Low Kop

Rising above the western shores of Haweswater, this grassy Birkett is often bypassed on the way to High Street. It offers a quiet, unhurried perspective of the Far Eastern fells, with clear views across the reservoir to the steep slopes of Harter Fell and the distant, hazy Pennines.

• •The name 'Kop' originates from the Old English 'copp', referring to a rounded hill or summit, a characteristic shared with its loftier neighbour, High Kop.
• •Included in Bill Birkett’s list of fells, this summit provides a superior vantage point for surveying the entire length of Haweswater, a perspective often missed from the higher peaks.
• •The approach from the north involves crossing the vast, undulating plateau of Bampton Common, a landscape of ancient cairns and peat hags typical of the Far Eastern fells.
• •From the summit, the view northeast stretches past Pooley Bridge towards the Eden Valley, while the southern vista is dominated by the massive bulk of High Street and Riggindale Crag.
• •It serves as a useful reminder that in the Lake District, the prefix 'Low' is entirely relative; you are still standing nearly 600 metres above sea level.