Mountains & hills · North West England
Little Cockup
In or near Bassenthwaite.
Little Cockup — Named summit at 399 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Little Cockup is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 399 m.". Coordinates: 54.6931°, -3.1468°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Skiddaw Group SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Little Cockup is a fell in the Northern Fells area of the Lake District, Cumbria, England. It is located in the Uldale Fells, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Skiddaw, near the larger fell of Great Cockup 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the east, and has an elevation of 395 metres (1,296 ft). Another hill called plain Cockup is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the south.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
Little Cockup has been referred to in an edition of Punch magazine and was also mentioned in Alfred Wainwright's walking guidebooks about the Lake District alongside Great Cockup. Because the name of Little Cockup is a double entendre, it is often included on lists of rude-sounding place names.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.6931, -3.1468
- District
- Cumberland
- Parish
- Ireby and Uldale
- Postcode
- CA7 1HL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
Sources
- osm: n4859334862 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Little Cockup (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Little Cockup - geograph.org.uk - 1024014.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Great Cockup
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Little Cockup?
- Little Cockup is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA7 1HL), in the parish of Ireby and Uldale.
- What is Little Cockup?
- Little Cockup — Named summit at 399 m.
- How do I get to Little Cockup?
- Drivers can use postcode CA7 1HL.
- Is Little Cockup a protected site?
- Yes — Little Cockup is part of the Skiddaw Group SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Little Cockup free to visit?
- Yes, Little Cockup is free to enter.
- How do I get to Little Cockup?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CA7 1HL. It sits within the Penrith and Solway parliamentary constituency.