Buckbarrow
Buckbarrow is a small fell in the English Lake District overlooking the western end of Wastwater. It is featured in Alfred Wainwright’s Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells and is given a height of 1,410 ft approximately; however, the Ordnance Survey and other guidebooks now give an altitude of 423 m (1,388 ft). The fell’s name means ‘The hill of the buck or goat’. It is derived either from the Old English word bucc meaning buck or the Old Norse word bokki meaning a male goat.
| Buckbarrow | |
|---|---|
The cliffs of Buckbarrow are unassailable to walkers and prevent a direct ascent | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 423 m (1,388 ft) |
| Prominence | less than 5 m |
| Parent peak | Seatallan |
| Listing | Wainwright |
| Coordinates | 54°26′31″N 3°20′07″W |
| Geography | |
Buckbarrow Location in the Lake District Buckbarrow Location in Copeland Borough | |
| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District, Western Fells |
| OS grid | NY135061 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 89, OS Explorer OL6 |
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