Everything about Gragareth totally explained
Gragareth is a mountain in
Lancashire,
England. At it's claimed to be the highest point in Lancashire, although
Green Hill, 2km north and on the Lancashire-
Cumbria border, takes this title in
List of English counties by highest point. The
summit of Gragareth lies about 200m west of the boundary between Lancashire and
North Yorkshire, and thus lies just outside the
Yorkshire Dales National Park (whose boundary follows the county boundary at this point). The south eastern slopes are known as
Leck Fell and the southern slopes form
Ireby Fell.
The summit has a
trig point and extensive views towards
Morecambe Bay, the
Lake District fells, the
Howgill Fells,
Ingleborough, and the
Forest of Bowland. The county boundary wall running along the ridge is believed to be "one of the highest dry stone walls in the country." It previously formed the boundary between Yorkshire and
Westmorland. The
Three Men of Gragareth are a group of tall cairns on the western side of the hill above Leck Fell House.
The fell contains several caves including
Lost John's Cave,
Rumbling Hole and
Ireby Fell Cavern.
Wainwright includes "The ascent of Gragareth via Leck Fell returning via Ireby Fell" in his
Walks in Limestone Country. His route begins at
Ireby village, following a lane from Todgill farm on the
Leck road to the tarmac road which leads to Leck Fell House, then "a steep scramble" up past the Three Men. His descent route is down a long enclosure formed by the county boundary to the east and the almost-parallel boundary between Leck and Ireby parishes, dropping down Ireby Fell past the opening of Ireby Fell Cavern, to return to Ireby.
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