- Swarth Fell
Infobox Mountain
Name = Swarth Fell
Photo = Swarthfell-illingworth.jpg
Caption = Swarth Fell from Wild Boar Fell
(Photo by John Illingworth)
Elevation = 681 m (2,234 ft)
Location =Mallerstang ,Cumbria ,England
Range =Pennines
Prominence = 76 m| Parent peak =Wild Boar Fell
Coordinates = 54° 21' 0" N 2° 22' 54" W
Topographic
OS "Landranger" 98
Grid_ref_UK = SD7557596660
Listing = Hewitt, NuttallSwarth
Fell is an approximately 1 mile (1.5km) stretch of high ground (consisting mainly oflimestone capped withmillstone grit ) situated to the south ofWild Boar Fell , of which it is a continuation.
It is mostly withinMallerstang ,Cumbria , but the boundary between Cumbria andNorth Yorkshire runs along its length, just to the west of the highest points.The summit, (681m, 2234 ft) which is marked by a cairn, and is listed as both a Hewitt and a Nuttall, lies 2.1 km to the south of the summit of Wild Boar Fell, the two fells being separated by a col - where there are several cairns, and a small unnamed tarn. (This small tarn can just be seen in the photograph above right).
The name "Swarth" fell, like most of the names of geographical features in the area, is of
Norse origin: "svartr", dark in colour.Approximately 1km south-east of the summit is the fell's other high point, Swarth Fell Pike (651 m, 2136 ft).
Baugh Fell ,Yorkshire Dales , is 5.3 km to the south-west.
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