- MIDDLING fells-
The Old Man of Coniston
bisecting Waters–
copper and slate mines abound . . .
aged fine fellow
Kirkfell
Ritson's place, its foot–
a local church gives its name–
steadfast ‘mid giants
Dove Crag
a symbol of peace
with a clerical refuge–
Extol its virtues
Grisedale Pike
what a fine east ridge . . .
what an aesthetic profile . . .
what a windy top!
Watson’s Dodd
of three closely named–
this one with fine Thirlmere views–
its rock now crumbling
Great Carrs
LL505 . . .
its last remnants a tribute–
a wartime mishap
Thornthwaite Crag
a grand summit cairn–
boot-shaped beacon seen for miles–
heading Troutbeck’s vale
Glaramara
long summit traverse
alongside tumbling Grains Gill–
tops in multitude
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Dow Crag
buttress and gullies–
this fell, a climber’s domain
only from the east
Red Screes
a humpback whale shape–
its hue and loose stones name it–
long drop for a pint!
Stony Cove Pike
high above an inn–
nearby, the owner’s ashes–
a striking Banner
Wetherlam
many metals mined–
loved Little Langdale lookout–
Coniston comrade
High Raise
stones more grey than white . . .
Lakeland's highest central point–
a moorland vista
Dale Head
hiker's dilemma . . .
so easy from Honister–
not from Little Town
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The Knott
celebrate its trait–
the Wainwright easiest bagged
while bagging others
Robinson
marsh on the west side–
a chunk missing on the north–
named for its owner
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Harrison Stickle
climb well-trodden paths
to the highest of a group . . .
Pikes panorama
Sergeant Man
on central high ground . . .
a striking protuberance
just ten metres high
Hindscarth
walk from Newlands church
up beyond auric workings–
a deer's dominion
Ullscarf
steep-sided, flat-topped
and nobody's favourite
–laud it nonetheless
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Pike O'Stickle
bell-shaped, scree-sloped fell–
prehistoric factory
with a stickle mate
Yoke
found on a horseshoe–
a line of waves near Troutbeck . . .
one quite burdensome?