Lag Bank [Broughton Moor]

Sitting above the timber plantations of Broughton Moor, this unassuming Southern Fells top offers a rugged escape from the busier Coniston giants. While much of the approach is forested, the summit provides a clear perspective over the Duddon Estuary and the sprawling profile of the Furness peninsula to the south.

• •The name likely incorporates the Old Norse 'banke', meaning a ridge or hillside, a common term in Cumbria for smaller elevations that flank larger moorland masses.
• •This summit is a designated Synge, included in Tim Synge’s guidebook which documented every Lakeland hill with at least 15 metres of prominence.
• •From the top, the view north-west is dominated by the rocky profile of Caw, while the sprawling sands of the Duddon Estuary are clearly visible to the south.
• •The surrounding Broughton Moor is a working landscape of timber and slate; you are arguably more likely to encounter a forestry vehicle on the approach than another walker.