Kinder Scout
| Kinder Scout | |
|---|---|
 The Kinder plateau seen from the south | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 636 m (2,087 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 496.6 m (1,629 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Cross Fell |
| Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt, Hardy, county top, Nuttall |
| Coordinates | 53°23′05″N 1°52′26″W / 53.3847°N 1.8739°W |
| Naming | |
Language of name | Old Norse |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɪndər ˈskaʊt/ |
| Geography | |
  Kinder Scout Location in the Peak District  Kinder Scout Location in Derbyshire | |
| Location | Derbyshire, England |
| Parent range | Peak District |
| OS grid | SK084875 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 110 |
Kinder Scout is a moorland plateau and National Nature Reserve[4] in the Dark Peak of the Derbyshire Peak District in England. Part of the moor, at 636 metres (2,087 ft) above sea level, is the highest point in the Peak District, in Derbyshire and the East Midlands.[1]
Overview
[edit]Kinder Scout is part of the Dark Peak Site of Special Scientific Interest,[5] and part of the plateau was designated as a National Nature Reserve in 2009.[6] Much of the area is owned and managed by the National Trust as part of its High Peak Estate.[7] The city of Manchester and the Greater Manchester conurbation can be seen from the western edges, as can Winter Hill near Bolton and, in good weather, the mountains of Snowdonia in North Wales. To the north, across the Snake Pass, lie the high moors of Bleaklow and Black Hill, which are of similar elevation; the Pennine Way long-distance footpath crosses the three hills on its route from nearby Edale to Kirk Yetholm in Scotland.
Kinder Scout featured on the BBC television programme Seven Natural Wonders (2005) as one of the wonders of the Midlands; however, it is considered by many to be in Northern England, lying between the cities of Manchester and Sheffield. In chronostratigraphy, the British sub-stage of the Carboniferous period, the Kinderscoutian, derives its name from Kinder Scout. In an early text this summit was identified as "the Peak", and the whole area is often referred to locally as "The Peak" or "The Peaks".[8]
The Aetherius Society considers it to be one of its 19 holy mountains.[9][10][11]
Etymology
[edit]The name "Kinder" was first recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086 as Chendre,[12] and is of obscure meaning.[13] It is believed to be pre-English in origin.[13] "Scout" is an old word for a high, overhanging rock (derived from the Norse skúte),[14] and refers to the cliffs on the western side of the plateau.[13]