Carling Knott

Rising steeply above the western shore of Loweswater, this grassy, often-overlooked fell offers an exceptional perspective on the High Stile range. Though it lacks a Wainwright designation, its summit provides a quiet, airy vantage point over Crummock Water and the dramatic profile of Mellbreak, away from the busier central fells.

• •The name is rooted in Old Norse, with 'Carling' derived from kerling, meaning an old woman, and 'Knott' from knutr, describing a rocky hill or mound.
• •The summit acts as a natural grandstand for the Western Fells, offering a particularly sharp view across the deep trough of Crummock Water to the High Stile ridge.
• •It is frequently visited as part of a high-level circuit starting from Maggie’s Bridge, usually paired with its higher neighbours Blake Fell and Burnbank Fell.
• •While excluded from Alfred Wainwright's primary seven volumes, both Bill Birkett and Timothy Synge listed the fell, noting its merit as a superior viewpoint for the Loweswater valley.
• •Being omitted from Wainwright’s pictorial guides has its benefits, chief among them the distinct lack of a queue at the summit cairn.