Mountains & hills · North East England
Hindscarth
Hindscarth — Named summit at 727 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
Hindscarth is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 727 m.". Coordinates: 54.5379°, -3.2137°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Buttermere Fells SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Hindscarth is a mountain between the valleys of Buttermere and Newlands, in the north-western part of the English Lake District. The fell's name is derived from two words from the Old Norse language, Hind and Skarth, and means the pass used by the red deer.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.5379, -3.2137
- Address
- Cumbria, England
Sources
- osm: n5578052147 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Hindscarth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Newlands Valley from Hindscarth.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hindscarth?
- Hindscarth is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- Is Hindscarth a protected site?
- Yes — Hindscarth is part of the River Derwent and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Buttermere Fells SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Hindscarth free to visit?
- Yes, Hindscarth is free to enter.