Dent (fell)

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Dent
Cairn on the western slopes of Dent
Elevation	352 m (1155 ft)
Location	Lake District, England
Prominence	c. 175 m
Parent peak	Pillar
Topo map	OS Landranger 89
OS grid reference	NY041129
Listing	Marilyn, Outlying Wainwright

Dent is a small fell on the fringe of the English Lake District near the towns of Cleator Moor and Egremont. Sometimes known as Long Barrow, it is traditionally the first fell encountered by hikers following Wainwright's Coast to Coast Walk.

At its highest point it stands at only 352 metres (1155 feet), but offers uninterrupted views of the Cumbrian coast from the Ravenglass estuary in the south to the Solway Firth and across to Scotland in the north. In the west the Isle of Man can be easily seen, and views to the east extend to the high peaks of Pillar and the Sca Fells.

When a climber has reached the summit of the fell, it is common that they place a rock on the "rock pile" (pictured) to symbolise they have reached the top of the fell.

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