To the north is Froswick, a strikingly similar lesser copy, while the adjoining fell to the south is Yoke. Ill Bell appears from some directions to be a perfectly symmetrical bell-shaped peak, and 'Hill Bell' is one possible derivation of the name, quoted by Alfred Wainwright. With this form aped by Froswick, the ridge assumes an unmistakable 'roller-coaster' appearance when viewed in profile.