Borrowdale Head

Borrowdale Head is a peak in Fawcett Forest, Westmorland and Furness, England and has an elevation of 1,732 feet. Borrowdale Head is situated nearby to the locality Capplefall, as well as near Dub Ings.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Potter Fell.

Potter Fell

Peak

Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Potter Fell is a fell near the villages of Burneside and Staveley, Cumbria, England, reaching a maximum height of 1,400 feet at Brunt Knott. Alfred Wainwright in his The Outlying Fells of Lakeland identifies four summits on Potter Fell: Brunt Knott, Ulgraves and two unnamed summits, all of which are thus recognised by the Database of British and Irish Hills.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selside and Garnett Bridge.

Selside

Village

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Selside is a small village in rural Cumbria, England, about 6 miles north of Kendal, close to the A6 road. It is now in the civil parish of Selside and Fawcett Forest, though it was formerly in the parish of Kendal.

Garnett Bridge

Village

Photo: Colin Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garnett Bridge is a hamlet in Cumbria, England, on the River Sprint. It is located three miles by foot southeast of Long Sleddale. It consists mainly of old mill cottages and Bobbin Mill and a quaint old bridge over the Sprint.

Sadgill

Village

Photo: steven ruffles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sadgill is a hamlet in Longsleddale, Cumbria, England. It is a divided settlement, also containing Low Sadgill.

Borrowdale Head

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,732 feet
Also known as: “The Forest”
Category: landform
Location: Fawcett Forest, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.4253° or 54° 25′ 31″ north

Longitude

-2.7297° or 2° 43′ 47″ west

Elevation

1,732 feet (528 metres)

Open location code

9C6VC7GC+44

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3046434185

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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