North Pennines
Keisley Bank
354M
1161FT
About Keisley Bank
Rising above the Eden Valley, this modest limestone hill marks the sharp transition between the lowlands and the high Pennine escarpment. It offers a gentler alternative to the looming bulk of Murton Pike, providing a perfect vantage point for studying the dramatic geology of the North Pennine fault line.
Key Statistics
Rank
254th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Yorkshire Dales
Prominence
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Nearest Town
Westmorland and Furness
Geology
You are trekking across a foundation of tough volcanic rock layered with limestone and sandstone. These varied stones form the rugged landscape beneath your boots.
Classifications
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NY713240
Latitude
54.6465°N
Longitude
2.3175°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is derived from the nearby hamlet of Keisley, likely originating from a combination of a personal name and the Old English 'leah', meaning a woodland clearing.
- •Geologists know this site for the 'Keisley Limestone', a specific type of fossil-rich rock formed as a reef mound over 440 million years ago during the Ordovician period.
- •The summit offers a clear, earned view across the Eden Valley to the Lake District, where the sharp profiles of Blencathra and the northern fells are often silhouetted against the western horizon.
- •Located right on the Pennine Fault, the hill serves as a physical boundary between the soft sandstones of the valley floor and the ancient, uplifted rocks of the high fells.
- •Despite reaching a respectable 1,161 feet, local naming conventions have modestly relegated it to a 'Bank', perhaps to avoid bruising the ego of its neighbor, Murton Pike.