Eskdale Fell - Whinscales

Eskdale Fell - Whinscales is a hill in Eskdale, Cumberland, England and has an elevation of 1,394 feet. Eskdale Fell - Whinscales is situated near the village Boot, as well as near the hamlet Beckfoot.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Great How and Stony Tarn.

Great How

Peak

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Great How or Great Howe is a hill of 522 metres in the west of the English Lake District, lying south of Scafell Pike and east of Burnmoor Tarn. It lies in the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority area of Cumberland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.

Stony Tarn

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Eel Tarn

Photo: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boot and Cockley Beck.

Boot

Village

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Boot is a small village in Eskdale on the western side of the English Lake District. It lies within the civil parish of Eskdale, the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Boot is situated 2 miles southwest of Eskdale Fell - Whinscales.

Cockley Beck

Hamlet

Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cockley Beck is a small hamlet, situated in the Duddon Valley in Cumbria, England. Historically, the hamlet was part of Lancashire. Located today within the Lake District National Park, it was established in the late 16th century, and is closely associated with the mining of copper ore in Cumbria. Cockley Beck is situated 3 miles east of Eskdale Fell - Whinscales.

Wasdale Head

Hamlet

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wasdale Head is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Wasdale Head claims to be home of the highest mountain, deepest lake, smallest church and biggest liar in England. Wasdale Head is situated 3½ miles north of Eskdale Fell - Whinscales.

Eskdale Fell - Whinscales

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,394 feet
Category: landform
Location: Eskdale, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.41882° or 54° 25′ 8″ north

Longitude

-3.23859° or 3° 14′ 19″ west

Elevation

1,394 feet (425 metres)

Open location code

9C6RCQ96+GH

GeoNames ID

12624472

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Beckfoot and Eskdale Green.

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Highlights: Dawsonground Crags and Whin Crag (Eskdale).

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