Hindscarth
Hindscarth is a mountain between the valleys of Buttermere and Newlands, in the north-western part of the English Lake District. The fell's name is derived from two words from the Old Norse language, Hind and Skarth, and means the pass used by the red deer.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dale Head and Robinson.
Dale Head
Peak
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dale Head is a fell in the north-western sector of the Lake District, in northern England. It is 753 metres above sea level and stands immediately north of Honister Pass, the road between Borrowdale and Buttermere.
Robinson
Peak
Photo: Bobble Hat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Robinson is a fell in the English Lake District, its southern slopes descending to Buttermere, while its northern side is set in the Newlands Valley. Paths lead to the summit from the village of Buttermere, from the nearby summit Dale Head and from various locations in the valleys to the north.
High Spy
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
High Spy is a fell in the English Lake District it is situated on the ridge that separates the Newlands Valley from Borrowdale, eight kilometres south of Keswick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gatesgarth and Little Town.
Gatesgarth
Hamlet
Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gatesgarth is a settlement in Lake District of England. It is situated to the east of the lake of Buttermere, on the B5289 road on its western approach to the Honister Pass.
Little Town
Hamlet
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Little Town is a hamlet in the civil parish of Above Derwent, in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. It is in the Penrith and Solway constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament.
Grange in Borrowdale
Village
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Grange, often called Grange in Borrowdale, is a village in Borrowdale in the English Lake District. It lies just off the B5289 road to the south of Derwent Water and 4 miles south of Keswick, in the county of Cumbria, historically part of Cumberland, The village is overlooked by Grange Fell and Castle Crag, which flank either side of the narrow section of Borrowdale in which it sits.
Hindscarth
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,385 feet
- Description: mountain in United Kingdom
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Above Derwent, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.53786° or 54° 32′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.21375° or 3° 12′ 50″ westElevation
2,385 feet (727 metres)Open location code
9C6RGQQP+4GOpenStreetMap ID
node 5578052147OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ladin—“Hindscarth” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hindscarth”
- Ladin: “Hindscarth”
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Highlights include Buttermere Fell and Dalehead Tarn.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hindscarth”. Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.