of wall - if that's what it is! There are two stretches, both low, set at a right angle. The location is remote and no purpose behind the construction can be imagined. (The pole across the stream of course has a gin trap mounted on top.)
Looking down Stowgill Sike towards the Belah valley The 1:25000 map shows estate tracks up to Burntling Hole and to the shooting hut in Great Stowgill, but only the larger scale maps show the section of recently built track linking the two over High Dolphin Seat from which this view looks. It would seem to be the route of choice for the gamekeeper who overtook us towing a trailer with a quadbike on it as we walked up what was proving to be a remarkably pleasant and dryshod way up Nine Standards Rigg, avoiding the seasonal restrictions and bad erosion on the normal routes shared with Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk. Apart from the gamekeeper who gave us a cheery wave as he passed, we met no-one at all on this route (or on top) as it seems not to have been "discovered" by the majority of walkers and guidebook writers.
Looking down Stowgill Sike towards the Belah valley
The 1:25000 map shows estate tracks up to Burntling Hole and to the shooting hut in Great Stowgill, but only the larger scale maps show the section of recently built track linking the two over High Dolphin Seat from which this view looks. It would seem to be the route of choice for the gamekeeper who overtook us towing a trailer with a quadbike on it as we walked up what was proving to be a remarkably pleasant and dryshod way up Nine Standards Rigg, avoiding the seasonal restrictions and bad erosion on the normal routes shared with Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk. Apart from the gamekeeper who gave us a cheery wave as he passed, we met no-one at all on this route (or on top) as it seems not to have been "discovered" by the majority of walkers and guidebook writers.
Looking down Stowgill Sike towards the Belah valley This little sike soon drains into Bleatapow Sike at about the point where that transforms into Stowgill Sike, flowing northeast towards the Belah. A recent estate track (not yet shown on the 1:25000 map) has given easy access via High Dolphin Seat to the longer-established tracks here, one of which can be seen on the left of the photo. Across the Belah valley, extensive plantation woodland lies just below the road to the Tan Hill Inn (England's highest pub) and beyond that the telecommunications mast on Moudy Mea is on a hill also used by the Romans for a Signal station.
Looking down Stowgill Sike towards the Belah valley
This little sike soon drains into Bleatapow Sike at about the point where that transforms into Stowgill Sike, flowing northeast towards the Belah. A recent estate track (not yet shown on the 1:25000 map) has given easy access via High Dolphin Seat to the longer-established tracks here, one of which can be seen on the left of the photo. Across the Belah valley, extensive plantation woodland lies just below the road to the Tan Hill Inn (England's highest pub) and beyond that the telecommunications mast on Moudy Mea is on a hill also used by the Romans for a Signal station.
Shooting hut in Williamson Gill The shooting hut in Williamson Gill lies at a junction of tracks from Stowgill and a very recent addition over High Dolphin Seat, leading to another new extension of the track most of the way to the summit of Nine Standards Rigg, these newer sections only being shown on the largest scale mapping and not on the 1:25000 map as of early 2022. The route from near the end of the Heggerscales road, via Burntling Hole and Peatmoor Hill, now provides a convenient, steady gradient and erosion-free route of ascent for Nine Standards Rigg, circumventing the seasonal restrictions of the various versions of the Coast to Coast walk which have been put in place to try to avoid further deterioration of those paths. It doesn't yet seem to have been "discovered" by walkers and guidebook writers so that we had it to ourselves on this rather fine January day.
Shooting hut in Williamson Gill
The shooting hut in Williamson Gill lies at a junction of tracks from Stowgill and a very recent addition over High Dolphin Seat, leading to another new extension of the track most of the way to the summit of Nine Standards Rigg, these newer sections only being shown on the largest scale mapping and not on the 1:25000 map as of early 2022. The route from near the end of the Heggerscales road, via Burntling Hole and Peatmoor Hill, now provides a convenient, steady gradient and erosion-free route of ascent for Nine Standards Rigg, circumventing the seasonal restrictions of the various versions of the Coast to Coast walk which have been put in place to try to avoid further deterioration of those paths. It doesn't yet seem to have been "discovered" by walkers and guidebook writers so that we had it to ourselves on this rather fine January day.
The two northernmost standards Quite why Nine Standards Rigg needs so many well-built cairns and why they are all built in different styles (the ones at the northern end having been recently renovated) remains something of a mystery, but you definitely do know you've arrived, even if the hill fog suddenly descends as it did briefly on our visit. The path visible to the left of the cairns develops within half a kilometre into a substantial estate track which can be ascended from either of two different starting points on the tiny Heggerscales road to the NNE, a route of ascent which avoids the seasonal restrictions necessitated by heavy erosion on the more traditional routes of ascent (used by the Coast to Coast Walk). This way up seems not yet to have been discovered by guidebook writers or walkers, and we had it to ourselves apart from a cheery wave from a gamekeeper (who was driving, not walking). The rise of ground directly behind the left-hand cairn is Bastifell, which provided a mainly pathless (and in places very boggy) way down for our circular walk - I don't recommend it !
The two northernmost standards
Quite why Nine Standards Rigg needs so many well-built cairns and why they are all built in different styles (the ones at the northern end having been recently renovated) remains something of a mystery, but you definitely do know you've arrived, even if the hill fog suddenly descends as it did briefly on our visit. The path visible to the left of the cairns develops within half a kilometre into a substantial estate track which can be ascended from either of two different starting points on the tiny Heggerscales road to the NNE, a route of ascent which avoids the seasonal restrictions necessitated by heavy erosion on the more traditional routes of ascent (used by the Coast to Coast Walk). This way up seems not yet to have been discovered by guidebook writers or walkers, and we had it to ourselves apart from a cheery wave from a gamekeeper (who was driving, not walking). The rise of ground directly behind the left-hand cairn is Bastifell, which provided a mainly pathless (and in places very boggy) way down for our circular walk - I don't recommend it !
Collapsing remains on Bastifell As well as piles of stones and evidence of quarrying, there are a number of small - very small - buildings on Bastifell, none of which seem big enough to have served the purposes of shelter and all of which are in a state of collapse despite apparenty being quite well-built from flagstones which stack pretty well. The smallest building was tinier than even an outside privy - perhaps it was used to store tools ?
Collapsing remains on Bastifell
As well as piles of stones and evidence of quarrying, there are a number of small - very small - buildings on Bastifell, none of which seem big enough to have served the purposes of shelter and all of which are in a state of collapse despite apparenty being quite well-built from flagstones which stack pretty well. The smallest building was tinier than even an outside privy - perhaps it was used to store tools ?
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Brownber Head is located at Grid Ref: NY8406 (Lat: 54.456173, Lng: -2.2418817)

Division: North Riding

Administrative County: Cumbria

District: Eden

Police Authority: Cumbria

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