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Brae Fell

Mountain in the Lake District, England

Field	Value
name	Brae Fell
photo	Brae_Fell_from_Little_Sca_Fell.jpg
photo_caption	Brae Fell seen from the cairn on Little Sca Fell.
elevation_m	586
prominence_m	16
parent_peak	Knott
listing	Wainwright
location	Cumbria, England
range	Lake District, Northern Fells
grid_ref_UK	NY288351
topo	OS Landranger 90, Explorer OL4
map	United Kingdom Lake District
map_caption	Location in Lake District, UK
coordinates

Brae Fell is a fell in the English Lake District, situated 12 km north of Keswick it reaches a height of 586 m and is regarded as part of the Caldbeck Fells along with High Pike and Carrock Fell even though it has ridge links to the Uldale Fells. It forms part of the Skiddaw Group SSSI, a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its ecology and geology.

The fell's name has Scottish overtones and translates from the Scots language as a hillside or slope. Its northern flanks face the Scottish Borders country across the Eden Valley and Solway Firth.

Topography

Brae Fell is large and grassy and is really an outlying part of Great Sca Fell being situated on that fell's northern ridge separated by a col with a height of approximately 570 m. With a height of less than 2000 feet and prominence of around 16 metres it fails to be a fell of real importance. Alfred Wainwright gives it a chapter in his Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, being less than complimentary, saying, “If all hills were like Brae Fell there would be far fewer fell walkers”. It is best viewed from the low ground to the north where it shows off its full height. Brae Fell was mined in the nineteenth century for Lead, the mine lies on its eastern slopes just above Roughton Gill and there are large spoil tips remaining to this day.

Ascents

Brae Fell is often climbed in conjunction with other fells in the area. A direct ascent of the fell is usually undertaken from the minor road that skirts the northern slopes, there is no fence so the climb can start anywhere along its length. There is a vague path amongst the grass which leads to the summit.

Summit

The top of the fell is strewn with a few boulders and there is a fair sized cairn which is a landmark for several kilometres around. The view from the summit is one of the finest in the Northern Fells, with the panorama north taking in the Solway Firth, Scottish Borders and the northern Pennines.

References

A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, The Northern Fells, Alfred Wainwright
Complete Lakeland Fells, Bill Birkett,

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