Great Shunner Fell
Great Shunner Fell is the third-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England, and the highest point in Wensleydale; at 716 metres above sea level.Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,349 feet
- Description: mountain in United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Shunner Fell”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buttertubs Pass and Lovely Seat.
Buttertubs Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Buttertubs Pass is a high road in the Yorkshire Dales, England. The road winds its way north from Simonstone near Hawes towards Thwaite and Muker past 20-metre-deep limestone potholes called the Buttertubs. Buttertubs Pass is situated 1½ miles southeast of Great Shunner Fell.
Lovely Seat
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lovely Seat, originally known as Lunasett, is a fell in the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire, England. Situated at grid reference SD878950 three miles north of the town of Hawes, it is part of the high ground which separates Wensleydale from Swaledale and the highest point of Abbotside Common reaching a height of 675 metres. Lovely Seat is situated 2½ miles southeast of Great Shunner Fell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cotterdale and Thwaite.
Cotterdale
Village
Photo: WALKER, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cotterdale is a small side dale and hamlet on the north side of Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, England. The dale lies to the west of Great Shunner Fell. Cotterdale is situated 2 miles southwest of Great Shunner Fell.
Thwaite
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Dunford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thwaite is a small village in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It is in Swaledale and is part of the civil parish of Muker. The village lies on the B6270 road that runs through Swaledale from east to west and is 9.3 miles west of Reeth. Thwaite is situated 2½ miles east of Great Shunner Fell.
Angram
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Angram is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is near Keld to the north and Thwaite to the south. Angram forms part of the civil parish of Muker. Angram is situated 3 miles northeast of Great Shunner Fell.
Great Shunner Fell
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: High Abbotside, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Great Shunner Fell” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Great Shunner Fell”
- Dutch: “Great Shunner Fell”
- German: “Great Shunner Fell”
- Ladin: “Great Shunner Fell”
- Swedish: “Great Shunner Fell”
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