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Cogden Heugh

Hill, Mountain in Yorkshire Richmondshire

England

Cogden Heugh

River Swale from Grinton Bridge
River Swale from Grinton Bridge Credit: David Martin

Cogden Heugh is a prominent hill located in Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the beautiful North York Moors National Park, offering stunning views of the surrounding countryside. Standing at an elevation of approximately 227 meters (745 feet), Cogden Heugh attracts both locals and tourists alike.

The hill is characterized by its rugged terrain, with steep slopes covered in heather and grasses. Its distinctive shape and prominent position make it a popular spot for hikers and nature enthusiasts. The hill is also home to a variety of wildlife, including birds such as skylarks and kestrels, which can often be spotted soaring above the slopes.

Cogden Heugh is easily accessible, with a network of footpaths and trails leading to its summit. The ascent can be challenging at times, particularly in inclement weather, but the reward is worth it. From the top, visitors are treated to breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding moors, valleys, and even glimpses of the nearby coastline.

The hill is steeped in history, with evidence of human activity dating back thousands of years. Archaeological remains, including ancient burial mounds, can be found in the vicinity, offering a glimpse into the area's rich past. Cogden Heugh also played a role in the industrial revolution, with abandoned mines and quarries dotting its slopes.

Overall, Cogden Heugh is a picturesque and historically significant hill that offers visitors a chance to immerse themselves in the natural beauty of Yorkshire's countryside. Whether it's hiking, birdwatching, or simply enjoying the breathtaking views, this hill is a must-visit destination for nature enthusiasts and history buffs alike.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 54.371621/-1.9163535 or Grid Reference SE0597. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

River Swale from Grinton Bridge
River Swale from Grinton Bridge
Grass field near Marrick Small fields and drystone walls dominate this area of the grid square.
Grass field near Marrick
Small fields and drystone walls dominate this area of the grid square.
Bench Mark, Reels Head The Ordnance Survey bench mark is on the gate post of <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2392991">SE0698 : Grass field near Marrick</a> and for further information on the bench mark and others in the area <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm37807" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm37807">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Bench Mark, Reels Head
The Ordnance Survey bench mark is on the gate post of SE0698 : Grass field near Marrick and for further information on the bench mark and others in the area LinkExternal link
Sheep grazing land, Marrick A few trees bring a bit of shelter to these two fields.
Sheep grazing land, Marrick
A few trees bring a bit of shelter to these two fields.
Drystone walls, Reels Head The footpath to follows the wall towards Marrick Barr.
Drystone walls, Reels Head
The footpath to follows the wall towards Marrick Barr.
Mole gibbet, Reels Head Molehills were very noticeable in many of the fields in this area of Yorkshire. This farmer is waging war against them and has exhibited the little black bodies on the gate. The moles are mainly killed using scissor traps or tunnel traps. Moles live in loose, easily diggable soil throughout Britain, from sea level to about 3000ft, but there are no moles in Ireland. They do not colonise poor mountain soil or acid, sandy soil because these contain few earthworms. Moles belong to the order of mammals called insectivores, and are related to hedgehogs. Molehills spoil lawns and sports grounds and reduce the value of pasture. They may also damage blades of cutting machines. In addition, moles rob the soil of earthworms. Farmers and gardeners are therefore their chief enemies. Other enemies include owls, foxes, dogs and cats.
Mole gibbet, Reels Head
Molehills were very noticeable in many of the fields in this area of Yorkshire. This farmer is waging war against them and has exhibited the little black bodies on the gate. The moles are mainly killed using scissor traps or tunnel traps. Moles live in loose, easily diggable soil throughout Britain, from sea level to about 3000ft, but there are no moles in Ireland. They do not colonise poor mountain soil or acid, sandy soil because these contain few earthworms. Moles belong to the order of mammals called insectivores, and are related to hedgehogs. Molehills spoil lawns and sports grounds and reduce the value of pasture. They may also damage blades of cutting machines. In addition, moles rob the soil of earthworms. Farmers and gardeners are therefore their chief enemies. Other enemies include owls, foxes, dogs and cats.
Molecatchers gibbet, Reels Head Molecatchers of old must have had a good life even if they spent most of the time working away from home, they would travel from farm to farm or estate to estate. The customers would provide food and lodgings for the molecatcher. And he would be paid for every mole caught, he then sold the moleskins, which he had been paid to trap to fur dealers. Not a bad life. For a closer view of the gate and gibbet <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2393138">SE0698 : Mole gibbet, Reels Head</a>
Molecatchers gibbet, Reels Head
Molecatchers of old must have had a good life even if they spent most of the time working away from home, they would travel from farm to farm or estate to estate. The customers would provide food and lodgings for the molecatcher. And he would be paid for every mole caught, he then sold the moleskins, which he had been paid to trap to fur dealers. Not a bad life. For a closer view of the gate and gibbet SE0698 : Mole gibbet, Reels Head
Gate and drystone walls, Reels Head Drystone walls are built without mortar, and their stability – they can stand for 200 years – is due to the skill of the craftsmen who place rough boulders and angular stones together. Many drystone walls were constructed as part of the enclosure of open grazing. They were especially useful in areas too exposed for hedgerows to survive and where stones were readily available. Most drystone walls are wider at the base than at the crown, and are often capped with coping stones. A typical wall has two outer layers of large, flattish stones enclosing an inner ‘heart’ of smaller, rounder stones. Often it is reinforced with ‘through bands’ of even larger, flat stones which can also be used as stiles. The very dryness of a wall makes it more likely to endure wind and frost and to act as shelter for livestock as well as a boundary. There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the gate post.
Gate and drystone walls, Reels Head
Drystone walls are built without mortar, and their stability – they can stand for 200 years – is due to the skill of the craftsmen who place rough boulders and angular stones together. Many drystone walls were constructed as part of the enclosure of open grazing. They were especially useful in areas too exposed for hedgerows to survive and where stones were readily available. Most drystone walls are wider at the base than at the crown, and are often capped with coping stones. A typical wall has two outer layers of large, flattish stones enclosing an inner ‘heart’ of smaller, rounder stones. Often it is reinforced with ‘through bands’ of even larger, flat stones which can also be used as stiles. The very dryness of a wall makes it more likely to endure wind and frost and to act as shelter for livestock as well as a boundary. There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the gate post.
Bench Mark, Reels Head The bench mark is on the post of the gate shown in <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2393236">SE0698 : Gate and drystone walls, Reels Head</a> For further information on the bench mark and others in the area <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm37808" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm37808">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Bench Mark, Reels Head
The bench mark is on the post of the gate shown in SE0698 : Gate and drystone walls, Reels Head For further information on the bench mark and others in the area LinkExternal link
Drystone walls, Reels Head Drystone walls are built without mortar, and their stability – they can stand for 200 years – is due to the skill of the craftsmen who place rough boulders and angular stones together. Many drystone walls were constructed as part of the enclosure of open grazing. They were especially useful in areas too exposed for hedgerows to survive and where stones were readily available. Most drystone walls are wider at the base than at the crown, and are often capped with coping stones. A typical wall has two outer layers of large, flattish stones enclosing an inner ‘heart’ of smaller, rounder stones. Often it is reinforced with ‘through bands’ of even larger, flat stones which can also be used as stiles. The very dryness of a wall makes it more likely to endure wind and frost and to act as shelter for livestock as well as a boundary.
Drystone walls, Reels Head
Drystone walls are built without mortar, and their stability – they can stand for 200 years – is due to the skill of the craftsmen who place rough boulders and angular stones together. Many drystone walls were constructed as part of the enclosure of open grazing. They were especially useful in areas too exposed for hedgerows to survive and where stones were readily available. Most drystone walls are wider at the base than at the crown, and are often capped with coping stones. A typical wall has two outer layers of large, flattish stones enclosing an inner ‘heart’ of smaller, rounder stones. Often it is reinforced with ‘through bands’ of even larger, flat stones which can also be used as stiles. The very dryness of a wall makes it more likely to endure wind and frost and to act as shelter for livestock as well as a boundary.
Gate at the Hagg There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the gate post.
Gate at the Hagg
There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the gate post.
Bench Mark, The Hagg The bench mark is to be found on the gate post in <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2393672">SE0598 : Gate at the Hagg</a> and for more information on the cut mark and others in the area <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm37809" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm37809">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Bench Mark, The Hagg
The bench mark is to be found on the gate post in SE0598 : Gate at the Hagg and for more information on the cut mark and others in the area LinkExternal link
Molehills near the Hagg Moles have been busy building molehills in the field and pheasants wander about happily. Moles live in loose, easily diggable soil throughout Britain, from sea level to about 3000ft, but there are no moles in Ireland. They do not colonise poor mountain soil or acid, sandy soil because these contain few earthworms. Moles belong to the order of mammals called insectivores, and are related to hedgehogs. Molehills spoil lawns and sports grounds and reduce the value of pasture. They may also damage blades of cutting machines. In addition, moles rob the soil of earthworms. Farmers and gardeners are therefore their chief enemies. Other enemies include owls, foxes, dogs and cats. The mole's name is possibly a shortened form of 'mouldiwarp', a names still used in northern England, which is derived from Old English 'molde', meaning earth and 'werpen', meaning to throw. But how can they make the hills when the earth is as hard as iron.
Molehills near the Hagg
Moles have been busy building molehills in the field and pheasants wander about happily. Moles live in loose, easily diggable soil throughout Britain, from sea level to about 3000ft, but there are no moles in Ireland. They do not colonise poor mountain soil or acid, sandy soil because these contain few earthworms. Moles belong to the order of mammals called insectivores, and are related to hedgehogs. Molehills spoil lawns and sports grounds and reduce the value of pasture. They may also damage blades of cutting machines. In addition, moles rob the soil of earthworms. Farmers and gardeners are therefore their chief enemies. Other enemies include owls, foxes, dogs and cats. The mole's name is possibly a shortened form of 'mouldiwarp', a names still used in northern England, which is derived from Old English 'molde', meaning earth and 'werpen', meaning to throw. But how can they make the hills when the earth is as hard as iron.
Gate near The Hagg The gate gives access to a farm track to the farm. There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the post visible.
Gate near The Hagg
The gate gives access to a farm track to the farm. There is an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the post visible.
Bench Mark, Stony Bank Plantation The bench mark is to be found on a stone past at the end of the field wall <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2393781">SE0598 : Gate near The Hagg</a> For further information on the cut mark and others in the area <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm37811" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm37811">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Bench Mark, Stony Bank Plantation
The bench mark is to be found on a stone past at the end of the field wall SE0598 : Gate near The Hagg For further information on the cut mark and others in the area LinkExternal link
Stile and drystone wall near Fremington The stile gives walkers access to the footpath that takes them to High Fremington. Drystone walls are built without mortar, and their stability – they can stand for 200 years – is due to the skill of the craftsmen who place rough boulders and angular stones together. Many drystone walls were constructed as part of the enclosure of open grazing. They were especially useful in areas too exposed for hedgerows to survive and where stones were readily available. Most drystone walls are wider at the base than at the crown, and are often capped with coping stones. A typical wall has two outer layers of large, flattish stones enclosing an inner ‘heart’ of smaller, rounder stones. Often it is reinforced with ‘through bands’ of even larger, flat stones which can also be used as stiles. The very dryness of a wall makes it more likely to endure wind and frost and to act as shelter for livestock as well as a boundary.
Stile and drystone wall near Fremington
The stile gives walkers access to the footpath that takes them to High Fremington. Drystone walls are built without mortar, and their stability – they can stand for 200 years – is due to the skill of the craftsmen who place rough boulders and angular stones together. Many drystone walls were constructed as part of the enclosure of open grazing. They were especially useful in areas too exposed for hedgerows to survive and where stones were readily available. Most drystone walls are wider at the base than at the crown, and are often capped with coping stones. A typical wall has two outer layers of large, flattish stones enclosing an inner ‘heart’ of smaller, rounder stones. Often it is reinforced with ‘through bands’ of even larger, flat stones which can also be used as stiles. The very dryness of a wall makes it more likely to endure wind and frost and to act as shelter for livestock as well as a boundary.
Sign near Fremington The sign is to be found by the stile in <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2394054">SE0598 : Stile and drystone wall near Fremington</a>
Sign near Fremington
The sign is to be found by the stile in SE0598 : Stile and drystone wall near Fremington
Hand gate near Low Fremington The hand gate does not give access to a public right of way, but it does however have an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the gate post on the right.
Hand gate near Low Fremington
The hand gate does not give access to a public right of way, but it does however have an Ordnance Survey bench mark on the gate post on the right.
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Cogden Heugh is located at Grid Ref: SE0597 (Lat: 54.371621, Lng: -1.9163535)

Division: North Riding

Administrative County: North Yorkshire

District: Richmondshire

Police Authority: North Yorkshire

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