Just came across this post from 2010....
I happened to be up by Rachel's stile for a different reason (see below) but to answer the original question; I understand that Rachel Lowe, who loved the walk to and views from this point, often visiting with her dog, sadly died young of meningitis.
Why was I up there? Perhaps I'm going mad but I'm sure there used to be some sort of "cat" carving/memorial near to Rachel's stile. Told the kids about it when we were up there in the snow just after Christmas and was wandering in the area again today. Could I find it? Could I 'eck. So, am I imagining it or has my memory challenged me geographically? And if it does exist, what's the back story please?
RH.