The crags of Buckbarrow

Buckbarrow

Height423m (1,388ft)

Prominence4m (13ft)

RegionWestern Fells

Climbed1 Time

"Buckbarrow faces the famous Screes across Wastwater and being itself a steep and stony declivity bears some resemblance, if only in miniature." — A. Wainwright

Standing directly above the lower reaches of Greendale near the foot of Wast Water, Buckbarrow forms the terminal cliff face of a spur extending southwards from Seatallan. Derived from the Old English bucc or Old Norse bokki, its name translates to 'the hill of the buck or male goat'.

Despite possessing a mere 4 metres of independent topographic prominence from Seatallan, the fell plunges 900 feet in an impressive wall of crags to the valley floor, earning it a standalone chapter in Alfred Wainwright's The Western Fells.

Buckbarrow's summit stands a number of metres back from the main crags

The official high point is marked by a modest stone cairn set slightly back from the precipice on a rocky mound. Superior perspectives over Wast Water and the famous Wasdale Screes are found by stepping forward onto the lower rocky knoll perched directly above Pike Crag.

Trip Reports

Middle Fell, Seatallan & Buckbarrow25/05/2015

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