Red Beck Top [Glaramara South Top] [Lincomb Head - Glaramara]

About Red Beck Top [Glaramara South Top] [Lincomb Head - Glaramara]

Rising on the rugged ridge between Glaramara and Esk Hause, this craggy Birkett offers a classic taste of the Borrowdale Volcanics. Its terrain is a complex maze of rock steps and small pools. From this high vantage point, the view south towards the Great End and the Scafell massif is exceptionally imposing.

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• •The name Red Beck Top refers to the iron-stained stream on its eastern flank, while the alternative name Lincomb Head derives from the Old Norse 'lin', meaning flax, suggesting the lower valleys were once used for textile fiber production.
• •Bill Birkett included this as a distinct summit in his 'Complete Lakeland Fells', noting the complex, knobbly nature of the ridge which makes navigation surprisingly tricky in thick mist despite the proximity of major paths.
• •It marks a key transition point on the long approach from Rosthwaite; south of this top, the ground drops slightly into a marshy depression before rising toward the popular mountain crossroads of Esk Hause.
• •The summit provides a superior, close-up perspective of the massive north face of Great End, framing the deep, dark gullies that are a primary destination for Lake District winter climbers.
• •Claiming three distinct names—Red Beck Top, Lincomb Head, and Glaramara South Top—is a lot of administrative effort for a summit that most walkers treat as just another rocky obstacle on the way to the Scafells.