Dodd Fell Hill is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, in North Yorkshire, England. It is classed as a Marilyn (a hill with topographic prominence of at least 150 metres (490 ft)) and its summit is at 668 metres (2,192 ft).[1] The flat summit, known as Dodd Fell Hill, is marked by a concrete trig-point.[2] The hill has a lower summit known as Ten End, which is 1.6-kilometre (1 mi) to the north, and slightly lower at 580 metres (1,910 ft) above sea level.[3]
| Dodd Fell Hill | |
|---|---|
 Dodd Fell Hill | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 668 m (2,192 ft) |
| Prominence | 230 |
| Parent peak | Great Knoutberry Hill |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Coordinates | 54°15′23″N 2°14′47″W / 54.256371°N 2.246333°W |
| Geography | |
  Dodd Fell Hill | |
| OS grid | SD840845 |
The name of Dodd Fell is derived from the Middle English Dodde, and the Old Norse Fjall, meaning the hill with the rounded top.[4][5]
Water flowing off the hill to the north-east forms Duerley Beck, and runs down Sleddale and becomes a tributary of the River Ure.[6] Water flowing to the north runs through Snaizeholme, a side dale of Widdale, and the high ridge between the summit of Dodd Fell and Snaizeholme is traversed by the Pennine Way.[7][8]
| Year | Rainfall | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,847 millimetres (72.7 in) | Location is on the high ground between Dodd Fell and Wether Fell | [9] |
| 1969 | 1,858 millimetres (73.1 in) | [10] | |
| 1970 | 1,854 millimetres (73.0 in) | [11] |
References
edit- ^ Marsh, Terry (1989). The Pennine mountains: the Cheviots, the Northern Moors, the Howgill fells, the Yorkshire Dales and the High Peak. London: Hodder & Stoughton. p. 20. ISBN 0-3404-3039-7.
- ^ Kelsall, Dennis (2009). The Yorkshire Dales: north and east : Howgill Fells, Mallerstang, Swaledale, Wensleydale and Nidderdale. Milnthorpe: Cicerone. p. 195. ISBN 9781852845094.
- ^ Lennie 2005, p. 44.
- ^ Metcalfe, Peter; Gower, Ted (1992). Place-names of the Yorkshire Dales: origins and meanings. Harrogate: North Yorkshire Marketing. p. 36. ISBN 1-873214-03-0.
- ^ Lennie 2005, p. 43.
- ^ Lennie 2005, p. 45.
- ^ Lennie 2005, p. 46.
- ^ "OL2" (Map). Yorkshire Dales - Southern & Western Area. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 978-0-319-26331-0.
- ^ Rainfall 1968. Bracknell: Meteorological Office. 1974. p. 10. ISBN 0-11-400279-7.
- ^ Rainfall 1969. Bracknell: Meteorological Office. 1979. p. 4. ISBN 0-86-180-021-4.
- ^ Rainfall 1970. Bracknell: Meteorological Office. 1979. p. 4. ISBN 0-86-180-022-2.
Sources
edit- Lennie, Stuart (2005). The roof of Wensleydale: a portrait of Wensleydale's two thousand foot fells. Kirkby Stephen: Hayloft. ISBN 1-904524-30-3.
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