Lake District
Low Pen
435M
1427FT
About Low Pen
Sitting on the northern flank of Blake Fell, this grassy outlier provides a quiet perspective on the Western Fells. Often overlooked in favour of its higher neighbours, the summit offers a clean, unfussy walking experience on gentle slopes, with the forestry of Knock Murton and the waters of Cogra Moss nearby.
Key Statistics
Rank
532nd Highest in Region
Parent Range
Western Fells
Prominence
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5m
Nearest Town
Lamplugh
Geology
You’re walking on the Kirk Stile Formation, where ancient mud and silt have hardened into the solid layers of rock beneath your feet.
Classifications
Find It
Latitude
54.5578°N
Longitude
3.3864°W
Did You Know?
- •The name 'Pen' derives from the Brittonic (Cumbric) word for a head or hill; Low Pen is distinguished from its slightly higher neighbour, High Pen, located just to the west.
- •Author Bill Birkett listed the hill in his 'Complete Peaks of the Lake District,' ensuring it remains a target for those attempting to bag all 541 summits in the national park.
- •The summit overlooks Cogra Moss, a reservoir constructed in 1880 by the Whitehaven Rural District Council to provide water to the surrounding industrial parishes.
- •On a clear day, the view extends past the nearby plantations of Lamplugh to the Solway Firth and the distinct profile of the Galloway hills in Scotland.
- •While its name might suggest a sheep fold, the summit is largely featureless, suggesting the only things being 'penned' here are the names of completionists in their logbooks.