Fellbarrow - Mosser Fell

Fellbarrow

Fellbarrow

Height416m (1,365ft)

Prominence49m (161ft)

RegionWestern Fells

Climbed2 Times

"The Vale of Lorton is sheltered in the west by a low range of grassy rounded hills uncharacteristic of Lakeland and not really part of it, this despite having southern roots in Loweswater amid scenery that is wholly typical of the district." — A. Wainwright

Standing at the northern terminus of the two-mile ridge shared with Low Fell, Fellbarrow forms the far north-western boundary outpost of the Western Fells. To its east lies the quiet, cultivated Vale of Lorton, through which the River Cocker flows towards Cockermouth.

Linked back towards Burnbank Fell by a low connecting ridge wrapping around the western end of Crummock Water, Fellbarrow presents a smooth, gently rounded profile typical of the outer fringe hills.

The summit is capped by a trig pillar

The grassy dome of the summit is crossed by a boundary fence and features both a stone cairn and an Ordnance Survey triangulation column. From its vantage position on the edge of the national park, the top offers vast, open vistas stretching across the Cumbrian plain to the Irish Sea and the Solway Firth.

Trip Reports

Fellbarrow & Low Fell24/03/2017

Low Fell & Fellbarrow28/03/2015

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