Flinty Fell

Hill, Mountain in Cumberland Eden

England

Flinty Fell

Holmsfoot on the A689 in Nenthead Credit: Chris Heaton

Flinty Fell is a prominent hill located in the county of Cumberland, in the northwestern part of England. Situated in the Lake District National Park, it stands at an elevation of approximately 557 meters (1,827 feet) above sea level. The fell is situated about 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) northeast of the town of Keswick and can be accessed via various footpaths and trails.

The hill is characterized by its rugged and rocky terrain, which gives it its name, Flinty Fell. It offers stunning panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, with vistas that stretch over the nearby valleys and peaks of the Lake District. On clear days, it is even possible to see as far as the Solway Firth and the Scottish border.

Flinty Fell is a popular destination for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts, who are drawn to its challenging yet rewarding ascent. The hill is often incorporated into longer walks and hikes, with routes that traverse its slopes and connect with other nearby fells and mountains.

Flora and fauna are abundant on Flinty Fell, with heather-covered slopes and scattered patches of woodland providing habitats for a variety of plant and animal species. Birdwatchers may be lucky enough to spot birds such as buzzards, kestrels, and ravens soaring above the hill.

Overall, Flinty Fell offers visitors a chance to experience the rugged beauty of the Lake District, with its striking landscapes, challenging terrain, and breathtaking views.

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Flinty Fell Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 54.774602/-2.3578508 or Grid Reference NY7742. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Holmsfoot on the A689 in Nenthead

Chris Heaton

Nenthead, beside the Community Shop

A corner of Nenthead village.

Chris Heaton

Hilltop near Nenthead

Chris Heaton

Road leading off the A689 in Nenthead

Leads to public conveniences, surgery, restaurants and the Nenthead Mines Museum

Chris Heaton

The River Nent at Holmsfoot, Nenthead

Here, and elsewhere, the river banks have been reinforced. As Nenthead was once the centre of large scale lead mining activity, I assume that much of the ground has been reclaimed from poorly consolidated mine waste.

Tim Heaton

Wesleyan Methodist Church, Nenthead

Listed Grade II, with a date stone for 1873. "The Quaker-owned London Lead Company, lessee of the area’s mines, was keen to encourage nonconformist faith within its mining communities and, in common with many villages in the North Pennines, Nenthead was provided with both a Primitive and a Wesleyan Methodist chapel. John Wesley is known to have preached in the area in the mid and later C18." Link

Tim Heaton

Track entering Nenthead on The Row

Tim Heaton

A football fan's garden wall

The low wall bounding the rear of a house garden on Hillersdon Terrace in Nenthead is clearly the home of a football fan - it has the insignia of 20 teams in the English Premier Football League attached to it. It's assumed that the teams represented are those from a certain league season but a little casual research has failed to discover which season that was.

Trevor Littlewood

Footpath between bank and low wall

The path is the route of Isaac's Tea Trail reaching or leaving the old lead mining village of Nenthead. Isaac's Tea Trail is a 37 mile walk along the circuit followed by Isaac Holden as a tea seller. There's added interest on this stretch of the trail as it passes a garden or gardens in which there are dozens of beautifully crafted models of houses and other buildings; many can be seen in the image.

Trevor Littlewood

Cotton-grass beside Fiddler Street

The moorland with massed seed heads of cotton-grass, (which is a sedge and not a grass), is on the south side of Fiddler Street, the minor road connecting Nenthead with Garrigill. Cross Fell is the distant mountain just right of centre. The two Dun Fells are left of it.

Trevor Littlewood

Nenthead from south-west

Andrew Curtis

Disused mine level by River Nent

“The Nenthead mining complex is regarded as the most intact mining landscape within the North Pennines. The main importance of the site lies in t he unusually high level of preservation not only of the obvious features such as the buildings and dams, but also the network of roadways built by the London Lead Company. The wide range of mining features provide an important resource for the study of the developments in mining technology in the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly the development of deep mining based on long adits (levels)” Lead mines, ore works and smeltmill at Nenthead (Scheduled Monument 1015858): Link

Northern Archaeological Associates unpublished report series: Link

Andrew Curtis