Peel Fell

Straddling the Anglo-Scottish border above Kielder Forest, this is the highest point of the remote Border Fells. The terrain is characteristically peat-heavy and wild, rewarding those who navigate its forest tracks with clear sights across Liddesdale to the Eildon Hills and south over the vast expanse of Kielder Water.

• •The name stems from the Middle English 'pel', a reference to the fortified peel towers used by inhabitants of the 'Debatable Lands' to defend against the Border Reivers.
• •The summit marks the historical boundary between England and Scotland; a traditional stone wall and a fence line guide walkers along the frontier directly to the trig pillar.
• •As a Marilyn—a hill with a drop of at least 150 metres on all sides—it stands as the most prominent summit in the immediate region, offering an unobstructed 360-degree panorama that includes the distant Solway Firth on exceptionally clear days.
• •The summit offers a commanding view of the Kielder Viaduct to the south, while to the northeast, the distinct, rounded mass of The Cheviot is clearly visible across the rolling moorland.
• •Navigating the border fence requires a certain stoicism; the ground is famously saturated, and local walkers often joke that the international border is best defined as the exact line where the bog is deepest.