Moudy Mea

Sitting in the quieter northern fringes of the Yorkshire Dales near Kirkby Stephen, this modest Tump offers a rugged, pathless experience. Its grassy, often peat-stained slopes rise between the Belah and Eden valleys, providing a lonely vantage point looking toward the darker silhouettes of the North Pennines and the nearby Nine Standards Rigg.

• •The name likely derives from the northern dialect word 'mowdy', meaning a mole, combined with 'mea', a term frequently used in the Westmorland Dales for a high mountain pasture or marshy ground.
• •It is often climbed as part of a circuit including Kaber Fell, serving as a tranquil alternative to the busy Coast to Coast path that skirts the higher ground of Nine Standards Rigg to the south.
• •The summit offers a clear perspective across the Belah Valley toward the distinctive flat-topped mass of Wild Boar Fell and the distant, jagged skyline of the Lake District fells.
• •While the name suggests the presence of moles, the terrain is far more famous for its deep peat hags, which are considerably more difficult to step over than a molehill.