Lake District
Lamb Pasture SE Top
332M
1089FT
About Lamb Pasture SE Top
Tucked away near Kendal in the Far Eastern Fells, this unassuming grassy rise serves as a quiet outlier to the higher peaks. Classified as a Synge, it offers a distinct vantage point over the Mint Valley and the rolling line of the nearby Whinfell Ridge, away from the busier central fells.
Key Statistics
Rank
718th Highest in Region
Parent Range
Far Eastern Fells
Prominence
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14m
Nearest Town
Selside
Geology
You’re standing on the Bannisdale Formation, made of alternating layers of hardened mud and fine silt that settled in ancient waters.
Classifications
Find It
Latitude
54.4099°N
Longitude
2.7122°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is a literal English description of its historical land use; it was traditionally used as high-ground summer grazing for young sheep.
- •It is categorized as a Synge, a classification established by Tim Synge to identify every summit in the Lake District with at least 15 metres of prominence.
- •From the summit, walkers have an excellent, close-quarter view of the communications masts atop Whinfell Beacon and the deep, narrow cutting of the Mint Valley.
- •The fell is most easily reached from the south via the network of bridleways near the village of Grayrigg, often bypassed by those heading for the more famous Kentmere Horseshoe.
- •The ascent provides a rare opportunity to look down on the M6 motorway, though the constant hum of traffic serves as a persistent reminder that true isolation is still a few miles further north.