Latterbarrow

Rising above the village of Hawkshead, this miniature peak offers a reward far greater than its modest height suggests. Topped by a prominent stone obelisk, the grassy summit provides an exceptional vantage point over Windermere and the Langdale Pikes. It is a gentle, rewarding climb through woodland and pasture.

• •The name is likely derived from the Old Norse 'látr', meaning a lair or resting place for animals, and 'berg', meaning hill, suggesting it was once known as the 'hill of the lairs'.
• •Alfred Wainwright featured the hill in his 'Outlying Fells of Lakeland', recommending an anticlockwise circuit from Colthouse and describing it as a walk needing little effort yet yielding much delight.
• •The summit is marked by a massive, tapering stone obelisk that is visible from as far away as Ambleside; remarkably, no historical record definitively explains why or when it was built.
• •The viewpoint is renowned for its perspective on the jagged skyline of the Langdale Pikes and the Coniston Fells, offering a 'big mountain' panorama from an elevation of just 244 metres.
• •The obelisk is so substantial and well-built that it often leaves visitors wondering if the builders were expecting a much more significant mountain to eventually grow underneath it.