Peak District
Pule Hill
437M
1434FT
About Pule Hill
Overlooking the village of Marsden, this gritstone outcrop offers a rugged, characterful ascent in the South Pennines. Characterised by its dramatic western escarpment and deep quarrying history, the summit plateau provides an excellent vantage point over the Colne Valley and the trans-Pennine crossing at Standedge.
Key Statistics
Rank
125th Highest in Peak District
Parent Range
The Peak District
Prominence
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78
Nearest Town
Netherley
Geology
You are walking over layers of solid sandstone, mudstone, and siltstone. These stacked rock beds form the rugged foundation of the hill beneath your feet.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SE032104
Latitude
53.5902°N
Longitude
1.9531°W
Did You Know?
- •The name likely derives from the Old English 'pull', referring to a pool or stream, though local folklore often links it to the 'puling' or whistling sound of the wind whipping across its exposed gritstone edges.
- •Directly beneath the hill lies one of Britain's great Victorian engineering feats: the Standedge Tunnel, which remains the highest, longest, and deepest canal tunnel in the United Kingdom.
- •The hill hosts the 'Snow Stone', one of six poems by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage carved into the gritstone landscape as part of the Stanza Stones trail between Marsden and Ilkley.
- •From the summit, the view south-east picks out the sharp profile of West Nab, while looking south-west across the Standedge pass reveals the dark, peaty plateau of Blackstone Edge.
- •The hill is a remarkably effective natural wind tunnel; any attempt at a summit picnic requires weighting down your sandwiches with local gritstone to prevent them from relocating to Huddersfield.