OS grid NY626997 Elevation 602 m Listing Marilyn | Topo map OS Landranger 80 Prominence 196 m Parent range Kielder Forest | |
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Similar Sighty Crag, Housedon Hill, Tosson Hill, Grayrigg Forest, Shillhope Law | ||
Peel Fell is the highest hill in the Kielder Forest region of England, making it the highest hill for several miles in each direction until the Cheviot Hills to the north-east are reached. Because of this, it has enough relative height to make it a Marilyn. It lies in both the county of Northumberland and the county of Roxburghshire, which is now governed by the Scottish Borders council, as the summit is on the border with Scotland.
Map of Peel Fell, Hexham, UK
The hill lies in a remote region three miles from the nearest road, surrounded by dense and often impassable forestry plantations. It can be most easily reached from Deadwater Farm at NY605969, or from the village of Kielder further south.
The Kielder Forest group of hills is large and sprawling. It includes two other Marilyns: Larriston Fells and Sighty Crag.