Allerdale: Skiddaw - Blencathra
Tucked into the northern Lake District, Allerdale is a place whose character is shaped by the high ground of Blencathra and Skiddaw. Blencathra, also known as Saddleback, reaches 868 metres and is marked by a complex fan of ridges above its southern foothills. To the west, Skiddaw rises to 931 metres, making it one of England’s highest mountains; its broad slopes are a defining presence north of Keswick. These fells belong to the Lake District National Park, created in 1951 and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2017. Footpaths, dry-stone walls and open grazing land reflect a long-established upland farming landscape as well as one of Britain’s foremost walking regions.
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