Burnbank Fell

Burnbank Fell is a small hill in the west of the English Lake District. It is the most westerly of the Loweswater Fells, a group of low grassy hills lying just south of Loweswater. The hill is predominantly grassy with sprawling flanks and a broad ridge connecting it to Blake Fell. It can be climbed from Lamplugh in the west, or from Waterend on the lakeshore.

The Western Fells occupy a triangular sector of the Lake District, bordered by The River Cocker to the north east and Wasdale to the south east. Westwards the hills diminish toward the coastal plain of Cumberland. At The Central hub of the high country are Great Gable and its satellites, while two principal ridges fan out on either flank of Ennerdale, the western fells in effect being a great horseshoe around this long wild valley. Burnbank Fell and the other Loweswater Fells form the extremity of the northern arm.

Burnbank Fell marks the north western perimeter of the Lakeland Fells, its feet set on the Boundary of the National Park. Beyond lie The Valley of the River Marrom and the industrial towns of the coastal plain. Beyond The Park boundary is the low double top of Mockerkin How (810 ft), standing above Mockerkin Tarn. This is a natural waterbody, known for its water lillies and stocked with eel, pike and perch. It is associated with several local legends, including that of a sunken town.