In some of the maps of Yorkshire, the hight of this mountain is greatly
exaggerated, its elevation above the sea not being more than twenty-five
hundred feet, or nearly half a mile. As it is situated in the midst of a
vast amphitheater of hills, the prospect it affords is diversified with
pleasing objects. On its summit are four or five small lakes, two of
which are about nine hundred feet in length, and nearly the same in
breadth. A thin seam of coal also occurs near the top, and another is
said to correspond with it on the summit of the lofty Colm hill, on the
opposite side of Dent dale. Numerous caves and other natural curiosities
abound here, as well as on Pennigent, about six miles to the eastward of
Ingleborough. These latter mountains do not possess any particular
interest.