Blencathra
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Blencathra, also known as Saddleback, is one of the most northerly of the Cumbrian Mountains, in the English Lake District. It has six separate fell tops, of which the highest is the Hallsfell Top at
Blencathra from Castlerigg stone circle
Sharp Edge
Scales Tarn, beneath Sharp Edge on Blencathra
The south face of Blencathra, showing the symmetrical structure
Skiddaw
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Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in England. Its 931-metre summit is traditionally considered to be the fourth-highest peak but depending on what topographic prominence is thou
Blencathra
…Second World War. The view is very extensive, enhanced in every direction by the sharp fall of the slopes from the summit. To the west is the bulk of Skiddaw, and from west round to north-east the Back o’Skiddaw fells make up the foreground, backed by the mountains of Galloway, the Southern Uplands, the…
Skiddaw from Ashness, Derwentwater
Skiddaw from Derwentwater, by Richard Corbould (1757–1831)
Skiddaw after J. M. W. Turner (1833)
Skiddaw Massif as seen from Outerside Fell