🏔️ Mountjoy, Durham

Mountjoy or Mount Joy is an escarpment above the valley of the River Wear approximately 1 kilometre southeast of the city of Durham, England, rising to a height of slightly over 100 metres (330 ft). Its name comes from medieval pilgrims travelling to Durham Cathedral, who would get their first close view of the cathedral after climbing the southern scarp face. Modern pilgrims continue to use this route, and the view from the top of Mountjoy is one of the key viewpoints of the Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site. The site is also associated with legends of the arrival of St Cuthbert's body in Durham. Archaeology has identified a Bronze Age enclosure, a possible Neolithic or Bronze Age settlement, and Iron Age and Romano-British field systems on Mountjoy.