Meugher

Meugher

Meugher from the west
Highest point
Elevation 575 m (1,886 ft)
Prominence 36 m (118 ft)
Parent peak Great Whernside
Listing Dewey
Coordinates 54°07′46.38″N 1°56′2.30″W / 54.1295500°N 1.9339722°W / 54.1295500; -1.9339722Coordinates: 54°07′46.38″N 1°56′2.30″W / 54.1295500°N 1.9339722°W / 54.1295500; -1.9339722
Geography
OS grid SE 0440 7042
Topo map OS Landranger 98

Meugher (/ˈmuː.fər/)[1] is a hill in the Yorkshire Dales, England. It lies in remote country between Wharfedale and Nidderdale, in the parish of Stonebeck Down less than 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The hill has a conical peak, which has been described as "perhaps the remotest and least inviting summit in the Yorkshire Dales".[2] It is hydrologically within the Nidderdale drainage area, with Meugher Dyke draining the southern and eastern flanks, and Cross Gill draining the western flank, and the two draining the northern flank.[3]

The name was first recorded in 1120, and probably derives from the Old Norse mjór haugr, meaning "small hill".[4]

References

  1. North Yorkshire Open Access Walks: Walk 3
  2. Speakman, Colin (2006). Green Networks of the Dales. p. 50. ISBN 1-905080-15-8.
  3. "Location of Meugher". Ordnance Survey 1:50000. Streetmap EU Ltd.
  4. Smith, A.H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 216.

External links

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