Wild Boar Fell

Wild Boar Fell is a mountain in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, on the eastern edge of Cumbria, England. At, it is either the fourth- or fifth-highest fell in the Yorkshire Dales, depending on whether nearby High [Seat (Yorkshire Dales)|High Seat] is counted.
The nearest high point is Swarth Fell, a ridge about to the south. To the east, across the dale, are High Seat and Hugh Seat.
Wild Boar Fell sits on the boundary of the civil parishes of Mallerstang and Ravenstonedale.

History

According to Wainwright, the fell gets its name from the wild boar that lived here over 500 years ago.
Millstone Grit from the fell was historically used to make millstones. Partly formed millstones remain on its eastern flank and nearby Mallerstang Edge. Locals also used sand from Sand Tarn to make sharpening blocks, or ‘strickles’.
A boar tusk claimed to be from “the last wild boar caught on the fell” is kept in Kirkby Stephen parish church.
During the Second World War, Wild Boar Fell was used by the British Army for tank crew training via Warcop Training Area.

From the north, Wild Boar Fell appears as a peak, but its true flat-topped profile is seen from Aisgill. The summit, made of millstone grit, is reached via a bridleway from Hazelgill Farm.
The summit has a trig point; Sand Tarn lies about to the west. Views include the Howgill Fells, Lake District, Pennines, Yorkshire Three Peaks, and even Morecambe Bay on clear days.
Notable cairn groups are found on The Nab, at the northwestern point of the summit plateau and on the subsidiary summit of Little Fell, some further north, which has a height of and a prominence of, and is classed as a subdodd