Fells/Waggonshaw Brow
Peak District

Waggonshaw Brow

410M
1345FT
Rank
164th Highest in Peak District
Parent Range
The Peak District
Nearest Town
Kettleshulme

About Waggonshaw Brow

Rising above the village of Kettleshulme, this 410m Tump offers a quiet alternative to the busier edges nearby. The terrain is typical gritstone moorland fringe, with the summit positioned along a bridleway. It provides a vantage point over the Goyt Valley and the prominent gritstone escarpment of Windgather Rocks to the north.

Key Statistics

Rank
164th Highest in Peak District
Parent Range
The Peak District
Nearest Town
Kettleshulme
Prominence
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62
Geology
The ground beneath your feet consists of layers of sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone. These rocks form the foundation of the Millstone Grit Group, including the Roaches and Corbar grits.
Classifications

Did You Know?

  • •The name likely derives from the Old English 'shaw', meaning a small wood or thicket, suggesting the 'brow' of a wooded slope where wagons might have once passed.
  • •The hill sits just south of Windgather Rocks, a gritstone edge favoured by climbers, making it a natural extension for those walking the ridge from Pym Chair.
  • •From the summit, the view to the west overlooks the Cheshire Plain, where the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank is a prominent landmark against the horizon.
  • •Despite its elevation, the summit is so gentle that many hikers traversing the path toward Taxal Edge may find they have bagged the Tump entirely by accident.

Find It

OS Grid Reference
SJ973763
Latitude
53.2837°N
Longitude
2.0420°W

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Peak District Guide
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