Hen Comb
Hen Comb is a fell in the west of the English Lake District. One of the Loweswater Fells it lies to the south of Loweswater lake and Loweswater village. Although of only moderate height, its ascent can be difficult as it is largely surrounded by bogs.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gavel Fell and Mellbreak.
Gavel Fell
Peak
Gavel Fell is a hill in the English Lake District. Centremost of the five Loweswater Fells in the western part of the District, it stands between Hen Comb and Blake Fell.
Mellbreak
Peak
Mellbreak is a hill in the Western part of the English Lake District. Despite being surrounded on all sides by higher fells, it stands in isolation. It is surrounded on three sides by a "moat" of deep marshy land, and on the east side by the lake of Crummock Water.
Great Borne
Peak
Great Borne is a fell in the English Lake District with a height of 616 m. It is a rather secluded hill situated at the western end of the long ridge which divides the Ennerdale and Buttermere valleys.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buttermere and Brackenthwaite.
Buttermere
Buttermere is a village of 120 people in Cumbria that takes its name from Buttermere, a lake in the Lake District National Park.Brackenthwaite
Hamlet
Brackenthwaite is a hamlet in the parish of Buttermere, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is situated some 6 miles south of Cockermouth. It lies within the Lake District National Park.
Lamplugh
Village
Lamplugh is a scattered community and civil parish located in West Cumbria on the edge of the English Lake District and historically part of Cumberland.
Hen Comb
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,660 feet
- Description: mountain in United Kingdom
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Loweswater, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.55084° or 54° 33′ 3″ north
Longitude
-3.34323° or 3° 20′ 36″ west
Elevation
1,660 feet (506 metres)
Open location code
9C6RHM24+8P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ladin—“Hen Comb” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hen Comb”
- Ladin: “Hen Comb”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Whiteoak Moss and Little Dodd (Loweswater).
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