"High Seat is at the north end of the long undulating ridge connecting it with Sails on Lunds Fell to the south, 0ver 3 miles distance as the crow flies. It is a flat area marked by a mid sized cairn (no trig point along the ridge) with some excellent views northwards in particular over the Eden Valley.
I had walked the lower slopes of both fells a number of times before collecting the two summits. It is a place of legend, myths and other downright lies. Dick Turpin never did leap the bridge at Hell Gill, King Arthur may or may not have visited Pendragon Castle (owned for a while by his father…probably) and the Scots did not stop here in terror when they saw the standing stones of Wild Boar Fell. What is true is that within a mile or so of Hell Gill Bridge is the source of three great English rivers; the Eden, the Swale and the Ure.
I prefer the approach from Aisgill Cottages and walking north along the ridge; the views into the remote Pennines are excellent and the descent along The Riggs avoids much of the peat hags lower down. However, the route from Outhgill does include a better perspective of Mallerstang Edge. Both are described. I would finally add that this is compass country, ignore that advice at your peril!"
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