Hugh Seat

Hugh Seat is a mountain, or more accurately a fell, in Mallerstang on the eastern edge of Cumbria, England.

Hugh Seat is a high point above Black Fell Moss, an extensive area of peat bog drained by Red Gill Beck, which is the source of the River Eden.

Although it has a relatively small prominence, having several other high points nearby (and is therefore classified as a "sub-Hewitt" or a Nuttall but not a Marilyn), Hugh Seat nevertheless rises conspicuously above the source of the River Eden.

The pillar was erected in 1664 to commemorate Sir Hugh de Morville, Lady Anne's predecessor as Lord of the Manor of Mallerstang.

There are extensive views from the summit – south-east to Cotterdale and Wensleydale, north-west to Gregory Chapel, and west to Mallerstang and Wild Boar Fell.

Boundary fence between Cumbria and North Yorkshire near the summit of Hugh Seat - photo by Ian Greig.
Mallerstang (showing "Huseat Morvel hill" to the south); from the 1610 map of Westmorland by John Speed
Lady Anne's Pillar (1664)