Wild Boar Fell
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| Wild Boar Fell | |
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 The summit trig point |
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| Elevation | 708 m (2,416 ft) |
| Location | North Yorkshire/Cumbria, England |
| Prominence | 455 m |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 98 |
| OS grid reference | SD757988 |
| Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt, Nuttall |
Wild Boar Fell is a mountain in Mallerstang on the eastern edge of Cumbria, England. It lies just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is often also considered one of the far eastern Lakeland fells, and is either the 4th highest fell in the Yorkshire Dales or the 5th whether counting nearby High Seat (709 m) or not. The nearest peak to the fell is Swarth Fell which is a 6 mile long ridge leading across to Nine Standards Rigg to the west. It is a dramatic sight as it is approached and not dissimilar to Ingleborough in profile with a steep side and flat top shape coming into view when approached from the south on the B6259 road. The classic route up is from Little Ing Farm and ascending west to High Dophinsty before following Scriddles ridge top to Blackbed Scar. Once there you are on Wild Boar Fell's table top plateau. Enjoy yourself on the top and visit nearby Sand Tarn.
The views from the summit are spectacular on a clear day ranging views around the Pennines, the Lakeland fells and the Yorkshire Three Peaks.
[edit] History
The fell gets its name typically from the evidence of wild boar inhabiting the area over 500 years ago. Remains of wild boar have been found by archaeologists, who concluded that they must have bred alongside the mountain using Sand Tarn for living resources. Locally the mountain has a reputation similar to that of Dartmoor in Devon, which is that the animals are said to be living or creeping around the mountain.
