North Pennines
Arant Haw
605M
1985FT
About Arant Haw
Rising steeply above Sedbergh, this grassy shoulder of the Howgill Fells offers a straightforward but heart-pumping ascent. Its smooth, velvet slopes are typical of the range, leading to a breezy summit with far-reaching views across the Lune Valley toward the Lake District fells and the nearby bulk of The Calf.
Key Statistics
Rank
93rd Highest in Region
Parent Range
Yorkshire Dales
Prominence
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57m
Nearest Town
Sedbergh
Geology
You are walking upon the Coniston Group. This landscape is built from layers of sandstone and rocks formed from ancient silt and mud.
Find It
OS Grid Reference
SD662946
Latitude
54.3458°N
Longitude
2.5215°W
Did You Know?
- •The name is rooted in Old Norse, with 'Haw' deriving from haugr, meaning a hill or mound, reflecting the Viking heritage common throughout the Howgill Fells.
- •Arant Haw is a key waypoint on the popular ridge route from Sedbergh, acting as a final steep pull before the terrain levels out towards the range's high point at The Calf.
- •From the summit, the view south-west over the rooftops of Sedbergh is particularly fine, framed by the deep cleft of Settlebeck Gill and the distant glimmer of Morecambe Bay.
- •The Howgill Fells are famous for their lack of walls, fences, and trees; Arant Haw offers a landscape so relentlessly green and uniform that visitors have likened the experience to walking across a giant, mossy billiard table.