Furness Fells
54°13′23″N 3°06′58″W / 54.223°N 3.116°W
The Furness Fells are a multitude of hills and mountains in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, the Furness Fells or High Furness is the name given to the upland part of Furness, that is, that part of Furness lying north of the line between Ulverston and Ireleth. The hills lie largely within the English Lake District.
The term Furness Fells is also sometimes used as a synonym with Coniston Fells, perhaps partly as a result of the placing of the words "Furness Fells" on some Ordnance Survey 1:250 000 maps. The Coniston Fells properly form only part of the Furness Fells, albeit with all the highest mountains; other fells in Furness are of lower altitude. The Coniston Fells form part of the Southern Fells of the Lake District as defined by Alfred Wainwright.
Coniston Fells
The Coniston Fells are separated from the
The tops of the Coniston Fells may be climbed from many points, including the village of
Coniston Fells Summits
- Coniston Old Man, 803m
- Swirl How, 802m
- Dow Crag, 778m
- Grey Friar, 773m
- Wetherlam, 763m
- Black Sails, 745m
- Great Intake, 489m.
These summits all have more than 30 metres of
References
- The Lancashire Gazetteer (1808), Joseph Aston
- Nuns fret not... (1807), a sonnet by William Wordsworth