Steeton Moor

Rising quietly above the Aire Valley near Laycock, this gritstone-topped Tump offers a grounded perspective of the South Pennine landscape. Often overlooked for the busier Rombalds Moor, it provides a peaceful, heather-clad summit with clear, earned views across to the distinctive profiles of Earl Crag and the Aire Gap.

• •The name Steeton originates from the Old English 'styfic-tun', meaning a farmstead built where tree stumps had been cleared, marking the ancient transition from woodland to the open grazing land found on the moor today.
• •From the 350-metre summit, the view is dominated by the gritstone outcrops of Earl Crag to the west, where the nineteenth-century follies of Lund's Tower and Wainwright's Pinnacle stand prominently on the skyline.
• •The moor serves as a quieter alternative to the nearby Ilkley Moor, with the summit area frequently used by those walking the Millennium Way, a long-distance circular route that passes through the nearby village of Laycock.
• •While officially classified as a Tump, the 'Moor' suffix is effectively a local Yorkshire warning that regardless of the forecast, your boots are likely to return significantly heavier with peat than when they started.