Lake District
High Raise (High Street)
803M
2636FT
About High Raise (High Street)
Often overshadowed by its neighbor High Street, this High Raise is a broad, grassy dome providing some of the best views over Martindale. It serves as a reliable navigational waypoint on the Roman road, offering easy walking underfoot compared to the rockier fells found in the Central Lakes.
Key Statistics
Rank
59th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Far Eastern Fells
Prominence
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89.9m
Nearest Town
Martindale
Geology
You’re walking on layers of volcanic ash from ancient eruptions, including rhyolite ash with small rock fragments. Below the ash are blocks of andesite, a medium‑grained volcanic rock.
Find It
Latitude
54.5134°N
Longitude
2.8538°W
Did You Know?
- •The fell is crossed by the highest Roman road in England, which runs along the High Street ridge; this strategic route once linked the forts at Brougham and Ambleside.
- •To the east, the fell drops steeply into the deep glacial trough of Rampsgill, one of the most secluded valleys in the Lake District, which remains entirely inaccessible to motor vehicles.
- •The name 'Raise' is derived from the Old Norse 'hreysi', meaning a heap of stones or a burial cairn, suggesting the summit was marked by ancient man-made structures long before modern mapping.
- •The slopes descending toward Martindale are home to the oldest native herd of Red Deer in England, a lineage that has inhabited these specific fells since the Norman conquest.
- •Bagging this summit usually requires a secondary mental workout: repeatedly checking your map to reassure yourself that you are on the High Street High Raise and haven't somehow teleported to the other one near Langdale.