Mountains & hills · North West England
Carrock Fell
Also known as: Carrock
In or near Threlkeld.
Carrock Fell — Named summit at 662.3 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Threlkeld Quarry Station · 9.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Carrock Fell is a named summit in the Scottish Lowlands. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Threlkeld Quarry Station, about 9.3 km away. Postcode area CA7.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Skiddaw Group SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Carrock Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, situated in the northern region of the national park, 8 miles (13 kilometres) north-east of Keswick.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Carrock Fell is also the site of an Iron Age hill fort which crowns the summit. Only the foundations of the walls remain. The fort is oval shaped and is believed to have been built by the Celts and destroyed by the Romans in their conquest of northern England. Carrock Fell's other claim to historical fame is that it was climbed by well-known British novelists Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins in 1857 during a tour of northern Cumberland. Dickens had read about the fell and had made up his mind to climb it. Collins sprained his ankle and Dickens had to help him back down the mountain, according to The New Yorker 7/25/11 in an article by Jonathan Rosen. (Collins wrote the first…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6935, -3.0228
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Mungrisdale
- Postcode
- CA7 8JS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Nearest railway station
- Threlkeld Quarry Station — 9.3 km
Sources
- osm: n29953056 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Carrock Fell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Carrock Fell from the Caldew Valley.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carrock Fell?
- Carrock Fell is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA7 8JS), in the parish of Mungrisdale.
- What is Carrock Fell?
- Carrock Fell — Named summit at 662.3 m.
- How do I get to Carrock Fell?
- The nearest railway station is Threlkeld Quarry Station, about 9.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode CA7 8JS.
- Is Carrock Fell a protected site?
- Yes — Carrock Fell is part of the Skiddaw Group SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Carrock Fell free to visit?
- Yes, Carrock Fell is free to enter.
- How do I get to Carrock Fell?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA7 8JS. It sits within the Westmorland and Lonsdale parliamentary constituency.