Hollow Moor [Green Quarter Fell]

About Hollow Moor [Green Quarter Fell]

Rising above the village of Staveley, this expansive area of upland grazing forms the southern tail of the Kentmere fells. Classified as a Wainwright Outlying Fell, its broad, often marshy plateau offers a surprisingly grand perspective of the Ill Bell ridge and the sprawling waters of Windermere to the southwest.

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• •The name 'Green Quarter' stems from its status as one of the four traditional administrative divisions of the Kentmere parish, while 'Hollow Moor' describes the undulating, basin-like character of the high ground.
• •Alfred Wainwright featured this fell in his 'Outlying Fells' guidebook, suggesting a circuit from Staveley that rewards walkers with 'finer views than many higher summits' for relatively little effort.
• •The summit serves as an excellent vantage point for studying the Kentmere Horseshoe; the sharp profiles of Yoke, Ill Bell, and Froswick are clearly laid out to the north.
• •Historical trackways, including old bridleways and farm paths, criss-cross the lower slopes, marking the hill's former importance as a thoroughfare between the Kentmere and Longsleddale valleys.
• •Navigation on the broad plateau can be more a test of waterproof footwear than map-reading, as the 'hollows' mentioned in the name are frequently filled with enough peat-stained water to swallow a careless stride.