Thorpe Cloud
At the southern end of Dovedale, at grid reference SK151510 between the villages of Thorpe and Ilam, stands Thorpe Cloud, 942 ft (287 m), an isolated limestone hill of the kind known as a reef knoll. It is a popular hill amongst the many day-trippers who visit the area, and a provides a viewpoint north up the dale and south across the Midlands plain. The rather poetic name has a prosaic origin, as "cloud" is a derivation of the Old English word "clud" which means "hill".
On the opposite bank, at grid reference SK141516, is the higher but less isolated Bunster Hill, 1,079 ft (329 m), which is also apparently a reef knoll.
These Dovedale properties were acquired by the National Trust in 1934 for the South Peak Estate.
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