Kirkby Moor
| Kirkby Moor (Lowick High Common) | |
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Marilyn | |
| Coordinates | 54°14′43″N 3°08′19″W / 54.2454°N 3.13863°W |
| Geography | |
  Kirkby Moor (Lowick High Common) Lake District | |
| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Parent range | Lake District |
| OS grid | SD259839 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 96 |
Kirkby Moor is a poorly defined
SOTA
summit to be activated 100 times.
The highest point of Lowick High Common and of Kirkby Moor is 333 m above sea level. The major man-made features are a slate quarry operated by Burlington Slate Ltd and a wind farm consisting of 12 400 kW turbines which is operated by RWE Innogy.
The
footpaths, as well as the Kirkby Slate Road, which has a right of access. There are also numerous tracks built across the fell in association with the wind turbines; although notices request walkers to stick to the public rights of way, in practice there is no issue with using the newer tracks, and from 28 May 2005 the land is access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
.
The wide range of paths allows for many start points and routes to explore the heather-covered moor.
Marilyns of Northern England | ||
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| 1. Northumberland |  | |
| 2. Northern Lakeland | ||
| 3. Western Lakeland | ||
| 4. Central and Southern Lakeland |
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| 5. Eastern Lakeland | ||
| 6. North Pennines and Durham | ||
| 7. Northern Yorkshire Dales | ||
| 8. Southern Yorkshire Dales | ||
| 9. North York Moors to the Humber | ||
| 10. Forest of Bowland |
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