Lake District
Dillicar Knott
349M
1145FT
About Dillicar Knott
Perched above the dramatic Lune Gorge near Sedbergh, this modest grassy outlier offers a grandstand view of the West Coast Main Line and M6 motorway. Though low in stature, it provides a quiet, breezy vantage point to watch the traffic far below against the steep, velvet flanks of the Howgill Fells.
Key Statistics
Rank
680th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Far Eastern Fells
Prominence
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50m
Nearest Town
Grayrigg
Geology
The ground here belongs to the Coniston Group, a blend of sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone that shapes the landscape around you.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SD618986
Latitude
54.3821°N
Longitude
2.5894°W
Did You Know?
- •The name 'Knott' is a common Cumbrian term derived from the Old Norse 'knutr', meaning a hard, rocky hillock or mound.
- •Though excluded from Alfred Wainwright’s famous seven volumes, the hill is classified as a Synge, having been included in Tim Synge’s comprehensive guide to the Lake District fells.
- •The summit provides one of the best perspectives on the Lune Gorge, a narrow geological bottleneck where the River Lune, the railway, and the motorway are forced into a tight parallel line between the Lake District and the Howgills.
- •From the top, walkers can look directly across the valley to the massive, rounded profiles of Grayrigg Forest and Blease Fell, which mark the western edge of the Howgill Fells.
- •Despite being overlooked by tens of thousands of motorists every day as they pass through the gorge, the summit remains remarkably solitary, seeing more sheep than human visitors in a typical week.