Yorkshire Dales & Moors
Easterside Hill
319M
1047FT
About Easterside Hill
Rising sharply near Laskill, this distinctive, steep-sided Tump punches well above its weight. Its green, pastoral slopes offer a sharp contrast to the darker, heather-clad moors nearby. From the broad summit, walkers are rewarded with specific, earned views across Ryedale and the mirroring profile of neighbouring Hawnby Hill.
Key Statistics
Rank
14th Highest in Region
Parent Range
England
Prominence
?
83
Nearest Town
Laskill
Geology
Easterside Hill consists of layers of sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone. You are hiking across ancient beds of compressed sand and clay that make up this landscape.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SE553908
Latitude
54.3098°N
Longitude
1.1516°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is a simple topographical marker from Old English, identifying the hill as the 'eastern side' of the valley formed by the River Seph.
- •Geologically, the hill is an outlier of the Hambleton Hills; a cap of resistant Corallian limestone has protected the summit from the erosion that carved out the surrounding landscape.
- •The summit provides a perfect perspective of the glacial 'u-shape' of the local valleys, with clear lines of sight to the Bilsdale transmitting station and the white scars of the Hambleton plateau.
- •Despite its modest elevation, the western flank is punishingly steep; it is the kind of slope that makes a walker feel every one of its 319 metres in their calves.