Peelplace Noddle

Sitting just above the village of Boot in Eskdale, this modest Southern Fell is a rocky outlier of the more imposing Whin Rigg. At 1,000 feet, it offers an intimate vantage point over the valley floor, the narrow-gauge railway, and the granite-strewn slopes rising toward the Scafell range.

• •The name 'Noddle' is a local Cumbrian term for a small, rounded hill or knoll, while 'Peelplace' refers to the farmstead at its foot, likely named after a historical defensive peel tower site.
• •Though often overlooked by those heading for the Wastwater Screes, this summit is a listed Synge—a classification of Lake District hills over 300 metres with at least 15 metres of prominence.
• •The summit provides a bird’s-eye view of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, where the narrow-gauge steam trains appear like clockwork toys against the backdrop of Muncaster Fell.
• •It sits at the precise point where the gentler, lower reaches of Eskdale begin to tighten into the dramatic, rugged volcanic landscape that defines the Southern Fells.
• •Standing at 306 metres, it clears the 1,000-foot hurdle by a mere six metres; in the world of hillwalking classifications, every inch of that rocky summit counts.