Mountains & hills · Scottish Lowlands
Great Calva
Great Calva — Named summit at 691 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 · 7.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Great Calva is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 691 m.". Coordinates: 54.6707°, -3.1011°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Skiddaw Group SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Great Calva is a fell in the Lake District, England. It is in the Northern Fells, lying roughly at the centre of this region of high ground. As a result, it is distant from roads and quite remote by Lakeland standards. Great Calva stands at the head of a major geological fault running through the centre of the Lake District, and so from the summit it is possible to see all the way south over Thirlmere. The subsidiary summit of Little Calva lies to the west. It is in the centre of the Skiddaw Group SSSI.
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- Coordinates
- 54.6707, -3.1011
- Address
- Cumbria, England
- Nearest railway station
- Threlkeld Quarry Station — 7.6 km
Sources
- osm: n29952016 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Great Calva (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Great Calva from Bakestall.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Calva?
- Great Calva is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom.
- Is Great Calva a protected site?
- Yes — Great Calva is part of the Skiddaw Group SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Great Calva free to visit?
- Yes, Great Calva is free to enter.
- How do I get to Great Calva?
- The nearest railway station is Threlkeld Quarry Station, about 7.6 km away.