Scout Scar
Scout Scar, also called Underbarrow Scar,[1] is a hill in the English Lake District, west of Kendal, Cumbria and above the village of Underbarrow. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.[1] It reaches 764 feet (233 m) and Wainwright's anticlockwise recommended route also includes Cunswick Scar at 679 feet (207 m).
There is a shelter, locally known as "The Mushroom", at the summit. This was built in 1912 as a memorial to King George V, and restored in 1969[1] and again in 2003.[2]
Scout Scar and Cunswick Scar are both formed of carboniferous limestone and dip gently towards the east with a steep western scarp slope.[3]
The Lake District National Park Authority includes a walk on Scout Scar in its "Miles without stiles" project for accessible routes, and describes it as "A short, steep walk to one of the best views across the entire southern lakes".[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wainwright, A. (1974). "Scout Scar". The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. Kendal: Westmorland Gazette. pp. 2–7.
- ↑ Griffin, Harry (20 October 2003). "Country diary: One small step". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ↑ "Geology Factsheet" (pdf). Lake District National Park Authority, Education Service. p. 3. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "Miles Without Stiles 4: Scout Scar". Lake District National Park. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
External links
- Dewey, Gillian; Michael Dewey. A Geological Walk from Kendal: Sites to visit on Cunswick Scar and Scout Scar. Cumbria RIGS. p. 12.
Coordinates: 54°19′32″N 2°47′25″W / 54.32556°N 2.79028°W