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Calver Hill
Calver Hill is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. It composed of limestone〔''"The Rivers, Mountains and Sea Coast of Yorkshire"'', John Phillips, States that Calver Hill is composed of limestone.〕 and is situated at grid reference , near where the valleys of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale meet, the village of Reeth is located on its lower south-eastern slopes, it reaches an altitude of 487 metres (1,599 feet) and is a distinguished feature in mid Swaledale. Calver Hill is an area of grouse shooting and the fell is dotted with grouse butts. Most of the drainage from the fell goes north and easterly to join the Arkle Beck in lower Arkengarthdale which eventually joins the River Swale just south of Reeth.
==Industrial past==
Older versions of the 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map show a trig point at the summit of Calver Hill but all there is now is a pile of rubble and mining spoil to form a summit cairn. The fell is littered with signs of Calver Hill’s industrial past; there is a large disused quarry 500 metres north-west of the summit cairn, there are also disused tips, pits and shafts from former lead mines. Lead mining reached its heyday in the 19th century in this area and they were some of the most productive mines in Yorkshire. Calver Hill was a Bole hill a place where the lead from the mines was smelted in an open air furnace which used the prevailing wind to increase the heat. Burnt stones and a scattering of slag show the locations of these furnaces.〔''"Industry in the Landscape 1700 - 1900"'', Marilyn Palmer & Peter Neaverson, ISBN 0-415-11206-0 Gives information on lead smelting.〕〔''"Ordnance Survey Outdoor Leisure Map 30 (Yorkshire Dales North & Central)"'', ISBN 0-319-23661-7 Gives information on quarrying and mining locations.〕
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