Wander Scar

Wander Scar is a locality in Kentmere, Westmorland and Furness, England. Wander Scar is situated near the locality Park Fell, as well as near Kentmere Common.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Froswick and Thornthwaite Crag.

Froswick

Peak

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Froswick is a fell in the English Lake District, standing on the fine narrow ridge between the valleys of Kentmere and Troutbeck.

Thornthwaite Crag

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thornthwaite Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, standing to the west of Haweswater Reservoir. It is a focal point of the Far Eastern Fells, standing at the head of several valleys.

Ill Bell

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ill Bell is a fell in the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria, standing on the narrow ridge between the valleys of Kentmere and Troutbeck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hartsop and Mardale.

Hartsop is a small village in the English Lake District. It lies in the Patterdale valley, near Brothers Water, Hayeswater and Kirkstone Pass. It consists of 17th-century grey stone cottages, like so many of its neighbours. Hartsop is situated 3 miles northwest of Wander Scar.

Mardale

Locality

Mardale is a glacial valley in the Lake District, in northern England. The valley used to have a hamlet at its head, called Mardale Green, but this village was submerged in the late 1930s when the water level of the valley's lake, Haweswater, was raised to form Haweswater Reservoir by Manchester Corporation. Mardale is situated 3 miles northeast of Wander Scar.

Kentmere

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Kentmere is a valley, village and civil parish in the Lake District National Park, a few miles from Kendal in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Kentmere is situated 3½ miles southeast of Wander Scar.

Wander Scar

Type: Locality
Location: Kentmere, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.47425° or 54° 28′ 27″ north

Longitude

-2.87437° or 2° 52′ 28″ west

Open location code

9C6VF4FG+M7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4999575003

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Park Fell and Kentmere Common.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ancient Settlement and Lingmell End.

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