Lambrigg Fell

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lambrigg Fell
The Lambrigg wind farm, looking north
Elevation	339 m (1,112 ft)
Prominence	c. 152 m
Parent peak	Grayrigg Forest
Topo map	OS Landranger 97
OS grid reference	SD586941
Listing	Marilyn

Lambrigg Fell is a hill, the highest point of the area of high ground between Kendal and the M6, in south-eastern Cumbria, England. It lies just outside the area normally defined as the Lake District, and certainly the hill is not in the same mould as the nearby Lakeland fells, being a sprawling, grassy moorland. For this reason, it is not nearly as popular as its subsidiary top to the west, Benson Knott, which overlooks Kendal.

However, as a viewpoint, the hill is excellent, lying in a superb location for close-range views of both the Howgill Fells and the Lake District, together with the Yorkshire Dales.

The best route of ascent is from the minor road linking Docker and Lambrigg Head, which runs across the northern slopes of the fell. A track runs most of the way towards the summit, passing a small reservoir. The right of way, however, follows a due south route over boggy ground from the top sheepfold. This gives a walk of about two and a half miles.

There is a large wind farm owned by n-power just to the east of the summit. The land on which the wind farm is built is out of bounds to unauthorized personnel.

The block of land of which Lambrigg Fell is the summit - thus making it a Marilyn also contains the Marilyns of Hutton Roof Crags and Arnside Knott, and the summits of Benson Knott, Scout Hill, Warton Crag and Oaken Head.