NINE STANDARDS RIGG

'Nine Standards Rigg' is the summit of 'Hartley Fell', a fell in the Pennine Hills of England. It lies on the boundary between Cumbria and North Yorkshire, a few miles south-east of Kirkby Stephen. The name is derived from a group of standing stones or cairns, the 'Nine Standards', located near the summit. The fell is listed as Nine Standards Rigg, rather that Hartley Fell in Alan Dawson's book ''The Hewitts and Marilyns of England''.
The Nine Standards themselves, some of which were originally more than 4 metres high, are on the line of the Coast to Coast Walk between Kirkby Stephen and Keld, and are just to the north of the fell's summit. Situated at a height of 650 m, their original purpose is uncertain but it is possible that they were boundary markers.
The Nine Standards offer a better viewpoint than the Ordnance Survey trig point that marks the actual summit of the fell. Cross Fell and Great Dun Fell can be seen to the North and Wild Boar Fell and the Howgills feature in the north west. Swinging round westwards, the High Street Range of the eastern Lake District comes into view. Great Shunner Fell, crossed by the Pennine Way, is to the south-east and Rogan's Seat lies eastwards.