Yorkshire Dales & Moors
Wath Hill
308M
1010FT
About Wath Hill
Overlooking the village of Chop Gate, this modest Tump provides a gentle introduction to the western slopes of Bilsdale. While overshadowed by the higher gritstone edges of the Cleveland Hills, its summit offers a clear, lower-level perspective of the valley’s agricultural patchwork and the winding course of the Bilsdale Beck.
Key Statistics
Rank
17th Highest in Region
Parent Range
England
Prominence
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47
Nearest Town
Chop Gate
Geology
Wath Hill is built from layers of solid sandstone and fine mudstone. You are also walking over iron-rich rocks that form the fell’s sturdy foundation.
Classifications
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NZ534012
Latitude
54.4035°N
Longitude
1.1789°W
Did You Know?
- •The name 'Wath' comes from the Old Norse vath, signifying a ford or crossing place. This refers to the historic passage across the Bilsdale Beck which sits at the foot of the hill’s eastern slope.
- •The hill serves as a southern outlier to the more imposing Hasty Bank and the Wainstones, popular hiking and scrambling spots situated just along the ridge to the north.
- •From the summit, walkers can look directly across the valley to the prominent transmission mast atop Bilsdale West Moor, one of the most recognisable landmarks in the North Yorkshire landscape.
- •Standing at 308 metres, Wath Hill narrowly secures its status as a Tump, proving that in the world of hill bagging, those final eight metres above the 300-mark do all the heavy lifting.