Orrest Head by munki-boy
Orrest Head
Orrest Head is in The Lake District National Park in England.
A viewpoint on a rocky outcrop, overlooking Windermere and across to the High Fells. There are a couple of benches and a nice, slate guide panel to the prominent peaks and their respective distances as-the-crow-flies.
“… quite suddenly, we emerged from the shadows of the trees and were on a bare headland, and, as though a curtain had been dramatically torn aside, beheld a truly magnificent view. … This was truth. God was in his heaven that day and I a humble worshipper.
Those few hours on Orrest Head cast a spell that changed my life.”
Alfred Wainwright
Created: 17 October 2020 Edited: 29 November 2023
Orrest Head Details
Orrest Head is a 238 metre high hill in Cumbria.
Orrest Head
Orrest Head LiDAR Map
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Local History around Orrest Head
There are some historic monuments around including:
Round cairn 15m east of Hagg GillAmbleside Roman fort, associated vicus and Roman roadRomano-British settlement, 450m east of High BorransSettlement on W slope of The Tongue, Troutbeck ParkRound cairn 60m east of Hagg GillMedieval shieling 640m north of Troutbeck Park FarmWinster potash pitLow Kingate concentric stone circleRound cairn 80m east of Hagg GillSlight univallate hillfort on Allen KnottPrehistoric rock art, 150m south west of Nook EndRound cairn 75m east of Hagg Gill.
