Lake District
High House Bank
495M
1624FT
About High House Bank
Sitting high above the tranquil Longsleddale valley, this grassy Outlying Wainwright offers a quiet, pathless alternative to the busier central fells. The summit features a modest cairn among rocky outcrops, providing a fine vantage point to watch the weather roll across the rugged slopes of Grey Crag and Tarn Crag.
Key Statistics
Rank
426th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Far Eastern Fells
Prominence
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79m
Nearest Town
Shap Rural
Geology
High House Bank is built on the Bannisdale Formation, featuring alternating layers of hardened mud and fine-grained stone that form the foundation beneath your feet.
Classifications
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NY543048
Latitude
54.4369°N
Longitude
2.7059°W
Did You Know?
- •The name likely originates from the farmstead of High House, located in the valley below; 'bank' is a common Northern English term for a steep hillside, derived from the Old Norse 'bakki'.
- •Alfred Wainwright featured this summit in 'The Outlying Fells of Lakeland,' grouping it into a five-mile circular route from Sadgill which he praised for its 'uninterrupted views' of the Far Eastern giants.
- •From the summit, walkers are rewarded with a birds-eye view of the narrow ribbon of the River Sprint winding through Longsleddale, flanked by the massive, steep-sided bulk of Tarn Crag.
- •Geologically, the fell sits on the edge of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group, and while mostly grassy, its summit area is punctuated by small outcrops of rhyolite and tuff.
- •In the absence of a distinct path, the primary navigation challenge is not the gradient, but navigating the sodden peat hags that guard the approach from the north.