Hills of Britain and Ireland
OS Map of Nine Standards Rigg
Height: 662m / 2172ft • Prominence: 159m / 522ft • Summit : no feature: ground 20m SE of trig point • Trip reports (hill-bagging)
Nine Standards, Nine Standards Rigg, Aug. 2024
31-Aug-24 • Great Uncle David • flickr
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Nine Standards, Nine Standards Rigg, Aug. 2024
31-Aug-24 • Great Uncle David • flickr
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Nine Standards Rigg
A party at the trig pillar.
18-Aug-24 • Jackie & Dennis • flickr
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Nine Standards Trig Pillar
From the trig point looking towards the stones
18-Aug-24 • Jackie & Dennis • flickr
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Nine Standards Rigg
Taken by Dennis - Carole's A Party From www.visitcumbria.com/evnp/nine-standards/" rel="noreferrer nofollow www.visitcumbria.com/evnp/nine-standards "Nine Standards Rigg takes its name from the line of cairns which stand on the edge of the escarpment just north of the summit. The origin of the nine “stone men” or columnar cairns on the summit, is a mystery, and some of the cairns, which are about 10 feet tall, are now in a perilous state. According to Wainwright, whose Coast to Coast route crosses the fell, they are very ancient and are marked on 18th century maps. One theory is that they were constructed by the Roman army to look like troops from a distance."
18-Aug-24 • Jackie & Dennis • flickr
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Photos
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Nine Standards, Nine Standards Rigg, Aug. 2024
31-Aug-24 • Great Uncle David • flickr
ninestandardsrigg mountains yorkshiredales cumbria england 53983021883
Nine Standards, Nine Standards Rigg, Aug. 2024
31-Aug-24 • Great Uncle David • flickr
ninestandardsrigg mountains yorkshiredales cumbria england 53983207310
Nine Standards Rigg
A party at the trig pillar.
18-Aug-24 • Jackie & Dennis • flickr
kirkbystephen shdrc coachramble 54022947750
Nine Standards Trig Pillar
From the trig point looking towards the stones
18-Aug-24 • Jackie & Dennis • flickr
kirkbystephen shdrc coachramble 54022497861
Nine Standards Rigg
Taken by Dennis - Carole's A Party From www.visitcumbria.com/evnp/nine-standards/" rel="noreferrer nofollow www.visitcumbria.com/evnp/nine-standards "Nine Standards Rigg takes its name from the line of cairns which stand on the edge of the escarpment just north of the summit. The origin of the nine “stone men” or columnar cairns on the summit, is a mystery, and some of the cairns, which are about 10 feet tall, are now in a perilous state. According to Wainwright, whose Coast to Coast route crosses the fell, they are very ancient and are marked on 18th century maps. One theory is that they were constructed by the Roman army to look like troops from a distance."
18-Aug-24 • Jackie & Dennis • flickr
kirkbystephen coachramble shdrc 54021799127
2745 Nine Standards Rigg
Short walk up to Nateby Common from the B6270 with Paul Webster on a cool and frosty morning. Then on towards Nine Standards Rigg high point then trig then on towards topograph and Millstone Rigg concrete ring. Name:Nine Standards Rigg Hill number:2745 Height:662m / 2172ft RHB Section:35A: The Northern Pennines Nuttall/Wainwright area:Yorkshire Dales - Northern Fells County/UA:Cumbria (CoU) Catchment:Eden (Carlisle), Ouse (York) Watershed:Humber Estuary, St Bees Head to Ravenscar, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Solway Firth, Land's End to John o' Groats, The Lizard to Dunnet Head Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Nuttall, Buxton & Lewis, Bridge Grid ref:NY 82568 06086 Summit feature:small cairn 30m SE of trig point Drop:157m Col:505m NY808039 Observations:trig point is at NY 82544 06109 Survey:Abney level
02-Jan-19 • Dugswell2 • flickr
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High Dukerdale - Hartley Fell
On the way from Tailbridge Hill to Nine Standards Rigg. Eden Valley and Pennines in the distance.
14-May-13 • greengrocer48 • flickr
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Nine Standards Rigg
On the top of Hartley Fell. See previous pic for account.
14-May-13 • greengrocer48 • flickr
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Nine Standards Rigg - The cairns.
Most hill tops have a crown of stones marking the summit. Nine Standards has taken the custom to the next level. The cairns in the picture are a result of local crafts folk recently getting together to preserve and embellish what is thought to be an ancient arrangement of decorative stone structures on the top of Hartley Fell, overlooking Kirkby Stephen. The origins of the structures are shrouded in mystery, some say they are medieval, some say Bronze Age and most shrug their shoulders and say, haven't a clue.
14-May-13 • greengrocer48 • flickr
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High Dukerdale
Taken on a walk up Nine Standards. Eden Valley and the Northern Pennines behind.
14-May-13 • greengrocer48 • flickr
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Videos
Todays video sees us doing something a little different , We walk part of the Coast to Coast walk made famous by Alfred ...
A weekend away with family takes us to Pennine View Campsite, an award winning site, stunning location with great facilities We ...
Welcome to the seventh instalment of my 13 day journey across England following Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk. As you have ...
Coast to Coast - From Kirkby Stephen up to Nine Standards Rigg. Very dog friendly but has, as expected, boggy sections.
Nine Standards Rigg by drone. Music from Epidemic sounds: Coffee and Unicorns - Henyao Instagram: ...
Notes
- Data: Database of British and Irish Hills v18.2
- Maps: We use OS mapping for England, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Sadly, Channel Islands, Northern (OSNI) and Southern Ireland (OSI) mapping isn't available online, so we use Openstreetmap.