Froswick

About Froswick

Sitting prominently on the Kentmere Horseshoe between Ill Bell and Thornthwaite Crag, this steep-sided Wainwright offers a surprisingly sharp, conical profile. While often grouped with its neighbours, its airy summit provides exceptional, earned views down into the deep troughs of Kentmere and Troutbeck, framed by the rugged High Street range.

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• •The name likely originates from the Old Norse 'froskr', meaning frog, combined with 'vík', which usually denotes a bay or creek but in the high fells often refers to a narrow valley or corner of land.
• •Alfred Wainwright admired the hill's symmetry, describing it as a 'diminutive edition of Ill Bell' and noting that its steep, grassy slopes give it a more mountainous character than many higher fells.
• •It forms the central peak of a trio of distinctive summits on the western arm of the Kentmere Horseshoe, flanked by Yoke and Ill Bell to the south and the massive bulk of Thornthwaite Crag to the north.
• •The western slopes drop nearly 400 metres into the upper reaches of the Troutbeck valley, providing a dramatic perspective on the ancient Roman road that traverses the high ground toward High Street.
• •The summit is marked by a small cairn on a narrow ridge, offering a perfect vantage point to view the enormous dry-stone 'beacon' on the neighbouring Thornthwaite Crag.
• •Despite its impressive pyramidal appearance when viewed from the valley floor, the summit is so narrow that it’s one of the few Wainwrights where you could accidentally overshoot the highest point while checking your map.