Caermote Hill

About Caermote Hill

Resting quietly north of Uldale, this modest grassy fell serves as an excellent vantage point on the fringe of the Lake District. Its slopes, part of Wainwright’s Outlying Fells, lead to a summit earthwork known as "The Battery," providing clear views across the Solway Firth to Scotland and south toward Skiddaw.

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• •The name is rooted in the Cumbric word 'caer', meaning a fort or stronghold, referencing the significant Roman remains located on the hill's lower western slopes.
• •Alfred Wainwright included the hill in his 'Outlying Fells of Lakeland' guide, noting that while it lacks height, it offers a 'fine prospect' of the Solway Plain and the distant hills of Dumfries and Galloway.
• •The summit is home to 'The Battery,' a circular earthwork that some historians believe served as a medieval lookout or a defensive position during the era of the Border Reivers.
• •Below the summit to the west lie the remains of two distinct Roman sites: a large 1st-century camp and a smaller 2nd-century fortlet built to guard the Roman road to Old Carlisle.
• •At 289 metres, it is a hill that relies entirely on its position rather than its stature to impress; it is essentially a high-quality viewing platform for those who prefer their vistas without the lung-bursting gradients of the higher peaks.