Mountains & hills · Scottish Lowlands
Heughscar Hill
Heughscar Hill — Named summit at 375 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
- Penrith (North Lakes) · 7.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Heughscar Hill is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 375 m.". Coordinates: 54.6010°, -2.7939°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Heughscar Hill is a hill in the east of the English Lake District, east of Ullswater and north of High Street, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland. It reaches 1,231 feet (375 m) and Wainwright's route is an anticlockwise circuit starting at Askham. He describes it as "A gem for aged fellwalkers".
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- Coordinates
- 54.6010, -2.7939
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Barton and Pooley Bridge
- Postcode
- CA10 2LT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Nearest railway station
- Penrith (North Lakes) — 7.2 km
Sources
- osm: n723966565 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Heughscar Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Boundary Stone, Heughscar Hill - geograph.org.uk - 112339.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Heughscar Hill?
- Heughscar Hill is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA10 2LT), in the parish of Barton and Pooley Bridge.
- Is Heughscar Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Heughscar Hill is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Heughscar Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Heughscar Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Heughscar Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Penrith (North Lakes), about 7.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10 2LT.