Black Hill, Ivelet Moor, Coast to Coast
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Black Hill from Beale Hill on Ivelet Moor
Black Hill, Ivelet Moor, Mukler, Coast to Coast
Ivelet Moor is a large butt of moorland extending south from the main moorlands above to the Swale Valley. The Moor is drained to the west and to the east. The River Swale flows around Ivelet Moor's west and south faces. Gunnerside Gill flows down the Moor's east face, separating it from Melbecks Moor.
The north west and north east sides of Ivelet Moor have extensive disused lead mining works such as those around Lownerthwaite. The north of the moor also contains a large water catchment area and rain falling here was once collected by the Moss Dam to service the Blakethwaite Mines.
Black Hill on Ivelet Moor
There are 2 Black Hills on Ivelet Moor; this one, which rises to 513m and which looks across the River Swale to Kisdon (499m). The other is the crown of Ivelet Moor, rising to 569m, and is located a little south west of Silver Hill, and looks over Gunnerside Gill.
Arn Gill Head Black Hill
From its summit crown of 513m Black Hill only descends to 470m on its south face before it starts rising up again on Beale Hill. At its lowest contour before reaching Beale Hill there are large peat hags with miry ground between. This area is known as Arn Gill Head and is the spawning ground for the Arn Gill, which in dry weather trickles over the lip of Arn gill Scar to make its way to the River Swale in the valley below. Of course, during inclement weather the trickle turns into a thunderous torrent, as the boggy morass sponges the rain.
Beale Hill on Ivelet Moor
From Beale Hill through Black Hill, Raydale Side, Moss Dam Hags and Bell Flats there is a raised plateau that follows the lip of Arn Gill Scar. This acts as a west-east watershed.
Beale Tarn
Rainwater collecting on the ground nearer Beale Hill does not contribute to the Arn Gill, but instead collects in the Beale Tarn stationed at Gull sike Head, and is drained eastwards by the Gull Sike, which converges with Grains Gill and then Shore Gill. Shore Gill eventually converges with the River Swale in any event, at Ivelet.
Moss Dams from Coast to Coast
Looking towards Black Hill from the Coast to Coast path you can just make out Moss Dam, built c1842. The dam is a scheduled monument but without a grading. Its purpose was to provide water to a hydraulic engine which had been installed into the west workings of the Blakethwaite Mines.
Coast to Coast Trail Guide
Hiking the Coast to Coast
"Hiking the Coast to Coast" is a digitally enhanced eBook available from Apple Books for all people who have either a Mac, an iPhone or an iPad, and is designed to accompany you on your walk of the Coast to Coast path. The trail guide contains Ordnance Survey maps and other advanced mapping features, step by step directions, hundreds of colour photographs, details of the route, its conditions in different weather and research snippets relating to places of interest along the way.
