Drumaldrace

About Drumaldrace

Rising steadily above Hawes, this broad, grassy dome serves as the high point of Wether Fell. A straightforward Hewitt and Nuttall, its expansive summit plateau provides an immense sense of scale, offering clear perspectives across Wensleydale toward the gritstone cap of Addlebrough and the hidden waters of Semer Water.

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• •The name Drumaldrace likely stems from the Cumbric 'drum', meaning a ridge, though the hill is more widely known by the name of the fell it crowns: Wether Fell.
• •The northern slopes are traced by the Cam High Road, an exceptionally well-preserved Roman road that once connected the forts at Bainbridge and Ribchester, providing a remarkably straight high-level route for modern walkers.
• •From the summit, the view to the east is dominated by the unique, stepped profile of Addlebrough, while to the south, the deep trench of Raydale unfolds toward the village of Countersett.
• •The term 'Wether' in the fell's alternative name is a traditional sheep-farming term for a castrated ram, highlighting the hill's long history as essential upland grazing pasture.
• •The summit is so remarkably flat that, in poor visibility, the primary challenge isn't the climb, but the navigational puzzle of identifying which particular tuft of grass represents the absolute highest point.