Saturday, 1 July 2000

Fountains Fell South Top

Fountains Fell
Height: 662m (2,172ft)
Prominence: 15m (49ft)
Region: Yorkshire Dales
Classifications: Nuttall
Summit feature: Small cairn
Times climbed: 1
Related trip report:
The South Top is marked by a small cairn
Fountains Fell South Top is a child summit of Fountains Fell.

The name Fountains derives from ownership of the land in the 13th century by the Cistercian monks of Fountains Abbey (25 miles away near Ripon), who used it for sheep grazing.

Return to Yorkshire Dales – Southern Fells

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