Where is Crookstone Knoll?

Crookstone Knoll (527m/1729ft a.s.l.) is a mountain inUnited Kingdom. The prominence is 1m/3ft.

There's a trail leading to the summit.

Crookstone Knoll isa location on Kinder Scout in the Peak District, England, where the Kinder Scout Edges Circuit crosses Jaggers Clough.

Kinder Scout is known for its challenging walks, and some say the Kinder Plateau can be difficult to navigate in poor weather.Some recommend wearing appropriate clothing, bringing a map and compass, and having good walking boots.

To get to Crookstone Knoll on Kinder Scout in the Peak District, you cantake the Kinder Scout Edges Circuit from Edale car park:

1. Follow the route up Marys Lane
   
   
   
   
2. Cross Jaggers Clough at Crookstone Knoll
   
   
   
   
3. Continue east along Blackden Edge until you reach the eastern end of Kinder Scout at Crookstone Knoll

Where is Win Hill?

Win Hill is a hill north west of Bamford in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. Its summit is 462 m above sea level and it is bounded by the River Derwent to the east, the River Noe to the south west and Ladybower Reservoir to the north, with a ridge running north west linking it to Kinder Scout.

On top of Win Hill lies Win Hill Pike, locally known as the Pimple. Win Hill Pike has anOrdnance Surveytriangulation point, ortrig point. Sometimes misnamed the Old Witches Knoll, Win Hill Pike is often used for aDuke of Edinburgh Awardstation.

Win Hill is commonly ascended from Yorkshire Bridge orHope. The ascent from Yorkshire Bridge is a steep climb of 300 metres (980ft) in1.2km (3⁄4mi) by Parkin Clough, first through woods then over the moor to the top. Routes from Hope are gentler, either via Twitchill Farm or the villages of Aston and Thornhill. Depending on direction of travel, Win Hill is either the first or last hill on the Derwent Watershed and Edale Horseshoe challenge walks.

With around 144m (472ft) ofrelative height, Win Hill is only a few metres short of qualifying as aMarilyn.

The hill's counterpart,Lose Hill, lies to the west on the opposite side of the River Noe. In relatively recent times, the two hills' names have prompted a fanciful tale concerning the outcome of an imagined 7th-century battle between the forces ofEdwin of NorthumbriaandCynegilsof Wessex.^[1]Edwin's forces occupied Win Hill, while Cynegils' men camped on Lose Hill. As the battle progressed, Cynegils' forces advanced up Win Hill, and Edwin's retreated behind a temporary wall they had built near the summit. They pushed the boulders of the wall downhill, crushing the Wessex soldiers and gaining victory in the battle. However, there is no historical basis for the tale, and no evidence of any battle ever being fought here. A more prosaic explanation for the name is that Win Hill was originally recorded asWythinehull, meaning "Withy Hill" or "Willow Hill". Fragments of willow can still be found in the otherwise largely coniferous plantation on the approach from Yorkshire Bridge.^[2]