The name Howgill derives from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill or barrow, plus gil meaning a narrow valley.
Anyone who regularly travels up the M6 to the Northern Lakes or Scotland will drive past these dramtic fells.
Sunday 4 September 2016
Howgill Fells
The Howgill Fells are hills in Northern England between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, lying roughly in between the vertices of a triangle made by the towns of Sedbergh, Kirkby Stephen and Tebay.
The name Howgill derives from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill or barrow, plus gil meaning a narrow valley.
Anyone who regularly travels up the M6 to the Northern Lakes or Scotland will drive past these dramtic fells.
The name Howgill derives from the Old Norse word haugr meaning a hill or barrow, plus gil meaning a narrow valley.
Anyone who regularly travels up the M6 to the Northern Lakes or Scotland will drive past these dramtic fells.
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Loving the new map feature - still quite a few places to go...
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