Blotting Raise [Croglin Fell]

About Blotting Raise [Croglin Fell]

Sitting on the wild northern fringes of the North Pennines, this high moorland swell forms part of the expansive Croglin Fell. It is a place of peat hags and quiet isolation, offering a rough underfoot experience for walkers seeking the lonelier reaches of the Western Fells above the Eden Valley.

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Did You Know?

• •The term ‘Raise’ stems from the Old Norse 'hreysi', signifying a heap of stones or a burial cairn, suggesting ancient human presence on these high plateaus.
• •Though often bypassed for the higher ground of Cold Fell to the north, the summit offers an earned perspective across the Eden Valley toward the jagged skyline of the Lake District, specifically Blencathra and the Helvellyn range.
• •The fell is typically tackled as part of a long, undulating traverse across the ridges of Croglin Fell, where the terrain is dominated by heather and slow-going peat hags.
• •In this particular corner of the Pennines, a 'Raise' is often less of a prominent peak and more of a subtle hint that you have temporarily stopped sinking into the bog.